Networks are planning special reports Monday for coverage of the total solar eclipse, a celestial phenomenon when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun.
The eclipse will move across Texas to Maine, temporarily shrouding those areas in darkness, while other parts of the country will notice dimming and twilight.
Here’s a rundown of network plans.
ABC News. Eclipse Across America, airing at 2 p.m. Et on ABC, ABC News Live, the National Geographic Channel and other platforms, will be anchored by David Muir and Linsey Davis, reporting from Burlington, Vt. Nat Geo’s Mariana van Zeller, Nat Geo Explorers photographer Cristina Mittermeier and astrophysicists Jedidah Isler and Ved Chirayath will be on hand to show viewers how to safely observe and photograph the eclipse, and will provide the science and history behind the event. Correspondents will be fanned out in 10 cities, from Mazatlán, Mexico, to Houlton, Maine,...
The eclipse will move across Texas to Maine, temporarily shrouding those areas in darkness, while other parts of the country will notice dimming and twilight.
Here’s a rundown of network plans.
ABC News. Eclipse Across America, airing at 2 p.m. Et on ABC, ABC News Live, the National Geographic Channel and other platforms, will be anchored by David Muir and Linsey Davis, reporting from Burlington, Vt. Nat Geo’s Mariana van Zeller, Nat Geo Explorers photographer Cristina Mittermeier and astrophysicists Jedidah Isler and Ved Chirayath will be on hand to show viewers how to safely observe and photograph the eclipse, and will provide the science and history behind the event. Correspondents will be fanned out in 10 cities, from Mazatlán, Mexico, to Houlton, Maine,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
At least one of the big companies that distribute CNN via cable or satellite is unnerved by how closely the company’s new live-streaming service looks like its TV network.
Big satellite distributor DirecTV has let executives at Warner Bros. Discovery know via letter that its executives believe the similarities between the two products violate the carriage contract between the two companies, according to a person familiar with the matter. The new CNN streaming service, CNN Max, just launched last week and includes many of programs that run on linear CNN, including “CNN This Morning,” “The Lead With Jake Tapper” and “Anderson Cooper 360.”
The New York Times previously reported the contretemps between DirecTV and Warner Bros. Discovery.
“Wbd maintains strong and meaningful relationships with our affiliate partners. Our partners are aware of and understand our rationale with Max, which is to reach new audiences,” Warner Bros. Discovery said in a statement.
Big satellite distributor DirecTV has let executives at Warner Bros. Discovery know via letter that its executives believe the similarities between the two products violate the carriage contract between the two companies, according to a person familiar with the matter. The new CNN streaming service, CNN Max, just launched last week and includes many of programs that run on linear CNN, including “CNN This Morning,” “The Lead With Jake Tapper” and “Anderson Cooper 360.”
The New York Times previously reported the contretemps between DirecTV and Warner Bros. Discovery.
“Wbd maintains strong and meaningful relationships with our affiliate partners. Our partners are aware of and understand our rationale with Max, which is to reach new audiences,” Warner Bros. Discovery said in a statement.
- 10/3/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
All customers of Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming platform can now watch live news content from CNN.
Max is now officially in the news streaming business. Warner Bros. Discovery has launched its new CNN Max content hub on Max, meaning subscribers of the Max with Ads, Max Ad-Free and Ultimate Max Ad-Free plans all get live news, breaking updates, and much more. Wbd first announced it was bringing live news from CNN to Max in August.
“We have the broadest and highest quality entertainment offering, and now will include world-leading news as a meaningful addition for all Max subscribers, at no extra charge,” Wbd’s head of streaming J.B. Perrette said. “CNN Max is differentiated by having 24/7 news at its core from CNN, the leading global news organization, and being available on a scaled streaming service in the U.S., which has a significantly younger and additive audience compared to traditional TV.
Max is now officially in the news streaming business. Warner Bros. Discovery has launched its new CNN Max content hub on Max, meaning subscribers of the Max with Ads, Max Ad-Free and Ultimate Max Ad-Free plans all get live news, breaking updates, and much more. Wbd first announced it was bringing live news from CNN to Max in August.
“We have the broadest and highest quality entertainment offering, and now will include world-leading news as a meaningful addition for all Max subscribers, at no extra charge,” Wbd’s head of streaming J.B. Perrette said. “CNN Max is differentiated by having 24/7 news at its core from CNN, the leading global news organization, and being available on a scaled streaming service in the U.S., which has a significantly younger and additive audience compared to traditional TV.
