CNN to compete with Apple News+ via own news subscription service

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  • Reply 21 of 84
    GeneralBrock said: CNN is not a profitable company (I may be wrong in this, unsure), nor are they good at bringing in viewers and ratings.
    You're definitely wrong on the profit part. They've had record profits with Zucker at the helm. The irony is that he's the guy that gave Trump his TV break with The Apprentice on NBC. CNN is down on viewers but so is Fox News. 
    Hey thanks! I wasn’t sure. I guess I got it confused with their abysmal ratings. 
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  • Reply 22 of 84
    I think CNN could be successful with subscriptions, they do seem to be on in airports, gas station video kiosks, auto repair waiting rooms, where people aren’t really watching. Corporatists like those would pay wouldn’t they?
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  • Reply 23 of 84
    GeorgeBMacgeorgebmac Posts: 11,421member
    Can I pay for CNN's fake news with fake money? 
    LOL...
    "Fake News" = Anything that accurately reports what Trump does or says. There's a reason why the one and only FauxNews is his favorite.  If it makes him look good, it's true.  If it makes him look bad it's "Fake" and Faux almost never makes him look anything but good.
    dewme
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  • Reply 24 of 84
    dewmedewme Posts: 5,959member
    I can no longer watch network news now that Ron Burgundy is no longer at the news desk.
    JWSClkrupp
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  • Reply 25 of 84
    GeneralBrock said: CNN is not a profitable company (I may be wrong in this, unsure), nor are they good at bringing in viewers and ratings.
    You're definitely wrong on the profit part. They've had record profits with Zucker at the helm. The irony is that he's the guy that gave Trump his TV break with The Apprentice on NBC. CNN is down on viewers but so is Fox News. 
    I don’t watch Fox News or CNN, but I do know Fox News is crushing CNN in the ratings.
    ...  And, more relevant, in the amount of propaganda.
    If Ted Turner wasn’t suffering from dementia I suspect even he would disavow what his old network has become.
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  • Reply 26 of 84
    Can I pay for CNN's fake news with fake money? 
    LOL...
    "Fake News" = Anything that accurately reports what Trump does or says. There's a reason why the one and only FauxNews is his favorite.  If it makes him look good, it's true.  If it makes him look bad it's "Fake" and Faux almost never makes him look anything but good.
    Not true. Fox recently ran a poll which used a flawed methodology showing the President potentially losing to Joe Biden. It appeared on Twitter and the polling flaws were dissected.
    edited October 2019
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  • Reply 27 of 84
    razorpitrazorpit Posts: 1,796member
    Can I pay for CNN's fake news with fake money? 
    LOL...
    "Fake News" = Anything that accurately reports what Trump does or says. There's a reason why the one and only FauxNews is his favorite.  If it makes him look good, it's true.  If it makes him look bad it's "Fake" and Faux almost never makes him look anything but good.
    LOL, meanwhile the rest of Us are still waiting for one of CNN’s “blockbusters” to be true. What’s their record now over the last 3 years, 0-20?
    SpamSandwich
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  • Reply 28 of 84
    razorpit said:
    Can I pay for CNN's fake news with fake money? 
    LOL...
    "Fake News" = Anything that accurately reports what Trump does or says. There's a reason why the one and only FauxNews is his favorite.  If it makes him look good, it's true.  If it makes him look bad it's "Fake" and Faux almost never makes him look anything but good.
    LOL, meanwhile the rest of Us are still waiting for one of CNN’s “blockbusters” to be true. What’s their record now over the last 3 years, 0-20?
    Toss MSNBC and The NY Times to that huge garbage heap.
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  • Reply 29 of 84
    GeorgeBMacgeorgebmac Posts: 11,421member
    razorpit said:
    Can I pay for CNN's fake news with fake money? 
    LOL...
    "Fake News" = Anything that accurately reports what Trump does or says. There's a reason why the one and only FauxNews is his favorite.  If it makes him look good, it's true.  If it makes him look bad it's "Fake" and Faux almost never makes him look anything but good.
    LOL, meanwhile the rest of Us are still waiting for one of CNN’s “blockbusters” to be true. What’s their record now over the last 3 years, 0-20?
    LOL...  If your blind enough to believe anything from Trump's private propaganda outlet, Faux...

