CNN+
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Screenshot of the CNN+ website | |
Type of site | OTT video streaming platform |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Founded | March 29, 2022 |
| Dissolved | April 28, 2022 (30 days) |
| Successor(s) | CNN Max Discovery+ |
| Headquarters | US |
| Area served | United States |
| Owner | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Parent | CNN Worldwide |
| URL | plus |
| Current status | Discontinued |
CNN+ is a defunct subscription streaming service and online news channel owned by the CNN division of WarnerMedia News & Sports. It was launched on March 29, 2022 and was later shut down on April 28, 2022. Designed as an offshoot of the CNN television channel, the service carry a daily lineup of live news programming, as well as original series and documentaries drawn from the channel's library, and an "interactive community". Some of its programming was hosted by existing CNN personalities, while CNN also hired Fox News journalist Chris Wallace to host an interview program for the service.
During the launch of CNN+, it came amid the merger of WarnerMedia with Discovery Inc. to form Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), which was completed in early April. On its launch, CNN+ received mixed reviews, while it was reported that fewer than 10,000 people were using CNN+ on a daily basis. On April 21, 2022, new CNN head Chris Licht and WBD's head of streaming J.B. Perrette announced that CNN+ would be discontinued effective April 28, 2022 (only 30 days after its original launch), citing the service as being incompatible with the company's goal of having one streaming service to encompass all WBD properties.
Selected CNN+ original programs were picked up by HBO Max and the main CNN network. After having been removed from HBO Max ahead of the launch of CNN+, CNN's library of factual programs were moved to Discovery+ on August 19, 2022. After the relaunch of HBO Max as Max in 2023, CNN announced that it would attempt another streaming news service—CNN Max—which was launched on Max in late-September 2023.