CNN+
Media & StreamingUSAClosed 2022
Total Raised
Undisclosed
Peak Valuation
Undisclosed
Employees
350
Year Collapsed
2022
Business model
Subscription streaming news service.
In brief
CNN+ launched on March 29, 2022 as a standalone subscription streaming service, backed by a reported $300 million investment from parent WarnerMedia. Within weeks the WarnerMedia–Discovery merger closed, and the new leadership shut the service down on April 30, 2022 — barely a mo…
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2022
- Closed
- 2022
- Headquarters
- Atlanta, USA
- Industry
- Media & Streaming
- Employees
- 350
- Revenue
- Undisclosed
- Founders
- Andrew Morse
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