CNN+
CNN spent hundreds of millions on a subscription future, launched it days before a corporate merger, and shut it after only weeks when the new owner rejected the strategy.
Quick facts
- Existence state
- Officially Gone
- Peak stage
- general availability
- Research confidence
- high
- Last verified
What it was
A formally launched subscription streaming news service operated by CNN.
CNN+ mixed interviews, personality-led programmes, documentaries and interactive features outside the cable channel's live feed.
Existence timeline
CNN presents a paid direct-to-consumer expansion.
Hosts, shows and a large catalogue enter production.
The service reaches normal paid availability.
Discovery assumes control of WarnerMedia and CNN.
New management rejects the standalone strategy.
Applications and subscriptions stop after thirty days.
Why it ended
Warner Bros. Discovery announced closure on 21 April 2022 and ended the service on 28 April, less than a month after launch.
Last confirmed trace
Archived pages, application captures, schedules and redistributed programme clips preserve the brief service.
What it left behind
Its 30-day lifespan became an extreme example of a complete product erased by ownership timing rather than gradual audience decline.
How we classified it
The archive unit reached normal public release or operation and is no longer obtainable in its original public form.
Verified normal public availability maps to 100 under Arrival Score V1.
Sources & verification
Last reviewed 2026-08-01. Sources are linked so readers can inspect the evidence directly.