The CNN TV app (formerly CNNgo) is the online streaming platform of
CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news organization operating, most notably, a website and a TV channel headquartered in Atlanta. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable ne ...
. The website and corresponding streaming apps require a user to enter their
TV Everywhere
TV Everywhere (also known as authenticated streaming or authenticated video on-demand) refers to a type of American subscription business model wherein access to streaming video content from a television channel requires users to "authenticate" ...
cable television user name and password to access live CNN,
CNN International
Cable News Network International or CNN International (CNNi, simply branded on-air as CNN) is an international television channel and website, owned by CNN Worldwide. CNN International carries news-related programming worldwide; it cooperates ...
and
HLN broadcasts and entire episodes of CNN shows, but watching news clips is completely free.
History
CNN initially announced they were offering CNNgo on September 30, 2014. CNNgo allowed users to watch a live CNN video feed, on demand shows and short clips from CNN.com at http://cnn.com/go. This was very similar to
CNN Pipeline in that it allows viewers to watch
CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news organization operating, most notably, a website and a TV channel headquartered in Atlanta. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable ne ...
live, users must enter cable television credentials before watching live television, but you can watch news clips for free.
However, unlike Pipeline, users are not required to pay extra if they have a cable provider. Another difference is that there is still no paid option, meaning users cannot watch CNN live if they don't have cable TV.
CNN then announced they were bringing CNNgo to the
Apple TV
Apple TV is a digital media player and a microconsole developed and marketed by Apple. It is a small piece of networking hardware that sends received media data such as video and audio to a TV or external display. Its media services include ...
,
amidst a wave of new channels being brought to the
Apple TV
Apple TV is a digital media player and a microconsole developed and marketed by Apple. It is a small piece of networking hardware that sends received media data such as video and audio to a TV or external display. Its media services include ...
. However, some users complained of not being able to sign into the Apple TV channel with as many credentials as with the apps or website. In 2022, CNNgo was merged into the CNN app.
References
External links
CNN Live websiteCNN Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:CNN TV app
CNN
Internet television channels
TvOS software