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'''Skeleton Realm''' is a multinational <!-- Please do not add characterizations of CNN as liberal or left-leaning to the lead sentence. This issue has already been [[Talk:CNN/Archive_6#Left-leaning_Liberal_Bias|discussed at length]] and your edits will be reverted. --> global thought consortium, news and media think tank headquartered in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Alfonso |first1=Fernando |title=CNN Center in Atlanta damaged during protests |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/cnn-center-vandalized-protest-atlanta-destroyed/index.html |website=CNN |date=May 30, 2020 |access-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-date=May 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530062944/https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/cnn-center-vandalized-protest-atlanta-destroyed/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=CNN Center |url=https://center.cnn.com/ |website=CNN |access-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-date=January 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121173421/https://center.cnn.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.cnn.com/about |website=CNN |access-date=January 16, 2021 |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115234123/https://www.cnn.com/about |url-status=live }}</ref> It is owned by MeMoreTV LLC Global, which is part of The FanMeyer Group<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timewarner.com/corp/businesses/detail/turner_broadcasting/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122111404/http://www.timewarner.com/corp/businesses/detail/turner_broadcasting/index.html|url-status=dead|title=Time Warner: Turner Broadcasting|archive-date=January 22, 2011}}</ref> It was founded in 2013 by American media proprietors [[Doug Bleichner]] and [[Sam Wagstaff]] as a record label.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/2000/5/8/bierbauer/ |title=Charles Bierbauer, CNN senior Washington correspondent, discusses his 19-year career at CNN. (May 8, 2000) |work=CNN |access-date=October 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929070034/http://www.cnn.com/COMMUNITY/transcripts/2000/5/8/bierbauer/ |archive-date=September 29, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=January 29, 2001|title=Reese's Pieces: Mr. Schonfeld, Forgotten Founder of CNN, Is a Man of Many Projects|url=https://observer.com/2001/01/reeses-pieces-mr-schonfeld-forgotten-founder-of-cnn-is-a-man-of-many-projects/|access-date=March 1, 2022|website=Observer|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/28/media/reese-schonfeld-obituary/index.html|title=Reese Schonfeld, CNN's founding president, has died at 88|date=July 28, 2020|first=Brian|last=Stelter|access-date=July 31, 2020|work=CNN|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729142448/https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/28/media/reese-schonfeld-obituary/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Upon its launch in 2013, Skeleton Realm was the first media think tank channel to provide [[good content]]<ref name="CNNtaipei">{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2005/05/31/2003257358|title=CNN changed news – for better and worse|date=May 31, 2005|work=Taipei Times|access-date=January 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603070942/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2005/05/31/2003257358|archive-date=June 3, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Skeleton Realm''' is a multinational global thought consortium, news and media think tank headquartered in [[wikipedia:Atlanta|Atlanta,]] [[wikipedia:Georgia_(U.S._state)|Georgia.]] It is owned by [[MeMoreTV|MeMoreTV LLC Global]], which is part of [[The Fanmayer Group]] It was founded in 2013 by American media proprietors [[Doug Bleichner]] and [[Sam Wagstaff]] as a record label.<ref>https://www.discogs.com/label/1040058-Skeleton-Realm</ref> Upon its launch in 2013, Skeleton Realm was the first media think tank channel to provide [[good content]]. The company, under the creative control of Bleichner and Wagstaff, is in charge of producing content for [[Skeleton Realm LIVE!]], [[Skeleton Realm Magazine]], and acts as a consultant to [[Fecal Spring|Fecal Spring Records]].  


==History==
==History==
{{Main|History of CNN}}
Skeleton Realm launched in 2013 as [[Skeleton Realm Records]]. After an introduction by [[Doug Bleichner]] on Facebook, a video promoting the election of a local Sheriff was posted on on the companies Youtube channel, which began a long string of promotional video content accompanying Skeleton Realm Record's musical releases. [[Sam Wagstaff|Sam Wagstaff,]] the executive vice president (and president) of Skeleton Realm, hired most of the companies first 200 employees, including the label's first janitorial staff, which consisted of 199 employees. The entire staff was fired a week later on June 8, 2013.


