Earlier this month, WarnerMedia, parent companies of HBO Max, CNN Plus, and Discovery Plus, and Discovery, Warner Bros. He shared with the public that they had completed their merger under the name Discovery. Although this partnership will get Netflix in trouble the most, CNN Plus is also closing.
Netflix is in trouble: WarnerMedia and Discovery have merged!
Netflix’s nightmare has come true. WarnerMedia and Discovery merged to form Warner Bros. It became a new company called Discovery.
CNN Plus is closing on April 30!
CNN Plus, which started broadcasting on March 29, after hundreds of millions of dollars in half just days before the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, is shutting down. The company announced to its employees today that the last day is April 30.
It is said that CNN Plus, which continues to broadcast many live broadcasts, news, original programs and exclusive interviews, has been doomed to this end since its first release. Because the merging companies -Warner Bros. It is stated that Disney’s CEO, David Zaslav, is very uncomfortable with the launch of this platform very shortly before the merger.
It is claimed that Andrew Morse, who is currently sitting in the chair of CNN Plus, has already given his resignation. Morse is due next week at Warner Bros. He will leave Discovery, leaving all his positions behind.
No information was shared about how many subscribers the company’s closed platform reached in 1 month. However, according to the tracking reports published at the beginning of this month, we see that more than 10 thousand people visit it every day.
It should be noted that the subscription fees are a bit expensive compared to the digital platform of a free news channel. Because, if customers wanted to pay monthly, a fee of $5.99 was required, and if they wanted to pay in bulk annually, a fee of $59.99 was required. Of course, the fees paid by those who purchased annual subscriptions in the past month are expected to be refunded after the closure.
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