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The future of (streaming?) TV news

CBS News and CNN+ want to dominate streaming video news, taking different approaches in engaging audiences.

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Dan Barrett
Jan 24, 2022
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The future of (streaming?) TV news

One of the big media stories of 2022 is the launch of CNN+. That story is about a legacy cable news channel (the OG cable news channel) taking its first big steps away from cable networks to go direct to consumer with streaming. Why is that a big deal? Simply, because news and sports are the backbone of the cable news business - make that content availa…

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