CNN+ just went belly up

NCREDSTATE · 2022-04-21T23:41:36.383Z

New management likely pulled the plug on CNN+.

They need to rebuild their brand before trying to expand it.

Roxiebelle · 2022-04-22T01:07:47.638Z

biggestal99:

Who knows, do they publish their subscribers base.

bTW Netflix took it on the chin losing 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter.

Allan

According to my google search FoxNation has anywhere from 200 to 300 thousand subscribers, I know that’s a wide range but they’ve been around a couple years and seem to be going strong. I don’t subscribe myself but my very good friend does so whenever they have something I want to see I just go to her house.

As far as Netflix is concerned their pricing has a lot to do with their loss. My basic plan went from $5 to $9.00, I’m holding on for the final season of The Crown before I consider cancelling.

Guvnah · 2022-04-22T12:15:48.094Z

Bill.in.PA:

CNN+ just went belly up

Next they’ll try CNN-minus.

That one will pay you to watch.

zantax · 2022-04-22T12:17:54.826Z

Guvnah:

Bill.in.PA:

CNN+ just went belly up

Next they’ll try CNN-minus.

That one will pay you to watch.

Or government will mandate you watch. In the name of national security of course.

Guvnah · 2022-04-22T12:18:49.777Z

Here's to feeling good all the time. :

Who thought it was a good idea to take a news channel that nobody watches and make a premium version of it ?

And yet there were still 10,000 idiots who actually subscribed to it.

Bill.in.PA · 2022-04-22T12:37:25.225Z

Yes, perhaps they can rebrand CNN as a comedy channel.

gooddad409 · 2022-04-22T13:09:52.994Z

Guvnah:

Bill.in.PA:

CNN+ just went belly up

Next they’ll try CNN-minus.

That one will pay you to watch.

Most people aren’t that hard up for money.

gooddad409 · 2022-04-22T13:10:51.017Z

Bill.in.PA:

Yes, perhaps they can rebrand CNN as a comedy channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1KyMby-lPE

Reminds me of George Costanza on Seinfeld.

e7alr · 2022-04-22T13:23:42.858Z

Makes you wonder what Chris Wallace was thinking. It is almost like he thought people watched his program on FOX to see him, instead of watching for the content of his show.

GWH · 2022-04-22T13:35:53.925Z

Bill.in.PA:

It looks like the management consultant made millions by telling CNN leadership what they wanted to hear.

They fell for their own propaganda. How nice.

Bill.in.PA · 2022-04-22T14:24:34.394Z

Yes, poor Chris Wallace. At the age of 74, perhaps he can retire and enjoy his millions.

Most of the staff at CNN is not so fortunate, but it is hard to feel too much sympathy for those who worked an organization that tirelessly fought to get the unwoke and the unvaccinated fired and locked up.

Reason.com – 10 Sep 21

CNN's Leana Wen: The Unvaccinated Should Not Be Allowed To Leave Their Homes

"You have the option to not get vaccinated if you want," said the doctor. "But then you can't go out in public."

Est. reading time: 3 minutes

Mail Online – 22 Apr 22

'Epic disaster': CNN+ shutdown leaves staffers furious as Fox gloats

CNN+ staffers have reacted with fury to Thursday's decision to end the streaming service, only three weeks after it launched. Fox News hosts were laughing at their rival's difficulties.

e7alr · 2022-04-22T14:39:31.969Z

I wonder just how much of his contract was guaranteed. I think the folks at Discovery ( the obvious new masters in the merger) just might fall a little closer to the bottom line end of the Woke vs Bottom Line scale

TexasCNC · 2022-04-22T15:24:57.125Z

They need to take a business class.

Hey, what can we do to increase our revenue? No one wants our product even though it’s free…

Genius CNN VP: I know, let’s CHARGE them for the stuff they won’t watch for free…

Hey idiots… maybe next time, try creating a product people WANT.

WhiteHatBobby · 2022-04-22T17:39:55.688Z

The new owners (Discovery) planned to merge all three services into one HBO Max. This was something the trade papers noted was planned. CNN+ had been added late into AT&T’s control of CNN, and after the Discovery takeover, Discovery had planned to merge all OTT services into HBO Max. No loss since CNN+ will now be part of HBO Max, and HBO plans to make their money on their HBO premium pay series and Discovery reality shows.

Get ready for illegal street racing on CNN Center with Oklahoma City folks doing it.

From WBD Chief Financial Officer Gunnar Wiedenfels in March:

One of the most important items here is that we believe in a combined product as opposed to a bundle… We believe that the breadth and depth of this content offering is going to be a phenomenal consumer value proposition. The question is, in order to get to that point and do it in a way that’s actually a great user experience for our subscribers, that’s going to take some time. Again, that’s nothing that’s going to happen in weeks — hopefully not in years, but in several months — and we will start working on an interim solution in the meantime. So right out of the gate, we’re working on getting the bundling approach ready, maybe a single sign-on, maybe ingesting content into the other product, etc., so that we can start to get some benefits early on. But the main thrust is going to be harmonizing the technology platform. Building one very, very strong combined direct-to-consumer product and platform, that’s going to take a while.”

RTchoke · 2022-04-22T18:00:02.527Z

e7alr:

Makes you wonder what Chris Wallace was thinking. It is almost like he thought people watched his program on FOX to see him, instead of watching for the content of his show.

You can bet he is rethinking his decision. Must be why he’s having a tizzy and screaming and yelling around the office.

e7alr · 2022-04-22T20:07:14.508Z

RTchoke:

e7alr:

Makes you wonder what Chris Wallace was thinking. It is almost like he thought people watched his program on FOX to see him, instead of watching for the content of his show.

You can bet he is rethinking his decision. Must be why he’s having a tizzy and screaming and yelling around the office.

Reality, vs self opinion, has a way of crushing entertainers. They seem to forget it is the quality of the performance, not the identity of the performer.

gooddad409 · 2022-04-23T02:37:00.784Z

e7alr:

Makes you wonder what Chris Wallace was thinking. It is almost like he thought people watched his program on FOX to see him, instead of watching for the content of his show.

He probably did think that. Wallace has a huge ego.

Samm · 2022-04-23T04:44:53.751Z

People won’t watch CNN for free. What made them think that people would pay to watch CNN+?

Guvnah · 2022-04-23T13:12:26.892Z

e7alr:

Makes you wonder what Chris Wallace was thinking.

Chris Wallace is having “Daily Breakdowns” over CNN+ failure. Yes, today is a good day!

Mountain_Soldier · 2022-04-25T12:26:13.369Z

JayJay:

GrandWazoo:

I think that people will not spend a extra $6 per month for streaming news and a few special programs.

Yep…companies are way overestimating what people will spend on streaming services.

I watch what they tease as CNN+ content on their main page.

They have never put anything there that convinced me to plop down extra dollars to see.

The number of streaming services needs to go down anyway. The purpose was to compete and draw people away from cable. Now with everyone and their damn brother having a streaming service with their own content, might as well just have cable. Costs more to get the services than cable.