CLETVFan 367 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Could Chris Wallace also be in the running to replace Chris Cuomo in primetime? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-267725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1445 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Yeah Chris was actually news anchor for Today for several years in the early 80s. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-267727 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3942 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) Call me crazy, but could the new CNN+ be the eventual replacement for CNN itself? With all of the problems that CNN has incurred over the past decade, it could be a "fresh start" for them. Put all of the investment into the new standalone service and let CNN wither away over time. One day, when CNN is a shell of itself (like HLN is now), Plus takes over what is left and CNN is new again. It gives them a chance to re-negoitiate carriage so they can get the a-la-carte customers and those who still have "Pay TV" however they get it. Edited December 13, 2021 by tyrannical bastard 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-267728 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Rubber 701 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 2 hours ago, CLETVFan said: Could Chris Wallace also be in the running to replace Chris Cuomo in primetime? I don't personally see him wanting a Monday-Friday live nighttime show at this point in his career, but hey, who knows. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-267732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2165 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Call me crazy, but could the new CNN+ be the eventual replacement for CNN itself? With all of the problems that CNN has incurred over the past decade, it could be a "fresh start" for them. Put all of the investment into the new standalone service and let CNN wither away over time. One day, when CNN is a shell of itself (like HLN is now), Plus takes over what is left and CNN is new again. It gives them a chance to re-negoitiate carriage so they can get the a-la-carte customers and those who still have "Pay TV" however they get it. While we're at it can we eighty-six HLN and perhaps replace it with an American feed of CNN International. Edited December 14, 2021 by iron_lion 1 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-267746 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3942 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 44 minutes ago, iron_lion said: While we're at it can we eighty-six HLN and perhaps replace it with an American feed of CNN International. And move all of the "murder porn" to TruTV....whatever that network is.... They should have never cast off the CourtTV brand, and now it's in Katz/Scripps hands. And like HLN, it also airs Forensic Files every now and then! Had it been a decade earlier, Adult Swim could have gotten it's own network too, instead of being half of Cartoon Network. But back to CNN, it needs a reset, and sadly, it may take another merger or divestiture to do that. NewsNation is trying to make their own mark, and is failing miserably on the ashes of Superstation WGN. 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-267753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie56 3303 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 1 hour ago, iron_lion said: While we're at it can we eighty-six HLN and perhaps replace it with an American feed of CNN International. An American feed of CNNI already exists. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-267757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainave 600 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, CLETVFan said: Could Chris Wallace also be in the running to replace Chris Cuomo in primetime? The primetime hour does better (i.e., attracts more viewers) with an opinionated host than a facts-only host. Wallace is the latter. 16 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said: Call me crazy, but could the new CNN+ be the eventual replacement for CNN itself? That's the long-game every media entity launching a streaming service is playing. In the short term it may be an additional source of revenue (or medium term, as in the short term they may incur a loss). But in the long term, they're betting cable will become obsolete, and people will pick and choose which streaming services to subscribe to for their primary content consumption. Those with well-established streaming platforms when that time comes will be better positioned than those racing to catch up. Edited December 14, 2021 by mountainave 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-267766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2165 Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 On 12/13/2021 at 11:44 PM, Georgie56 said: An American feed of CNNI already exists. Most cable systems I've used only have CNN and HLN, in the basic package at least. I'm saying do away with HLN and put CNN I on basic cable. 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-267800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2165 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) Its a new year -- one year since the huge political breakdown that was January 6th --and cable news, CNN more specifically, remains in a hyper partisan state. With the prospect of Jeff Zucker leaving sometime in the near future, do you all think we'll ever get past this overly political version of CNN? I have my doubts especially given the possibly of a third Trump run in 2024. Edited January 6, 2022 by iron_lion Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-268560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GodfreyGR 652 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 39 minutes ago, iron_lion said: a third Trump run in 2024. At least a third Trump run would statistically help CNN's ratings (looking historically) 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-268564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1277 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 As mentioned in "CNN to Launch CNN+": 3 minutes ago, Action Newsroom said: Wolf Blitzer will anchor a primetime program titled The Newscast with Wolf Blitzer. According to the network, it will be “hitting the headlines you need to know on this traditional evening news show with a sleek, modern twist. The old-school nostalgic approach featuring original reporting from around the world, investigations, and consumer focused stories that matter help put the latest headlines in perspective.” He will continue anchor The Situation Room on CNN proper. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-269155 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrogo 196 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 “Report: Jeff Zucker Recently Approached Gayle King About Hosting CNN’s 9 PM Hour.” I just can’t envision it, not at all. It really looks like CNN doesn’t know what to do with the 9PM hour. It would’ve been a good deal for Gayle as she could’ve lived closer to family apparently, but I’d rather have her at CBS. Jeff Zucker looks even more desperate. https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/report-jeff-zucker-recently-approached-gayle-king-about-hosting-cnns-9-pm-hour/499147/ 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-269586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorningNews 1445 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-269830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallyNewsJunkie 22 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 It's about time!!! 