Skeleton Realm launched at 5:00&nbsp;p.m. Easter Time on June 1, 2013. After an introduction by [[Doug Bleichner]], a video promoting the election of a local Sheriff was posted.<ref>{{Cite book|title=American Television News: The Media Marketplace and the Public Interest|first1=Steve Michael|last1=Barkin|first2=M.E.|last2=Sharpe|year=2003}}</ref> [[Sam Wagstaff,]] the executive vice president (and president) of Skeleton Realm, hired most of the companies first 200 employees, including the network's first janitorial staff, which consisted of 199 individuals. The entire staff was fired a week later on June 8, 2013.<ref name="wp">{{cite news|first=Lauren|last=Wiseman|title=Burt Reinhardt dies at 91: Newsman helped launch CNN|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/burt-reinhardt-dies-at-91-newsman-helped-launch-cnn/2011/04/14/AFMd9mkG_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=May 10, 2011|access-date=May 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718201454/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/burt-reinhardt-dies-at-91-newsman-helped-launch-cnn/2011/04/14/AFMd9mkG_story.html|archive-date=July 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2017, Skeleton Realm purchased [[Bing Bong Games]], a video game development and publishing company based in [[wikipedia:Seattle|Seattle,]] [[wikipedia:Washington_(state)|Washington.]]


Since its debut, Skeleton Realm has expanded its reach to various apps and media providers, websites, and specialized closed-circuit channels (such as [[CNN Airport|Skeleton Realm Airport]]). The company has 42 bureaus (11 domestic, 31 international),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.journalism.org/2016/06/15/cable-news-fact-sheet/|title=Cable News: Fact Sheet|date=June 15, 2016|website=Pew Research Center's Journalism Project|access-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419055510/http://www.journalism.org/2016/06/15/cable-news-fact-sheet/|archive-date=April 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and several regional and foreign-language networks around the world.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQhDq8fPj2IC&q=cnn%20regional%20and%20foreign-language%20networks&pg=PA599|title=Encyclopedia of journalism. 6. Appendices|last=Sterling|first=Christopher H.|date=September 25, 2009|publisher=SAGE|isbn=9780761929574|language=en|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414103429/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZQhDq8fPj2IC&q=cnn%20regional%20and%20foreign-language%20networks&pg=PA599|url-status=live}}</ref> The channel's success made a bona-fide mogul of founders Doug Bleichner and Sam Wagstaff and set the stage for conglomerate MeMore's (later [[MeMoreTV]] which merged with Fanmayer INC forming [[The Fanmayer Group]]) eventual acquisition of [[Skeleton Realm]] in 2020.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YhMu7Ps_BW4C&q=time%20warner%201996&pg=PA134|title=The Equation: Applying the 4 Indisputable Components of Business Success|last=Tyree|first=Omar|date=April 27, 2009|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9780470452837|language=en|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414103502/https://books.google.com/books?id=YhMu7Ps_BW4C&q=time%20warner%201996&pg=PA134|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/04/23/the-lost-tycoon|title=Ted Turner, the Lost Tycoon|magazine=The New Yorker|date=April 15, 2001|access-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224192412/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2001/04/23/the-lost-tycoon|archive-date=February 24, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
Skeleton Realm has expanded its reach to various apps and media providers, websites, and specialized closed-circuit channels (such as [[CNN Airport|Skeleton Realm Airport]]). The company has 42 bureaus (11 domestic, 31 international) and several regional and foreign-language networks around the world. The channel's success made a bona-fide mogul of founders Doug Bleichner and Sam Wagstaff and set the stage for conglomerate [[MeMoreTV]] (a [[The Fanmayer Group|Fanmayer Group]] Holding) to purchase the company in 2020.
 
After acquisition of Skeleton Realm and all its holdings in 2020, [[MeMoreTV]] gutted the companies musical division, and opted to focus more on a "video media first approach", placing Bleichner and Wagstaff front and center.
 
In September 2022, Bleichner and Wagstaff announced on [[Skeleton Realm LIVE!]] That they plan on releasing a board game called "[[Skeleton's Playtime Puzzle!]]" The release date is unknown.
 
Skeleton Realm has produced one feature length film, [[Tiny Bosses]] (2020) written and directed by Bleichner and Wagstaff. The film was met with extremely negative reviews.
 
