CNN Plus is reportedly struggling to lure in daily viewers two weeks after the news streaming service of the popular cable channel debuted.
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CNN Plus and Daily Views
It appears that the start of the all-new CNN Plus streaming platform is a lonely road. It comes as a recent report claims that its daily user count fails to keep up with the cable network.
As per a news story by CNBC, the streaming service of CNN is fresh from its debut last March 29.
It is interesting to point out that CNN Plus recently launched on Roku. Meanwhile, the streaming service has yet to reach other massive platforms like Android TV.
The news streaming service costs $5.99 monthly, but if subscribers go the annual route, it sells for $59.99 yearly.
CNBC said in the same report that its unnamed sources, who are close to the matter, exposed that the daily views of CNN Plus are only roughly lower than 10,000.
The media outlet went on to put the streaming figures of CNN Plus into perspective. It noted that the decades-old cable channel draws in around 773,000 views on a daily basis, at least in 2021.
That said, if the all-new CNN Plus is to be compared to the long-running cable network, it sure does drastically lag behind in terms of daily viewers.
However, according to a recent report by The Verge, the CNN Plus streaming service is a new player in town, whereas the TV new channel has been a household name for decades already.
Plus, the latter does not require viewers for any additional subscription fee - it is free on cable TV.
Despite that, it is worth noting that on the first day of the now-giant streaming service, Disney+, it also garnered 10 million subscribers.
CNN's Response
The spokesperson of CNN issued a statement to CNBC, saying that they are still "happy with the launch and its progress after only two weeks."
CNN Plus: What Is It?
CNN Plus provides its subscribers with content from news veterans such as Audie Cornish and Anderson Cooper.
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Not to mention that the ex-anchor of Fox News, Chis Wallace, himself, specifically transferred to the new streaming service to host a weekday show.
That's not all, the streaming platform also headlines a former NBC News personality, Kasie Hunt.
On top of that, it is to note that it is not the first rodeo of the parent company of CNN Plus, WarnerMedia, in the world of streaming services. Just recently, it merged with Discovery, which, in turn, would make two streaming services, namely Discovery Plus and HBO Max, into a single one.
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