Chris Wallace Is Facing Some Major Heat For The Failure Of Cnn

Chris Wallace Is Facing Some Major Heat For The Failure Of CNN+

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When Discovery and WarnerMedia merged to create Warner Bros. Discovery earlier this month, the future of the company’s streaming services was put into question. Many outlets such as IGN reported that HBO Max and Discovery+ will eventually merge into one massive app. That had some people wondering about CNN+, the endeavor recently launched by AT&T’s WarnerMedia before the merger was complete. 

On April 21, CNN Chairman and Chief Executive Chris Licht confirmed the demise of the news app during a town hall meeting with CNN employees, according to the Wall Street Journal. He revealed the decision to create CNN+ was premature and made by Jason Kilar, the former CEO of WarnerMedia, who didn’t properly communicate about it with David Zaslav, the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, Variety reports. While many have been pointing fingers for CNN+’s failure at Kilar, he’s not the only person being blamed for its downfall. 

Chris Wallace Is Facing Some Major Heat For The Failure Of CNN+

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By Angela Campbell/April 22, 2022 5:41 pm EST

When Discovery and WarnerMedia merged to create Warner Bros. Discovery earlier this month, the future of the company’s streaming services was put into question. Many outlets such as IGN reported that HBO Max and Discovery+ will eventually merge into one massive app. That had some people wondering about CNN+, the endeavor recently launched by AT&T’s WarnerMedia before the merger was complete. 

On April 21, CNN Chairman and Chief Executive Chris Licht confirmed the demise of the news app during a town hall meeting with CNN employees, according to the Wall Street Journal. He revealed the decision to create CNN+ was premature and made by Jason Kilar, the former CEO of WarnerMedia, who didn’t properly communicate about it with David Zaslav, the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, Variety reports. While many have been pointing fingers for CNN+’s failure at Kilar, he’s not the only person being blamed for its downfall. 

On April 21, CNN Chairman and Chief Executive Chris Licht confirmed the demise of the news app during a town hall meeting with CNN employees, according to the Wall Street Journal. He revealed the decision to create CNN+ was premature and made by Jason Kilar, the former CEO of WarnerMedia, who didn’t properly communicate about it with David Zaslav, the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, Variety reports.

While many have been pointing fingers for CNN+’s failure at Kilar, he’s not the only person being blamed for its downfall. 

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While The Wall Street Journal reported that insiders have revealed Wallace’s show will migrate to CNN, it’s unlikely he is a candidate to replace the slot vacated by former CNN anchor Chris Cuomo.