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CNN Plans To Offer Subscriptions for Digital News Next Year (wsj.com)

Posted by msmash on from the changing-dynamics dept.

Benjamin Mullin, writing for WSJ: After investing in digital verticals focused on business and politics and acquiring an online-video startup, CNN is gearing up for another big step: It plans to launch tiered subscription offerings for its digital news business (Editor's note: the link could be paywalled; alternative source) as early as the second quarter of next year. A proposed premium offering will give subscribers access to special content on topic-specific verticals such as CNN Money and CNN Politics, built around network personalities. A second option will provide additional, though less specialized, content across all of CNN's sites. Pricing hasn't been finalized. The move is part of a broader five-year plan to develop new revenue streams and reach $1 billion in digital revenue by 2022. CNN's digital arm expects to pull in $370 million this year, according to a person familiar with its financials.

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  1. BBC News by jfdavis668 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This is why I get most of my news from the BBC, even though I live in the US. They don't try to dramatize it, they just report. I don't know why I would pay for the extra drama CNN tries to add to every story.

    1. Re: BBC News by Type44Q · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I wonder how much CNN would charge not to bring us their "news. "

  2. Have no opinion? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Pay to have ours!! :P

  3. not CNN, WSJ by supernova87a · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Funny how this is being reported by the WSJ.

    If there is one news source that's worth paying for, it's the Wall Street Journal. Say what you will about their conservative / nonsensical editorial page writers and editors, but their actual journalism is top notch, and one of the few outlets actually worth subscribing to.

    CNN is basically an infographic production group, with an uninformed talking soundtrack.

  4. Why pay for fake news? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2

    No point in supporting their fake news business scheme.

  5. Auto-play videos by sremick · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Can I pay to not have videos auto-play ever time I want to READ an article?

    1. Re:Auto-play videos by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

      In Firefox -> about:config -> media.autoplay.enabled -> set to False. You must click on the small 'Play' button to the left of the seek bar to play the video. Sometimes twice on some sites. Small price to pay, though. Chrome surely has something similar...

  6. Re:All hail James Oâ(TM)Keefe by PopeRatzo · · Score: 2

    All hail James Oâ(TM)Keefe

    Why did you feel the need to copy and paste James O'Keefe's name?

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  7. Cool by Tailhook · · Score: 2

    Another establishment group-think cesspool blocked by a paywall. Between that and the huge numbers dropping cable TV service CNN won't be seen outside airports.

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