CNN announced that on April 30 will close CNN +, the ambitious subscription streaming platform dedicated to in-depth analysis that was launched just a few weeks ago. Although the launch of CNN + was billed as the “most important of CNN since Ted Turner launched the network in June 1980, ”the service had struggled to gain subscribers and convince audiences. The decision was made by the new organization it controls CNNWarner Bros. Discovery, recently formed from a merger between Discovery and the company that controlled the broadcaster, WarnerMedia.
CNN he said that people who had subscribed to the service would receive a refund and added that Andrew Morse, the head of the initiative and the digital section of the company, will leave his role after a transition period.