- 9/27/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
The open beta for CNN Max, Warner Bros. Discovery’s 24/7 streaming news offering, officially launched to Max subscribers on Wednesday, and largely mirrors the company’s linear TV lineup.
CNN Max features live programming from CNN US and CNN International, including:
Monday-Friday (Et)
5:00Am-6:00Am Early Start with Kasie Hunt
6:00Am-8:00Am CNN This Morning with Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly
8:00Am-10:00Am CNN Newsroom with Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield and Jim Acosta
10:00Am-11:00Am CNN Newsroom with Rahel Solomon
11:00Am-12:00Pm State of the Race with Kasie Hunt
12:00Pm-1:00Pm One World with Zain Asher & Bianna Golodryga
1:00Pm-2:00Pm Amanpour
2:00Pm-3:00Pm CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto
3:00Pm-4:00Pm Quest Means Business
4:00Pm-6:00Pm The Lead with Jake Tapper
6:00Pm-7:00Pm The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer...
CNN Max features live programming from CNN US and CNN International, including:
Monday-Friday (Et)
5:00Am-6:00Am Early Start with Kasie Hunt
6:00Am-8:00Am CNN This Morning with Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly
8:00Am-10:00Am CNN Newsroom with Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield and Jim Acosta
10:00Am-11:00Am CNN Newsroom with Rahel Solomon
11:00Am-12:00Pm State of the Race with Kasie Hunt
12:00Pm-1:00Pm One World with Zain Asher & Bianna Golodryga
1:00Pm-2:00Pm Amanpour
2:00Pm-3:00Pm CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto
3:00Pm-4:00Pm Quest Means Business
4:00Pm-6:00Pm The Lead with Jake Tapper
6:00Pm-7:00Pm The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer...
- 9/27/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
CNN ventured back into streaming on Wednesday with the launch of CNN Max, a service that diverges from its past efforts in the way that it mirrors so much of the schedule of the linear network.
Primetime shows like Erin Burnett OutFront, Anderson Cooper 360 and The Source With Kaitlan Collins, as well as morning programming including Early Start with Kasie Hunt and CNN This Morning are on the scheduled unveiled on Wednesday. Other shows come from CNN International, including State of the Race with Kasie Hunt, which is debuting on Wednesday as well, and One World, with Bianna Golodryga joining Zain Asher as anchor. Amanpour also is part of the early afternoon schedule.
The CNN hub also features original programming, including Jim Sciutto anchor CNN Newsroom, with Rahel Solomon, Jim Acosta, Amara Walker and Fredricka Whitfield also set to lead coverage during certain dayparts.
The streaming service, currently in Beta form,...
Primetime shows like Erin Burnett OutFront, Anderson Cooper 360 and The Source With Kaitlan Collins, as well as morning programming including Early Start with Kasie Hunt and CNN This Morning are on the scheduled unveiled on Wednesday. Other shows come from CNN International, including State of the Race with Kasie Hunt, which is debuting on Wednesday as well, and One World, with Bianna Golodryga joining Zain Asher as anchor. Amanpour also is part of the early afternoon schedule.
The CNN hub also features original programming, including Jim Sciutto anchor CNN Newsroom, with Rahel Solomon, Jim Acosta, Amara Walker and Fredricka Whitfield also set to lead coverage during certain dayparts.
The streaming service, currently in Beta form,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN’s new streaming product is set to look an awful lot like its familiar cable network.
CNN Max, which debuted Wednesday, has been touted as a way to get news giant’s content out to a increasing number of cord-cutters and consumers who no longer view cable as their primary way to get video entertainment and information. And parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, in the belief, perhaps, that a streaming subscription is just as good as one to a cable or satellite service, is making the bulk of its linear lineup available to the broadband crowd.
The weekday schedule of CNN Max features several new hours led by anchors such as Jim Acosta, Fredricka Whitfield, Rahel Solomon and Jim Scuitto. But a significant chunk of the service is built on CNN’s linear morning, late-afternoon and primetime schedule. When all is said and done, Max viewers will be able...
CNN Max, which debuted Wednesday, has been touted as a way to get news giant’s content out to a increasing number of cord-cutters and consumers who no longer view cable as their primary way to get video entertainment and information. And parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, in the belief, perhaps, that a streaming subscription is just as good as one to a cable or satellite service, is making the bulk of its linear lineup available to the broadband crowd.
