TV streaming service CNN+ has launched

TV streaming service CNN+ has launched

　　Transcript¹

　　CNN+ is part of a larger trend as cable and broadcast outlets² turn to streaming to retain audiences. What does this mean for the future of cable news?

　　A MARTINEZ, HOST:

　　Another TV streaming service launched yesterday.

　　(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "5 THINGS")

　　KATE BOLDUAN: Good morning, and welcome to CNN+. It is March 29, 2022, a historic day for CNN, as you are watching the first live broadcast on our brand new streaming service.

　　MARTINEZ: In addition to long-time CNN anchors such as the one you just heard there, Kate Bolduan, the new service features other names you might recognize - Kasie Hunt, who used to report for NBC, Chris Wallace from Fox News and our former NPR colleague, Audie Cornish. So what does this mean for the future of cable news? NPR's Eric Deggans is here to tell us all about it. Eric, let's start with how it all works out. Where could one find CNN+?

　　ERIC DEGGANS, BYLINE⁴: Well, it's a streaming service, just like Disney+ or Netflix, and the interface⁵ even looks a lot like Netflix. So if you're on a desktop⁶ computer, for example, you could go to their website, cnn.com, and click through to CNN+. And if you're on something like an iPhone or an iPad, you could download the CNN app, which also allows you to access CNN+. It costs about six bucks⁷ a month or about $60 a year. But if you sign up within the first four weeks, you get the service at 50% off the standard rate for the life of your subscription⁸, even if the base price goes up in the future.

　　MARTINEZ: So what do I get on CNN+ if I already have CNN?

　　DEGGANS: I guess the big-picture answer to that is that you get on-demand programming. Subscribers have access to a wide library of shows, including original programs that are exclusively for CNN+, which will air live and then are available later on demand. Now, we heard a clip earlier in this segment from a show hosted by Kate Bolduan called "5 Things" that tells you five things you need to know from the news each morning. Our former colleague, Audie Cornish, has a show called "20 Questions" that will debut⁹ in May. And there's also a daily version of their media analysis show, "Reliable Sources," that's also hosted by anchor Brian Stelter. Now, on Tuesday, he talked a little bit about how media is changing, and it sounded like maybe he was unintentionally also making the case for CNN+.

　　(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "RELIABLE SOURCES")

　　BRIAN STELTER: Right now, we're in the media - middle of a media revolution. The ways that people get news and entertainment are constantly changing - in print, in streaming, on TV and on our phones. What we choose to consume and how we choose to consume it has big consequences, and that's what this show is about.

　　MARTINEZ: Any sense, Eric, of which CNN+ shows might be the most successful?

　　DEGGANS: Well, I think there's still a feel that CNN+ right now is this big framework they've built out that still needs to be filled with more original programming. Former Fox News anchor Chris Wallace has a high-profile interview show at 6 p.m. I was struck by a show called "The Interview Club," where subscribers can submit questions in advance that will be read by the hosts to guests. But right now, the biggest appeal of CNN+ might be its library, which has documentary films like "RBG" and "Blackfish" and CNN docuseries featuring W. Kamau Bell and the late, great Anthony Bourdain. These library shows can draw viewers while the original shows find their footing.

　　MARTINEZ: Eric, what does this all tell you about how cable news will work in the future?

　　DEGGANS: Well, it seems that every cable and broadcast TV news outlet³ seems to realize that they need an aggressive and extensive streaming strategy. Fox News has a subscription service called Fox Nation. NBC, ABC and CBS each have free digital news networks. NBC is - MSNBC is developing shows in the digital space for its anchors, including on the streaming service Peacock. The big question we won't know for a while is whether these platforms will generate the subscribers, viewership and revenue to support all the personnel and infrastructure¹⁰ they need to create these shows in the first place.

　　MARTINEZ: NPR's Eric Deggans. Thanks a lot, Eric.

　　DEGGANS: Thank you.

　　(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 outlet   

n.出口/路；销路；批发商店；通风口；发泄

参考例句：

• The outlet of a water pipe was blocked.水管的出水口堵住了。
• Running is a good outlet for his energy.跑步是他发泄过剩精力的好方法。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 interface   

n.接合部位，分界面；v.(使)互相联系

参考例句：

• My computer has a network interface,which allows me to get to other computers.我的计算机有网络接口可以与其它计算机连在一起。
• This program has perspicuous interface and extensive application. 该程序界面明了，适用范围广。

6 desktop   

n.桌面管理系统程序；台式

参考例句：

• My computer is a desktop computer of excellent quality.我的计算机是品质卓越的台式计算机。
• Do you know which one is better,a laptop or a desktop?你知道哪一种更好，笔记本还是台式机？

7 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 subscription   

n.预订，预订费，亲笔签名，调配法，下标（处方）

参考例句：

• We paid a subscription of 5 pounds yearly.我们按年度缴纳5英镑的订阅费。
• Subscription selling bloomed splendidly.订阅销售量激增。

9 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

10 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。