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Apple News Loses CNN
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Is that the case? I haven't used it for a long time. Even when I was given it for free with Apple purchases.
I guess I am not missing a lot then.
That's why podcasters and substack are so successful these days.
No loss there. CNN hasn’t been useful in years, but I suspect this is mostly about the division of Warner Brothers Discovery into two companies, with the part that has HBOMax being the more useful one (and probably the one Apple is still contracted with).
American multinational news company CNN has abruptly pulled its content from Apple News, Semafor reports.
CNN quietly removed its stories from Apple News over the weekend and there is no longer a feed from the network to subscribe to in the app. This effectively ends its distribution agreement with Apple while the two sides negotiate new terms. Discussions are apparently ongoing and CNN's content could return if a new deal is reached.
CNN recently launched a paid subscription service and began placing more of its reporting behind a paywall. The network now offers a $29.99-per-year articles-only tier and a $69.99-per-year "All Access" plan that combines written stories with its streaming service.
Major news firms including People and Condé Nast brands have leaned into Apple News, but other media companies have been cautious about adopting the platform since its debut. CNN was present from the launch of the app in 2015.
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Apple news app is the first thing I delete after setting up a new iPhone or iPad.
CNN is not a company. It is WBD (Warner Bros Discover) who are the corporation.
WBD has been trying to find a future since the merger a couple of years ago, a merger left them straddled with a mountain of debt.
Since then WBD upper management, in the hopes of yet another merger in the future which will make them outlandishly wealthy, have been cutting left and right, and also trying to nickel and dime whatever they can from customers.
This move is part of that nickel and dime.
WBD has been trying to find a future since the merger a couple of years ago, a merger left them straddled with a mountain of debt.
Since then WBD upper management, in the hopes of yet another merger in the future which will make them outlandishly wealthy, have been cutting left and right, and also trying to nickel and dime whatever they can from customers.
This move is part of that nickel and dime.
Rename it Apple magazines because news are not provided on Apple News anyway. Just click bait news and conservative newspaper junk.
Barely. They fill up time with these super annoying food travel shows.
CNN is biased, too. Fox is just as bad, but in the other direction.
My recommendation: get your news from a few paid sources / newspapers you can trust. Real journalism is worth paying for. Not the lazy talking head shows on TV where important topics get boiled down to tired talking points.
And for whoever may need this, you can often get around a paywall by using Safari's excellent "Show Reader" feature.
Apple News is the only news service I subscribe to, since I don't want to pay for the other 67 news subscription services monthly or yearly. Another reason is that I can see news from multiple sources. I can see different views, different opinions, and different positions.
No big loss, there are other news options plus I can still watch CNN on my TV during the day/evening.
Not to get into politics, but I don't miss CNN's one sided "so called news"
American multinational news company CNN has abruptly pulled its content from Apple News, Semafor reports.
CNN quietly removed its stories from Apple News over the weekend and there is no longer a feed from the network to subscribe to in the app. This effectively ends its distribution agreement with Apple while the two sides negotiate new terms. Discussions are apparently ongoing and CNN's content could return if a new deal is reached.
CNN recently launched a paid subscription service and began placing more of its reporting behind a paywall. The network now offers a $29.99-per-year articles-only tier and a $69.99-per-year "All Access" plan that combines written stories with its streaming service.
Major news firms including People and Condé Nast brands have leaned into Apple News, but other media companies have been cautious about adopting the platform since its debut. CNN was present from the launch of the app in 2015.
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Nailed it. Every time I see "subscribers only" on their site I just say fu under my breath.
Hopefully more media companies do this and it forces Tim Cook out of the door as soon as possible.
All of Apples entertainment services are trash.
All of Apples entertainment services are trash.
cnn.com is unusable now without paying. You'd think they would take the news+ money because no one is subscribing directly from them.
Just information. Plain, boring information so that everyone can form an opinion based on the facts. The problem with the media is their business model. Their business model is entertainment. It's not about providing facts and information. Click bait headlines, they dramatize, choose what to show, sensationalize, and try to create drama and division. Some do it more, some less. The less, the better.
CNN and Fox are similar than you think. Same thing but different target groups. And don’t trust news sources that are more focused on entertainment than delivering information.