The weekday schedule of CNN Max features several new hours led by anchors such as Jim Acosta, Fredricka Whitfield, Rahel Solomon and Jim Scuitto. But a significant chunk of the service is built on CNN’s linear morning, late-afternoon and primetime schedule. When all is said and done, Max viewers will be able...
- 9/27/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
As CNN races to catch up with the streaming world, its strategy in launching CNN Max — more than a year after the failure of CNN+ — will be a hat trick: offer news on its main subscription platform while preserving as much of its fast-declining linear audience as possible.
The pressing need to get CNN into the streaming space is obvious. Competitors like Fox News have already begun building an audience on their own streaming services. And adding news to the Max platform gives Warner Bros. Discovery a significant leg up over competitors like Netflix and Disney+, which currently do not carry live news at all.
“There is only one CNN and a significant number of U.S. homes have cut the cord. So if you don’t have a robust streaming solution, you can’t reach them,” Dave Morgan, CEO of cross-channel TV advertising firm Simulmedia, told TheWrap.
“Adding CNN...
The pressing need to get CNN into the streaming space is obvious. Competitors like Fox News have already begun building an audience on their own streaming services. And adding news to the Max platform gives Warner Bros. Discovery a significant leg up over competitors like Netflix and Disney+, which currently do not carry live news at all.
“There is only one CNN and a significant number of U.S. homes have cut the cord. So if you don’t have a robust streaming solution, you can’t reach them,” Dave Morgan, CEO of cross-channel TV advertising firm Simulmedia, told TheWrap.
“Adding CNN...
- 8/31/2023
- by Natalie Korach
- The Wrap
CNN is coming to Max in September with a 24/7 news channel focusing on breaking news and CNN Originals. Warner Bros. Discovery made the announcement today, Thursday, August 24, unveiling CNN Max, which will be included with all Max packages, including Max With Ads ($9.99/month), Max Ad-Free ($15.99/month), and Max Ultimate Ad-Free ($19.99/month). The service will include CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield, and Jim Sciutto, with the latter also leading breaking news coverage in the afternoons. There will also be a number of CNN Originals, including Anderson Cooper 360, Amanpour, The Lead With Jake Tapper, and The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer. In addition, the service will feature live programming from CNN U.S. and CNN International. CNN “As we laid out at our launch only a few months ago, our vision for Max is to be ‘The One to Watch’ for all members of a household,...
- 8/24/2023
- TV Insider
The new Warner Bros. Discovery streaming platform Max announced Thursday the addition of CNN Max, a 24/7 news service that will be free to subscribers.
The streaming news offering will launch Sept. 27, just over a year after the hastily aborted launch of CNN+. That project, which launched in May of 2022, was shut down three weeks later as the Warner Bros. merger with Discovery was freshly underway.
“CNN Max will leverage CNN’s reporting excellence, global newsgathering, and live programming from CNN US, CNN International, and feature original programming built specifically for Max,” the company said in a Thursday release. “CNN Max will be a new seven-day-a-week/24-hour service and be part of an open beta for news that will enable experimentation with product features, content offerings and original storytelling, all with the input and feedback from the Max community.”
The service will feature known CNN anchors and new programming built specifically for the streaming platform.
The streaming news offering will launch Sept. 27, just over a year after the hastily aborted launch of CNN+. That project, which launched in May of 2022, was shut down three weeks later as the Warner Bros. merger with Discovery was freshly underway.
“CNN Max will leverage CNN’s reporting excellence, global newsgathering, and live programming from CNN US, CNN International, and feature original programming built specifically for Max,” the company said in a Thursday release. “CNN Max will be a new seven-day-a-week/24-hour service and be part of an open beta for news that will enable experimentation with product features, content offerings and original storytelling, all with the input and feedback from the Max community.”
The service will feature known CNN anchors and new programming built specifically for the streaming platform.
- 8/24/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max streamer is set to add 24/7 news programming to its offering with the addition of CNN Max starting Sept. 27.
The breaking news addition, launching with an open beta at no cost to subscribers, comes after the short-lived CNN+ stand-alone subscription service was shuttered one month after its launch, which forced the studio to rethink its live breaking news strategy online.
CNN Max will add breaking news to the Hollywood studio’s entertainment streaming service as it kicks off with open beta, at no extra charge to subscribers.
CNN Max, a rebrand of the CNN originals hub, will include programming specifically built for the Max streaming audience, like CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker and Fredricka Whitfield and CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto. Sciutto will lead breaking news coverage on CNN Max in the afternoons.
CNN Max will also offer series like Amanpour, Anderson Cooper 360,...