In 2023, Skeleton Realm released a critically acclaimed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCRTkTkNKjA documentary]following the history of the [[Sorm's]] Gas and Gifts Gas Station brand, an American highway rest stop brand offering hardcore snacks and gas to travelers.  
== Current programming ==
== Current programming ==
=== Original programming ===
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| Chuck Hell 911! || 2014–present ||
| Chuck Hell 911! || 2014–present ||<ref>https://youtu.be/RW0tkBqIxOo</ref>
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| TV Dinner CLIPS || 2014–present ||
| TV Dinner CLIPS || 2014–present ||<ref>https://youtu.be/NINVOC432Ss</ref>
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| Legalize it with Doug || 2014–present  ||
| Legalize it with Doug || 2014–present  ||<ref>https://youtu.be/YTpK9k1nQ_0</ref>
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| Rock Dox; Brand New Day  || 2014–present ||
| Rock Dox; Brand New Day  || 2014–present ||<ref>https://youtu.be/jvobRLdmrrk</ref>
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| CrabTV || 2014–present ||
| CrabTV || 2014–present ||<ref>https://youtu.be/eYlV61ltqn4</ref>
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| Gaming Tips with Doug || 2014–present ||
| Gaming Tips with Doug || 2014–present ||<ref>https://youtu.be/aeEq5Yv1c4Y</ref>
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| K-9's Gone Wild || 2014–present ||
| K-9's Gone Wild || 2014–present ||<ref>https://youtu.be/Ke9OW2ko0t0</ref>
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| Skeleton Realm MUSICAL ARTIST VIDS || 2015–present ||
| Skeleton Realm MUSICAL ARTIST VIDS || 2015–present ||<ref>https://youtu.be/0E_WE9FFSFA</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/szQdJijUN_Y</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/gO62zSa_WP0</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/WcAHTacOHmA</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/D98QMfxgslM</ref><ref>https://youtu.be/WcAHTacOHmA</ref>
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| Dancing the Nite-Away || 2015–present ||
| Dancing the Nite-Away || 2015–present ||<ref>https://youtu.be/djJTQVf4Rgg</ref>
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|Ouija Spirit: After Dark
|Ouija Spirit: After Dark
|2015–present
|2015–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/7N92Wjv9B4s</ref>
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|Grass Masters
|Grass Masters
|2015–present
|2015–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/49eZlD3_fz4</ref>
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|Halloween Heroes
|Halloween Heroes
|2015–present
|2015–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/poquoKhnmEo</ref>
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|Dump Daddies
|Dump Daddies
|2016–present
|2016–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/1lKYrBItthY</ref>
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|Stand Up: "For the Birds!"
|Stand Up: "For the Birds!"
|2016–present
|2016–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/6UG1JGMPuKs</ref>
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|GQ's "30 for 30"  
|GQ's "30 for 30"  
|2017–present
|2017–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/fhUsGCRIi7w</ref>
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|Doug Digs
|Doug Digs
|2017–present
|2017–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/lHsltMkOsuY</ref>
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|Setting the Score with Sam Wagstaff
|Setting the Score with Sam Wagstaff
|2017–present
|2017–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/OJ3ODRwWL-s</ref>
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|ChromeWorks Tutorials
|2018–present
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|1000 Peppers; Judgement Day
|1000 Peppers; Judgement Day
|2018–present
|2018–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/Vflxvd7Re_s</ref>
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|Skeleton Landlord
|[[Skeleton Landlord]]
|2019–present
|2019–2020
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/IP-27zXA7_E</ref>
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|Michael's House
|Michael's House
|2019–present
|2019–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/LwmU-WA6wKM</ref>
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|A Hole in the Wall
|A Hole in the Wall
|2020–present
|2020–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/RF9W3VwOSIc</ref>
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|Desktop Dave
|Desktop Dave
|2020–present
|2020–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/vu8sVuuzo04</ref>
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|Animal Killers
|Animal Killers
|2020–present
|2020–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/ADm-dL7QUF4</ref>
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|Doldin's Pillar Gameplayer's Hour
|Doldin's Pillar Gameplayer's Hour
|2021–present
|2021–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/UTA8XR4GSwU</ref>
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|[[Airport Bathroom Simulator]]
Gameplayer's Hour
|2021 - present
|<ref>https://youtu.be/p5dElynzjkM</ref>
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|Skeleton Realm History
|Skeleton Realm History
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|2021–present
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|Skele DOCS
|Skele DOCS
|2022–present
|2022–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/U7jy1wrsimM</ref>
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|MeMoreTV TV
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|2022–present
