Posted on 01/12/2021 4:06:20 PM PST by aimhigh
CNN is shuttering the CNN Airport Network effective March 31. That means an end to those televisions blaring news across approximately 50 U.S. airports. The cable network explains that this is because of a decline in air travel, and more people “consuming content on their personal devices” rather than watching their broadcasts.
Producing separate content isn’t the primary expense. It’s true that CNN Airport Network, which broadcasts 24 hours a day 7 days a week, is different than the primary channel. It doesn’t show sexually explicit or violent content or air disasters. However the main cost is payments to airports (at least $150,000 a year to a single large airport) in addition to the cost of the video screens and connectivity to show the broadcasts. They then sold advertising on the network to generate revenue.
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Best news of the day!
Mark Levin will be happy.
they must be goin broke. cant afford to continually pay for people to watch them...
Airports just got a little less sick!!
I’d like to think it’s good news but somehow I don’t. God only knows what will replace it.
AWESOME !!! I can sit down again !!!
They just lost $150,000 a year in revenue.
About three paid positions.
Won’t this tank their ratings? I know there have been jokes here, that CNN ratings are pumped up quite a bit, by the captive audiences in airports.
Excellent news! But just it’s just a start; this propaganda network needs to fade into oblivion rapidly.
NPR?
If you have been in an airport lately you will see that most people do not pay any attention to their crap station.
The Idiots are no longer Useful.
Good news for the country
They paid $150,000 per year, per airport to air anti-Trump commercials((”news”). Somebody should do the same for Biden.
Great, maybe the airports can play Looney Tunes; which are more factual and informative.
From September...
FWIW, I don’t think Deep State or the enemedia give a rat’s a$$ about ratings.
How about Europe?
They’ve spent the last couple of decades destroying us
overseas.
Just made air travel slightly better. It still stinks tho.
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