The breaking news addition, launching with an open beta at no cost to subscribers, comes after the short-lived CNN+ stand-alone subscription service was shuttered one month after its launch, which forced the studio to rethink its live breaking news strategy online.
CNN Max will add breaking news to the Hollywood studio’s entertainment streaming service as it kicks off with open beta, at no extra charge to subscribers.
CNN Max, a rebrand of the CNN originals hub, will include programming specifically built for the Max streaming audience, like CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker and Fredricka Whitfield and CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto. Sciutto will lead breaking news coverage on CNN Max in the afternoons.
CNN Max will also offer series like Amanpour, Anderson Cooper 360,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CNN, whose brief foray into subscription streaming was snuffed out shortly after the close of the WarnerMedia-Discovery merger in April 2022, is officially getting real estate on Max.
A new offering, CNN Max, will be added to the streaming service in what Warner Bros. Discovery called an “open beta” on September 27. It will consist of a 24/7 stream pulled from the news network’s U.S. and international feeds, with a sprinkling of original fare, with user feedback welcomed. For many reasons, some having to do with contracts with pay-tv operators, it won’t be a full-over-the top version of linear CNN, and certain talent and new shows like the new 9 p.m. hour hosted by Kaitlan Collins will not be in the mix.
Wbd CEO David Zaslav hinted at the new venture during the company’s quarterly earnings call several weeks ago, saying news and sports make SVOD platforms “come alive.
A new offering, CNN Max, will be added to the streaming service in what Warner Bros. Discovery called an “open beta” on September 27. It will consist of a 24/7 stream pulled from the news network’s U.S. and international feeds, with a sprinkling of original fare, with user feedback welcomed. For many reasons, some having to do with contracts with pay-tv operators, it won’t be a full-over-the top version of linear CNN, and certain talent and new shows like the new 9 p.m. hour hosted by Kaitlan Collins will not be in the mix.
Wbd CEO David Zaslav hinted at the new venture during the company’s quarterly earnings call several weeks ago, saying news and sports make SVOD platforms “come alive.
- 8/24/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
A year and a half after the demise of erstwhile streaming service CNN+, Warner Bros. Discovery is getting back into the news-streaming business in a big way as it was announced on Thursday that the company’s flagship streamer, Max, would begin hosting a 24-hour stream of CNN programming on Sept. 27. The newly named CNN Max will be available in the United States and will “leverage CNN’s reporting excellence, global newsgathering, and live programming from CNN US, CNN International, and feature original programming built specifically for Max.”
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While this offering will not be an exact live stream of CNN’s cable broadcast, it will feature new shows created specifically for streaming, “CNN Newsroom” featuring CNN anchors Jim Acosta, Jim Sciutto, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker, and Fredricka Whitfield. Sciutto will also lead breaking...
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While this offering will not be an exact live stream of CNN’s cable broadcast, it will feature new shows created specifically for streaming, “CNN Newsroom” featuring CNN anchors Jim Acosta, Jim Sciutto, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker, and Fredricka Whitfield. Sciutto will also lead breaking...
- 8/24/2023
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
You might call it CNN Headline News — for the streaming era.
Warner Bros. Discovery plans to unveil a 24/7 live-streamed news service called “CNN Max” on September 27, and indicated the outlet would focus initially on breaking news. Anchors including Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield and Jim Sciutto have been given assignments, with Sciutto set to lead breaking news in the afternoons. Bianna Golodryga and Christiane Amanpour could also have roles, according to a person familiar with the situation.
CNN has fallen far behind its rivals when it comes to streaming, with Warner scuttling a nascent subscription-based streaming outlet, CNN+, last year. As the company recalibrated CNN’s strategy, however, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, ABC News and CBS News have all had opportunities to establish new programming for the broadband set, and to experiment while refining their brands in the space. CNN is in some ways starting to run...
Warner Bros. Discovery plans to unveil a 24/7 live-streamed news service called “CNN Max” on September 27, and indicated the outlet would focus initially on breaking news. Anchors including Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield and Jim Sciutto have been given assignments, with Sciutto set to lead breaking news in the afternoons. Bianna Golodryga and Christiane Amanpour could also have roles, according to a person familiar with the situation.
CNN has fallen far behind its rivals when it comes to streaming, with Warner scuttling a nascent subscription-based streaming outlet, CNN+, last year. As the company recalibrated CNN’s strategy, however, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, ABC News and CBS News have all had opportunities to establish new programming for the broadband set, and to experiment while refining their brands in the space. CNN is in some ways starting to run...
