"As we become Warner Bros. Discovery, CNN will be strongest as part of WBD’s streaming strategy which envisions news as an important part of a compelling broader offering along with sports, entertainment, and nonfiction content," CNN Worldwide CEO Chris Licht said in a statement.
The decision comes after widespread speculation that CNN’s new parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, would scale back or eliminate the service after a long-planned merger between Discovery and WarnerMedia was completed earlier this month. Many industry insiders have wondered why CNN even launched the service when the merger was looming.
On March 28, CNN threw a swanky launch party for CNN+ on the eve of its highly publicized premiere. Executives, on-air personalities and reporters who are friendly to CNN attended the soiree at an event space located on the 101st floor of Hudson Yards, overlooking Manhattan. WarnerMedia and Discovery completed the merger on April 8.
CNN+ customers will receive prorated refunds of subscription fees, the company announced. Read FULL STORY HERE
By Brian Flood | Fox News
Several Twitter users, including Donald Trump Jr. commented on the "failed brand" with these memes that will surely give you a laugh...
Celebrating the life of CNN+ pic.twitter.com/n0p5KRStgi
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) April 21, 2022
— john (@johnhackerla) April 21, 2022
I Fixed It For You CNN+ 🤡🎪🤹♂️🎡 pic.twitter.com/KaG3emUrt6
— ImOnNow3 (@ImOnNow3) April 21, 2022
LOL!!! CNN PLUS IS DONE ALREADY! 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/EV2x3GCkeS
— LTBT Memes 𓁵🇺🇸 (@LTBTMEMES) April 21, 2022
— Kyle Mann (@The_Kyle_Mann) April 21, 2022
Netflix is projected to LOSE 2 million subscribers & CNN+ can't even reach 200,000.
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) April 20, 2022
The correlation between companies going woke & then broke is a new law of physics at this point.
— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeacefull) April 21, 2022
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