CNN Plans Eventual Switch Away from Cable TV
 

CNN boss Mark Thompson says network faces 'existential crisis,' plans eventual switch away from cable TV.

"Thompson said that one possibility is to have CNN users register so that the network can then sell information about its audience to advertisers."

CNN boss Mark Thompson says network faces 'existential crisis'

Ooohh, I have so many jokes I could make. They practically write themselves.

But, ultimately, if CNN took itself behind the barn, so to speak, all indications are that few would miss it.

Few people will notice or care.

Very few.

IMO the only reason that CNN continued to draw breath for as long as it has, is the fact that virtually every major airport in the country with those big overhead TVs, have them tuned to CNN. You’re (thankfully) seeing fewer and fewer of them.

Personally I find the Certified News Network very enlightening as opposed to th the FAux News Network which had to pay a $897 million for its fake news regarding Dominion voting irregularities.

The only thing that saves CNN now is that fact that it's on cable, and thus gets shown in every airport and business lobby as the "middle" between MSNBC and Fox News. Which has not been true for 20 years.

You move it to a purely on-line platform, and worse yet, make people have to pay for it al a carte, then if further slides into obscurity.

The shame is, there is a place for a middle road, but the heads of CNN want to continue to be thought of as cool and get invited to all of the cocktail parties. Proving once again, that we never really leave 8th grade.

Those "voting irregularities" are finally seeing the light...

Oh, and "Faux News"! Everybody drink!

Warner Bros. Discovery is trying to dump it. You should buy it.

Cant see anyone dumb enough to pay to take it off Warner bros hands.

CNN will never go away the woke world will cry.. the next is that morning Joe and his ho show

There is a place for straight news, but unfortunately, it doesn’t make money. It costs a lot to gather news all over the world. Unfortunately, it’s a financial loser, which is why opinion networks emerged. That being said, the price of cable went so high that millions cut the cord and many millions more will do so in the future. CNN has the biggest challenge because their ratings are the lowest. But MSNBC and Fox News are not far behind. Look at the average age of Fox News viewers. It’s an unsustainable business model. I think CNN will be sold. Warner Brothers Discovery can’t afford a losing business entity. But MSNBC and Fox News have challenges in the future as well if the current trajectory continues.

I don't think that analysis is accurate, CNN paid airport authorities for exclusive right to run its content on monitors throughout the airport. It was a business deal. Nothing to do with being 'middle'. Look up CNN Airport it was a closed circuit channel, & in the beginning its 24 hour content was a selling point.

CNN was founded by Ted Turner.

I don’t watch any news anymore. All they do is report on their opinion. It gets pretty boring to hear that night after night. Gone are the days when networks didn’t require the news to be a moneymaker.

My dad has CNN running from the moment he wakes up til he goes to sleep, except to watch Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune. I can't stand it, it's always [BREAKING] even though it's just opinions of hired "personalities" who discuss news from two days ago, or continue a tirade against this that or the other thing.

To me it's not much better than Newsmax, Breitbart, or MSNBC.

If I want to read about actual news I usually check with Reuters or Associated Press, and I check with CSPAN for live government streaming every so often. If I want to see something live that isn't something going on in the government, ABC and CBS usually have a stream going online.

I don't watch normal TV at all.

CNN is simp[ly a propaganda organ, nothing more. Disinformation, misinformation and unfounded hate.

They ran CNN into the ground. It would be still around if the executives had placed a higher priority on profits than indoctrination.

It used to be a very good network that was palatable to viewers across the political spectrum. My favorite anchor was Bernard Shaw. They also had great shows like Crossfire which I watched all the time.

Do people still watch tv news (oxymoron)?

They peaked in the pre internet days. Their Headlines News was my default channnel where I would watch Lynne Russell for hours.:D

Who was married to...well, if you know, you know.

I find it exceptionally funny that when talking about something like CNN people Always Feel the need to insert something like Fox News instead of just defending CNN.

Bull ****. Was then and still now. U can’t show one fake vote that was proven. So give it a break. Oh ya. Next time u get Covid follow his suggested (on live new cast) and inject ur self with beach.

Personally I don't watch the network that lied about Nick Sandman a Kentucky school kid and eventually had to settle out of court with him. Of course they did spend 2 years spinning a wonderful tale about the completely faux Russian collusion. They deserve to be fading from existance.

Well said. Yes I liked Crossfire as well.
We watch FOX now, but when CNN was more middle of the road we would watch it as well. They had some good shows where they actually hit the issues from both sides. Now they have gone as left as MSNBC, and become just a Trump hate channel.

We're not huge Trump fans, but the bias at CNN is so obvious. It's a sinking ship.

I think you have that backwards... I've never seen any "certified" news on that channel, only untruths.

When you alienate half of your potential viewership by not doing straight news anymore you get what you get. While they are to the right of MSNBC they are far left of the middle. They are a shell of what they once were.

Bye bye CNN...that should be final nail in the coffin for them.

Since we can’t get political here there is no point in commenting!

Where is the "politics Police"??????????

Make all the jokes you want....they are ALL going to be moving to this format, even Faux. Better get used to how that iPhone really works! :mornincoffee:

And then?
 

And then TikTok becomes the primary news source. Now that is a scary thought!

I don't watch the news anymore, and my blood pressure thanks me for it.

They are???? Please explain.

I used to like Christianne Amanpour. When she tried to explain away the complete shutting down of the Hunter laptop story by saying, “we follow the facts”, she became just another lefty talking head doing tribal opinion pieces. Sometime it’s important to see what’s NOT being covered.

I still watch CNN in very small doses just to see what opinion they are promoting, but I take all their reporting, along with all regular network news and Fox with a grain of salt.

NPR has also been in the headlines as Uri Berliner confirmed the open secret that they are anything but impartial.

I’ve become a fan of Fox over the past several years, although I recognize their bias to the right. Despite a few well publicized issues, I think they are the best at telling it like it is.

:chilout

Not political....he was just saying what really happened. I heard him say it!

Look up Sarah Cooper!!!!:a20::a20::a20:

Same matter with Print Media. In the 'old days' (1990's) my go-to was CNN and USA Today newspaper. NEWS. CNN, typically excellent reporting, especially international. USA Today, a generally concise and interesting sections. Perfect when traveling, in hotel room or airplane.

Now - both have gone far L. I do check USA Today online and so slanted. But I'm one to attempt to get different views.

I'm getting old. I wish for the 'old days'. Current events simply scare the heck out of me. Domestically and internationally.

Heh.

CNN.

The “Air America” of the third millennium.

It's weird to me, that people spend hour after hour in front of Fox "News" or CNN. Just listening to actors, doing their lines...... I think it's really bad for the country and foments a lot of unrest all the way to violence. What happened to just watching local news and 6 and world news at 6:30, on OTA channels? Why fill your head with opinion news for hours..... I don't get it.

Because thats what people want.
After the 2020 election Fox News started to distance themselves from the absurd election deniers. What they found out real quickly is thier audience simply shifted to Newsmax or the others that told them what they really wanted to hear… Despite it being true or not. Fox quickly returned to what their base audience wanted to hear.

It's just like the feeds you see on your phone or computer. They all know if they tell you something you want to hear you will stay engaged and that's what it's really all about. It doesn't make a difference whether it's true or not

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Crappy News Network is very corrupt. I prefer SKY News for honest and accurate reporting.