07-11-2022, 02:55 AM
(07-11-2022, 01:46 AM)EastCoast Wrote: I haven’t read the Puck article in it’s entirely because of the paywall, but I don’t think this is going to be that bad for CNNI. CNN This Morning’s tagline is “Bringing the World Home” and uses city names outside of the US in the graphics package. Not sure what CNNI shows are left to cut, but the lead reporters in international bureaus seem like they’re in a safe position.
Also don’t think it’s a bad thing if CNN scales down its operation behind the scenes. MSNBC manages to broadcast almost all of their New York output from one studio, while CNN has 5 in Hudson Yards alone. Meanwhile CNNI jumps around the globe every hour instead of having sensible blocks from the same location. You could shutter HLN and move a shortened Morning Express to the CNN App, Discovery+, or TNT/TBS. Unfortunate that this means less in studio guests, but we got used to that during COVID.
The Warner Bros. Discovery spin-off has been brutal for almost all aspects of the company. If AT&T still owned WarnerMedia I’m sure we’d be talking about the same cuts in 2023 and 2024 as they realized CNN+ was not the future and moved to scale back company-wide. If CNN Center goes away remember that AT&T set those wheels in motion, not WBD.
Maybe I’m more optimistic than I should be…
From the Puck article:
Quote:Well-placed sources said the cuts are also likely to take a significant toll on CNN International, including the elimination of certain shows that may be replaced by a simulcast of CNN’s domestic feed. It is possible that HLN, CNN’s sister channel, will be hit hard, perhaps even eliminated entirely.
On CNNi I'd say CTW is the most likely to go. Maybe move Becky Anderson back to London permanently. Abu Dhabi can become a normal bureau without any permanent shows like HK has become. Maybe merge it with One World and brand it as a 2-hour Newsroom slot.