Finally: CNN Pipeline will launch on Monday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
If you’re a regular TVNewser reader, you know the basics: 8am to 8pm, four video streams, one anchored newscast, $25 a year.
“One goal is to get people to use CNN Pipeline on their computers while at work, especially if they don’t have a TV nearby. Pipeline also is meant to have a much different feel than CNN or CNN Headline News,” AJC says.
“The trick: getting users to both understand the new service and then pay for it. In an environment where most online news is free, CNN plans to charge about $25 a year for Pipeline. The content won’t include any ads.” CNN needs “several hundred thousand” subscribers to recoup costs…
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