    To Trump:
    Fake = Anything bad about him -- particularly the truth
    Accurate = Anything good about him -- mostly or entirely lies and propaganda

    Funny how intelligent people continue to fall for the con despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

    As for CNN:  Trump and his supporters hate it only because they speak the truth about him.   They HATE the truth.  The truth is their enemy.
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  • Reply 30 of 84
    razorpit said:
    Can I pay for CNN's fake news with fake money? 
    LOL...
    "Fake News" = Anything that accurately reports what Trump does or says. There's a reason why the one and only FauxNews is his favorite.  If it makes him look good, it's true.  If it makes him look bad it's "Fake" and Faux almost never makes him look anything but good.
    LOL, meanwhile the rest of Us are still waiting for one of CNN’s “blockbusters” to be true. What’s their record now over the last 3 years, 0-20?
    LOL...  If your blind enough to believe anything from Trump's private propaganda outlet, Faux...

    To Trump:
    Fake = Anything bad about him -- particularly the truth
    Accurate = Anything good about him -- mostly or entirely lies and propaganda

    Funny how intelligent people continue to fall for the con despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

    As for CNN:  Trump and his supporters hate it only because they speak the truth about him.   They HATE the truth.  The truth is their enemy.
    LOL:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN_controversies
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  • Reply 31 of 84
    williamhwilliamh Posts: 1,048member
    MacPro said:
    I guess we can see who all the Fox Faux News aficionados are.
    You don't need to consume Faux News to know that CNN has a lot of work to do to convince people that their service is worth paying for.
    Aside from captive viewers in airports, I doubt there are many viewers at all. Who would pay money for it? 
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  • Reply 32 of 84
    apple ][apple ][ Posts: 9,233member
    CNN, garbage fake news, promoting hoaxes, lies and propaganda 24-7. Fanatical lunatics and vile, hateful trash.

    I don't watch FOX News either these days. No major news network is reliable or trustworthy in 2019, imo.

    SpamSandwich
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  • Reply 33 of 84
    AppleExposedappleexposed Posts: 1,805unconfirmed, member
    GOOD LUCK haha!!

    Eventually the audience will choose who stays and only the strong will survive. We're at a point in time where everyone wants a subscription. This too will pass.

    jimh2 said:
    No matter which party you associate with keep in mind that all news is fake news on those channels. The actual news content is microscopic compared to the interpretations and analysts opinions. All of the stations purporting to be news are opinion stations with a few facts thrown in.

    CNN subscription service is DOA.

    I'm independent so I stay out of the "my team is better than yours" mindset but what I hate is when a news network places an intelligent man in the middle of a round-table of morons and they all take turns attacking him. I hate that set-up.
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  • Reply 34 of 84
    sflocalsflocal Posts: 6,156member
    CNN is as trashy on the left as Fox News is on the right.  I refuse to pay anything for such biased news.  I want simple, straight reporting and everything everywhere is all opinions and little to no fact.  It's a downright shame.  Disgusting really.  
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  • Reply 35 of 84
    yojimbo007yojimbo007 Posts: 1,165member
    Mmmm.  Fake News.  Tastes like chicken.  

    I do not wish to pay to be force fed lies.  But with viewership plumbing new lows they do need some revenue stream not based on advertising.  
    Big time !....Pulled the words right out of my mouth.! Cunning, manipulative bast..ds !
    SpamSandwich
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  • Reply 36 of 84
    Japheyjaphey Posts: 1,773member
    razorpit said:
    Can I pay for CNN's fake news with fake money? 
    LOL...
    "Fake News" = Anything that accurately reports what Trump does or says. There's a reason why the one and only FauxNews is his favorite.  If it makes him look good, it's true.  If it makes him look bad it's "Fake" and Faux almost never makes him look anything but good.
    LOL, meanwhile the rest of Us are still waiting for one of CNN’s “blockbusters” to be true. What’s their record now over the last 3 years, 0-20?
    LOL...  If your blind enough to believe anything from Trump's private propaganda outlet, Faux...

    To Trump:
    Fake = Anything bad about him -- particularly the truth
    Accurate = Anything good about him -- mostly or entirely lies and propaganda

    Funny how intelligent people continue to fall for the con despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

    As for CNN:  Trump and his supporters hate it only because they speak the truth about him.   They HATE the truth.  The truth is their enemy.
    Chill out man. Step back and look at the whole board...both sides are propaganda machines, not just the side you disagree with. “Intelligent people continue to fall for the con”? The only funny thing about that statement is that you are describing yourself as much as the people you detest. The fact that you don’t even realize it just makes me sad for you. 
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  • Reply 37 of 84
    GeorgeBMacgeorgebmac Posts: 11,421member
    Japhey said:
    razorpit said:
    Can I pay for CNN's fake news with fake money? 
    LOL...
    "Fake News" = Anything that accurately reports what Trump does or says. There's a reason why the one and only FauxNews is his favorite.  If it makes him look good, it's true.  If it makes him look bad it's "Fake" and Faux almost never makes him look anything but good.
    LOL, meanwhile the rest of Us are still waiting for one of CNN’s “blockbusters” to be true. What’s their record now over the last 3 years, 0-20?
    LOL...  If your blind enough to believe anything from Trump's private propaganda outlet, Faux...

