Warner Bros. Discovery Exploring Ways to Put More CNN on Max
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor After spending months keeping CNN from expanding into streaming, parent company Warner Bros.
Discovery appears to have changed its mind. Warner Bros. Discovery is exploring ways to get more CNN programing on to its Max streaming service, according to a person familiar with the matter, looking at the news outlet’s broader portfolio to see what content might work.
Executives will have to navigate agreements with CNN’s traditional distributors that often require cable and satellite companies get first access to CNN’s live broadcasts.
Yet CNN’s rivals have grappled with similar obstacles and found ways to repurpose the news and opinion shows they run. The Fox Nation streaming outlet runs Fox News Channel’s opinion programs a day later.
Read more on variety.com