- 8/24/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
CNN+ may not have worked, but perhaps CNN on Max will.
Warner Bros. Discovery is planning to launch new original programs from CNN that will stream on its Max streaming service, according to three people familiar with the matter. Jim Sciutto, Bianna Golodryga, Rahel Solomon and Christiane Amanpour are among the CNN journalists who have been tapped to take part in the effort, according to two of these people.
CNN and Max could make an announcement about the project as soon as Thursday, according to these people, and would likely provide greater detail. A spokeswoman for CNN declined to comment and a spokesman for Max declined to comment.
Warner Bros. Discovery scuttled the nascent CNN+ streaming service within days of taking over CNN’s corporate parent, once known as WarnerMedia, from AT&T in 2022. Now the company seems more eager to make CNN programming available to cord-cutters, perhaps realizing that the cable-news giant,...
Warner Bros. Discovery is planning to launch new original programs from CNN that will stream on its Max streaming service, according to three people familiar with the matter. Jim Sciutto, Bianna Golodryga, Rahel Solomon and Christiane Amanpour are among the CNN journalists who have been tapped to take part in the effort, according to two of these people.
CNN and Max could make an announcement about the project as soon as Thursday, according to these people, and would likely provide greater detail. A spokeswoman for CNN declined to comment and a spokesman for Max declined to comment.
Warner Bros. Discovery scuttled the nascent CNN+ streaming service within days of taking over CNN’s corporate parent, once known as WarnerMedia, from AT&T in 2022. Now the company seems more eager to make CNN programming available to cord-cutters, perhaps realizing that the cable-news giant,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
One of the most influential and alluring jobs in journalism just opened. Now the company trying to fill the position is waiting to see if anyone really wants it.
Warner Bros. Discovery is expected to move deliberately rather than quickly in its search for a new CEO for CNN. Executives are telling staffers and TV agents that it will likely take a few months to fill the role that Chris Licht held for one turbulent year. Licht, the TV news veteran and “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” showrunner, was ousted last week after spearheading a series of programming moves and talent decisions that kept headlines about CNN circulating more often than anything else produced by the newsroom. Licht’s final error was taking part in a profile The Atlantic published June 2 — 15,000 words detailing a “Meltdown at CNN.” Numerous statements from Licht in the story and his questionable judgment in allowing...
Warner Bros. Discovery is expected to move deliberately rather than quickly in its search for a new CEO for CNN. Executives are telling staffers and TV agents that it will likely take a few months to fill the role that Chris Licht held for one turbulent year. Licht, the TV news veteran and “Late Show With Stephen Colbert” showrunner, was ousted last week after spearheading a series of programming moves and talent decisions that kept headlines about CNN circulating more often than anything else produced by the newsroom. Licht’s final error was taking part in a profile The Atlantic published June 2 — 15,000 words detailing a “Meltdown at CNN.” Numerous statements from Licht in the story and his questionable judgment in allowing...
- 6/14/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Mark McGrath is joining CAA as an agent in the TV News department.
McGrath joins CAA from WME, where he served as an agent in the nonfiction TV department for the last decade. After developing an expertise in the news media, McGrath signed Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld, Kat Timpf, Vanessa Yurkevich, Chris Livesay, Lilia Luciano, Rahel Solomon, and Kate Rooney. His clients also included October Films and Exile Content, among others.
Before he became an agent, McGrath spent three years at the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He earned his bachelor’s degree in public policy & law from Trinity College, where he competed on varsity crew and the ski team.
Along with being a big consumer of news as well as film and scripted TV, CAA describes McGrath as “laughably competitive when it comes to NYC’s adult ice hockey, roller hockey, and softball leagues.”...
McGrath joins CAA from WME, where he served as an agent in the nonfiction TV department for the last decade. After developing an expertise in the news media, McGrath signed Dana Perino, Greg Gutfeld, Kat Timpf, Vanessa Yurkevich, Chris Livesay, Lilia Luciano, Rahel Solomon, and Kate Rooney. His clients also included October Films and Exile Content, among others.
Before he became an agent, McGrath spent three years at the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He earned his bachelor’s degree in public policy & law from Trinity College, where he competed on varsity crew and the ski team.
Along with being a big consumer of news as well as film and scripted TV, CAA describes McGrath as “laughably competitive when it comes to NYC’s adult ice hockey, roller hockey, and softball leagues.”...
- 4/19/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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