    To Trump:
    Fake = Anything bad about him -- particularly the truth
    Accurate = Anything good about him -- mostly or entirely lies and propaganda

    Funny how intelligent people continue to fall for the con despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

    As for CNN:  Trump and his supporters hate it only because they speak the truth about him.   They HATE the truth.  The truth is their enemy.
    Chill out man. Step back and look at the whole board...both sides are propaganda machines, not just the side you disagree with. “Intelligent people continue to fall for the con”? The only funny thing about that statement is that you are describing yourself as much as the people you detest. The fact that you don’t even realize it just makes me sad for you. 
    The "both sides ._______" argument is only used by those defending something that is wrong -- be it a propaganda outlet or a politician.
    Those sticking to the law, truth and reality have no need for such nonsense.
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  • Reply 38 of 84
    GeorgeBMacgeorgebmac Posts: 11,421member
    apple ][ said:
    CNN, garbage fake news, promoting hoaxes, lies and propaganda 24-7. Fanatical lunatics and vile, hateful trash.

    I don't watch FOX News either these days. No major news network is reliable or trustworthy in 2019, imo.

    Funny how people claiming any of the main stream media promote " hoaxes, lies and propaganda 24-7" only have claims -- but no actual examples.  (And, when they do report something incorrectly, they correct it rather than double down on it).
    On the other hand, Trump has told over 13,000 verified lies while in office -- and FauxNews has backed him on virtually every one.  So which is promoting "hoaxes, lies and propaganda 24-7"?
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  • Reply 39 of 84
    apple ][ said:
    CNN, garbage fake news, promoting hoaxes, lies and propaganda 24-7. Fanatical lunatics and vile, hateful trash.

    I don't watch FOX News either these days. No major news network is reliable or trustworthy in 2019, imo.

    Funny how people claiming any of the main stream media promote " hoaxes, lies and propaganda 24-7" only have claims -- but no actual examples.  (And, when they do report something incorrectly, they correct it rather than double down on it).
    On the other hand, Trump has told over 13,000 verified lies while in office -- and FauxNews has backed him on virtually every one.  So which is promoting "hoaxes, lies and propaganda 24-7"?
    Keep chugging that Kool-Aid, pal!
    yojimbo007razorpit
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  • Reply 40 of 84
    Japheyjaphey Posts: 1,773member
    Japhey said:
    razorpit said:
    Can I pay for CNN's fake news with fake money? 
    LOL...
    "Fake News" = Anything that accurately reports what Trump does or says. There's a reason why the one and only FauxNews is his favorite.  If it makes him look good, it's true.  If it makes him look bad it's "Fake" and Faux almost never makes him look anything but good.
    LOL, meanwhile the rest of Us are still waiting for one of CNN’s “blockbusters” to be true. What’s their record now over the last 3 years, 0-20?
    LOL...  If your blind enough to believe anything from Trump's private propaganda outlet, Faux...

    To Trump:
    Fake = Anything bad about him -- particularly the truth
    Accurate = Anything good about him -- mostly or entirely lies and propaganda

    Funny how intelligent people continue to fall for the con despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

    As for CNN:  Trump and his supporters hate it only because they speak the truth about him.   They HATE the truth.  The truth is their enemy.
    Chill out man. Step back and look at the whole board...both sides are propaganda machines, not just the side you disagree with. “Intelligent people continue to fall for the con”? The only funny thing about that statement is that you are describing yourself as much as the people you detest. The fact that you don’t even realize it just makes me sad for you. 
    The "both sides ._______" argument is only used by those defending something that is wrong -- be it a propaganda outlet or a politician.
    Those sticking to the law, truth and reality have no need for such nonsense.
    Is it though? Could it be possible that it might be the argument of someone who is neither supporting nor condemning either side? Someone who recognizes that the whole fucking game is rigged and that the cattle on both sides of the fence are being whipped into a stampeding frenzy? Like i said, step back and look at the whole board...
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