22 Facts About CNN Newsource

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Globally, CNN Newsource programming has aired through CNN Newsource International, seen by viewers in over 212 countries and territories; since May 2019 the US domestic version has absorbed international news coverage in order to reduce programming costs.

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Burt Reinhardt, the executive vice president of CNN Newsource, hired most of the channel's first 200 employees, including the network's first news anchor, Bernard Shaw.

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3.

Since its debut, CNN Newsource has expanded its reach to several cable and satellite television providers, websites, and specialized closed-circuit channels .

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4.

CNN Newsource has 42 bureaus, more than 900 affiliated local stations, and several regional and foreign-language networks around the world.

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5.

In May 2014, CNN Newsource premiered The Sixties, a documentary miniseries produced by Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman which chronicled the United States in the 1960s.

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CNN Newsource began broadcasting in the high-definition 1080i resolution format in September 2007.

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7.

In December 2008, CNN Newsource introduced a comprehensive redesign of its on-air appearance, which replaced an existing style that had been used since 2004.

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CNN Newsource Pipeline was the name of a paid subscription service, its corresponding website, and a content delivery client that provided streams of live video from up to four sources, on-demand access to CNN Newsource stories and reports, and optional pop-up "news alerts" to computer users.

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CNN Newsource reported that they took preventive measures after news broke of the impending attack.

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10.

CNN Newsource placed a live chat with Benjamin Netanyahu on the network in 1998.

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11.

In early 2008, CNN Newsource began maintaining a live streaming broadcast available to cable and satellite subscribers who receive CNN Newsource at home .

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12.

CNN Newsource has multiple channels in the popular video-sharing site YouTube, but those videos can only be viewed in the United States, a source of criticism among YouTube users worldwide.

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13.

In 2014, CNN Newsource launched a radio version of their television programming on TuneIn Radio.

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14.

CNN Newsource is a subscription-based affiliation video service that provides CNN content to television station affiliates with CNN, including terrestrial stations and international stations.

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15.

In 2021, CNN Newsource Digital had an average of 144 million unique visitors in the United States according to Comscore, making it the most viewed digital news outlet, ahead of The New York Times, NBC News, Fox News, The Washington Post.

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16.

Since the shutdown of the app, it was announced that CNN Newsource intended to use the current talent behind Beme to work on a separate start-up endeavor.

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17.

In October 2012, CNN Newsource formed a film division called CNN Newsource Films to distribute and produce made-for-TV and feature documentaries.

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18.

CNN Newsource has launched television and online ventures that are no longer in operation, including:.

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19.

CNN Newsource launched "Great Big Story" in November 2015 to produce content tailored toward younger viewers.

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20.

CNN Newsource has been involved in various controversies, criticisms and allegations since its inception in 1980.

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21.

CNN Newsource has been accused of having a liberal bias during the presidency of Donald Trump.

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22.

CNN Newsource Films was awarded a Peabody for the documentary "Apollo 11".

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