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For Chris Licht, the CEO of the network

Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 9:37 am
by Shishirgano9
To continue investing in quality content and bring more variety , Netflix seems ready to further regulate password sharing, but also to integrate advertising into its business model “within one to two years”. CNN+, gone as quickly as it arrived – Launched at the end of last March, the CNN+ platform will close on April 30. This turnaround comes at the time of the merger of WarnerMedia – holding company of CNN and HBO Max – with Discovery. Announced as the largest project since the launch of CNN in 1980 , hundreds of millions of dollars had been invested in the development of the platform, the recruitment of key personalities as well as the promotional campaign.


More than 700 positions had also been opened fusion database on the occasion. , in a complex streaming market, “consumers want simplicity and an all-inclusive service that offers a better experience and more value than standalone offerings.” In the climate of the merger between Warner and Discovery, the strategy would be more oriented towards the creation of a massive streaming service that includes all the services . This is how CNN+ joins the ranks of products launched with great fanfare, which have only very little seen the light of day due to unenthusiastic consumer reaction or a change in the company’s strategy.


Did the pre-round debate take place on Twitch ? – The pre-round debate is (still) losing viewers: according to Médiamétrie results, the duel brought together nearly 15.6 million viewers compared to 16.5 million in 2017. But where have the viewers gone? The lack of interest in this television event would not be the only culprit, judging by the various Twitch events, which may have diverted part of the audience from this debate . A few hundred thousand individuals would therefore have followed the debate via the platform through the 4 channels expected on this ground: those of Jean Massiet, HugoDécrypte, Samuel Étienne and Sardoche.