CNN+ Shutting Down After Just One Month

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – MARCH 15: People walk by the world headquarters for CNN on March 15, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Last month CNN’s president Jeff Zucker resigned over a consensual, but unreported, relationship with a colleague. Television producer Chris Licht will become the company’s new president in April. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Move over, Quibi – we’ve got a new champion for the biggest flop of the streaming era.

CNN announced Thursday that its CNN+ streaming service would shut down on April 30th – barely a month after its launch on March 29th.

It’s a huge loss for CNN, which reportedly sunk over $100 million into launching the service, bringing in celebrities like Eva Longoria and Chris Wallace and adding new shows for personalities like Anderson Cooper and Jake Tapper.

In a memo, network president Chris Licht wrote “While today’s decision is incredibly difficult, it is the right one for the long-term success of CNN”.

Just one month after having a buzzy launch, CNN+ is shutting down.

The decision to shut down CNN’s subscription offshoot aligns with Warner Bros. Discovery’s direct-to-consumer strategy, according to the memo sent by CNN’s incoming CEO Chris Licht. https://t.co/0uB4ysaIIO

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