CNN Grounds Its Long-Running Airport Network

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CNN Airport, a long-running out-of-home media operation that became an integral part of the traveling experience for people flying through Chicago’s O’Hare, Dallas’ Love Field or …

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Washington Times

CNN to shut down airport network as air travel drops in pandemic

CNN announced Tuesday that it will shutter its airport network, a ubiquitous presence for airline travelers for three decades, citing the drop in passenger traffic brought on by the novel coronavirus pandemic.CNN President Jeff Zucker said in a statement that the “CNN Airport Network will ...

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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New York Post

Jeff Zucker shutters CNN Airport Network, cites COVID

Air travelers will no longer get their news from CNN. CNN boss Jeff Zucker on Tuesday said that the cable giant is shuttering its CNN Airport Network, which plays exclusively on TVs in airport loun…

2 years ago·New York, United States

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Los Angeles Times

CNN grounds Airport Network after 30 years, citing pandemic and streaming

COVID-19 and the ubiquity of personal devices that stream live video led to the decision to end the service after 30 years.

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Variety

CNN Grounds Its Long-Running Airport Network

CNN Airport, a long-running out-of-home media operation that became an integral part of the traveling experience for people flying through Chicago’s O’Hare, Dallas’ Love Field or …

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Daily Caller

CNN’s ‘Airport Network’ Ending Operations, In Part Due To ‘Steep Declines In Airport Traffic’ Amid Coronavirus

CNN announced on Tuesday that "CNN Airport Network" will end operations, in part due to a decline in travel amid COVID

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Deadline

CNN Says That It Will End Airport Network As Of March 31

CNN will cease its Airport Network, which provided news feeds to airport monitors across the country. CNN President Jeff Zucker wrote in a memo that the network would cease as of March 31. “The steep decline in airport traffic because of COVID-19, coupled with all the new ways that people are consuming content on their […]

2 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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