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-269832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrogo 196 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Today is a great day for everyone at CNN and News as a whole. Stunned? Does Brian seriously have to keep this crap up? He needs to stop letting Jeff Zucker control him. Best of luck to WarnerMedia in the hiring for this, a solid external investigation to really find the problems would be a great thing for the network. Don't let the door hit you on the way out Jeff. Let's hope he remains unemployed. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-269833 Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroiter313 180 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 13 minutes ago, jrogo said: Don't let the door hit you on the way out Jeff. Let's hope he remains unemployed. I highly agree, he may never work at another broadcast network or cable channel ever again. 3 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-269834 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2165 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 (edited) Good! CNN is a shell of its former self. It desperately needs new leadership. Edited February 2, 2022 by iron_lion 1 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-269839 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankees4life 558 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 14 hours ago, detroiter313 said: I highly agree, he may never work at another broadcast network or cable channel ever again. As he shouldn't be. Everything he touches turn to crap 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-269870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1514 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 1:16 PM, iron_lion said: Good! CNN is a shell of its former self. It desperately needs new leadership. You know what's also a shell of its former self? HLN. Whoever ends up in charge at CNN either needs to do something about it or let Discovery flip it into something else. Maybe Morning Express can move to CNN+. The company already has Investigation Discovery, so HLN's catalog of non-news programming can simply move over there. While I'd personally prefer to see CNN International get HLN's cable channel, I'm not holding out hope for that. Remember Al Jazeera America? It had to be US-centric to appease cable compnies, not simply Al Jazeera English. 2 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-270059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathannah 2414 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 On 2/2/2022 at 11:14 AM, detroiter313 said: I highly agree, he may never work at another broadcast network or cable channel ever again. I would love to say that's true, but if Nexstar would love to go the 'confidential settlement' direction with Michael Corn to get him out, NewsNation would take Jeff in a heartbeat. 39 minutes ago, mre29 said: You know what's also a shell of its former self? HLN. Whoever ends up in charge at CNN either needs to do something about it or let Discovery flip it into something else. HLN is surplus thanks to ID, so I fear another tax purpose sellout to Bill Abbott to bump up GAC Family's carriage (even though it seems like he has no damned idea what to do with his own channel outside Christmas and Valentine's Day; airing 80s sitcoms on loop the rest of the time and trying to start a 'culture war' against your old bosses at the Hallmark Channel isn't a programming direction, Bill!). And I really am not loving that CNN+ is becoming 'where the real news is'; they're giving Sanjay Gupta a show there, though he used to have a show on CNN on the weekends, another thing I hate because CNN used to have a varied non-news schedule on weekend of lots of niche shows they got rid of for docs and murder repeats. Why do they need to launch a streaming channel when they have plenty of surplus time on the main network and HLN?! Also everyone's said it; their coverage of Zucker's firing makes it seem like they lost William Randolph Hearst in a mysterious airplane crash, in his prime. They didn't help their 'pop news' rep at all this weekend. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-270063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediaZone4K 2165 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 (edited) On 2/8/2022 at 7:24 PM, mrschimpf said: And I really am not loving that CNN+ is becoming 'where the real news is'; they're giving Sanjay Gupta a show there, though he used to have a show on CNN on the weekends, another thing I hate because CNN used to have a varied non-news schedule on weekend of lots of niche shows they got rid of for docs and murder repeats. Why do they need to launch a streaming channel when they have plenty of surplus time on the main network and HLN?! Also everyone's said it; their coverage of Zucker's firing makes it seem like they lost William Randolph Hearst in a mysterious airplane crash, in his prime. They didn't help their 'pop news' rep at all this weekend. Exactly. why not make your actual TV channel better? Their reaction to Zucker's firing is giving me Fox News hosts crying about Roger Ailes's passing vibes. Is CNN talent not cognizant of how bad their network actually is? Edited August 25, 2022 by iron_lion 1 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-270071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
froyo49 230 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 4 hours ago, mrschimpf said: Why do they need to launch a streaming channel when they have plenty of surplus time on the main network and HLN?! Because an increasing number of people, including myself, don't want to spend upwards of $60 a month on a bundle of channels. It's the same reason I prefer watching NBC News Now free on YouTube than MSNBC on expensive cable television. 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-270076 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mre29 1514 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 2 hours ago, froyo49 said: Because an increasing number of people, including myself, don't want to spend upwards of $60 a month on a bundle of channels. Bingo. Heck, the only reason I still have cable TV is because I live with my mother and know she wouldn't want to give it up. 1 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-270080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Newsroom 1277 Posted February 16, 2022 Share Posted February 16, 2022 Allison Gollust has also resigned from CNN. (As she should.) https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/allison-gollust-resign-cnn-warnermedia-1235183160/ 2 Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/16640-cnn-the-continuing-soap-opera/page/10/#findComment-270273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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