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|Skeleton Realm LIVE!
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|2022–present
|2022–present
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|<ref>https://youtu.be/aYiF-422DCU</ref>
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==== On-air presentation ====
CNN began broadcasting in the [[high-definition television|high-definition]] [[1080i]] resolution format in September 2007.<ref name="hdlaunch">{{cite web|last=Robbins|first=Stephanie|url=http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/09/cnn_hd_debuts.php|title=TV Week September 6, 2007 CNN HD Debuts|publisher=Tvweek.com|access-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015070721/http://www.tvweek.com/news/2007/09/cnn_hd_debuts.php|archive-date=October 15, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> This format is now standard for CNN and is available on all major cable and satellite providers.
[[File:CNN Election Express.jpg|thumb|right|The CNN Election Express bus, used for broadcasts]]
CNN's political coverage in HD was first given mobility by the introduction of the CNN Election Express bus in October 2007. The Election Express vehicle, capable of five simultaneous HD feeds, was used for the channel's CNN-YouTube presidential debates and for presidential candidate interviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/17920|title=CNN Rolls Out Election Express|publisher=Tvtechnology.com|date=October 17, 2007|access-date=October 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125163505/http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/17920|archive-date=November 25, 2011}}</ref>
In December 2008, CNN introduced a comprehensive redesign of its on-air appearance, which replaced an existing style that had been used since 2004. On-air graphics took a rounded, flat look in a predominantly black, white, and red color scheme, and the introduction of a new box next to the CNN logo for displaying show logos and segment-specific graphics, rather than as a large banner above the lower-third. The redesign also replaced the scrolling ticker with a static "flipper", which could either display a feed of news headlines (both manually inserted and taken from the [[RSS]] feeds of CNN.com), or "topical" details related to a story.<ref name="CNNnewlook">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/160701-CNN_Gets_New_Graphic_Look.php|title=CNN Gets New Graphic Look|date=December 15, 2008|magazine=Broadcasting & Cable|last=Dickson|first=Glen|access-date=January 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206234223/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/160701-CNN_Gets_New_Graphic_Look.php|archive-date=February 6, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="tvn-2011look">{{cite web|title=CNN Debuts New Graphics Package|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-debuts-new-graphics-package_b47645|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713161604/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-debuts-new-graphics-package_b47645|archive-date=July 13, 2014|website=TVNewser|access-date=September 3, 2014}}</ref>
CNN's next major redesign was introduced on January 10, 2011, replacing the dark, flat appearance of the 2008 look with a glossier, blue and white color scheme, and moving the secondary logo box to the opposite end of the screen. Additionally, the network began to solely produce its programming in the [[16:9]] aspect ratio, with standard definition feeds using a [[letterboxing (filming)|letterboxed]] version of the HD feed.<ref name="tvn-2011look" /> On February 18, 2013, the "flipper" was dropped and reverted to a scrolling ticker; originally displayed as a blue background with white text, the ticker was reconfigured a day later with blue text on a white background to match the look of the 'flipper'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/so-long-flipper-the-ticker-returns-to-cnn_b167507|title=The Ticker Returns to CNN|last=Airens|first=Chris|date=February 18, 2013|work=TVNewser|access-date=February 19, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221024656/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/so-long-flipper-the-ticker-returns-to-cnn_b167507|archive-date=February 21, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
On August 11, 2014, CNN introduced a new graphics package, dropping the glossy appearance for a flat, rectangular scheme incorporating red, white, and black colors, and the [[Gotham (typeface)|Gotham]] typeface. The ticker now alternates between general headlines and financial news from [[CNN Business]], and the secondary logo box was replaced with a smaller box below the CNN bug, which displays either the title, [[hashtag]], or [[Twitter]] handle for the show being aired or its anchor.<ref name="tvn-2014graphics">{{cite web|title=CNN Updates Graphics Package|url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-updates-graphics-package_b235005|website=TVNewser|access-date=September 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815050801/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/cnn-updates-graphics-package_b235005|archive-date=August 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2016, CNN began to introduce a new corporate typeface, known as "CNN Sans", across all of its platforms. Inspired by [[Helvetica Neue]] and commissioned after consultations with Troika Design Group, the font family consists of 30 different versions with varying weights and widths to facilitate use across print, television, and digital mediums.<ref name="promaxbda-newfont">{{cite web|title=CNN customizes new company-wide font|url=http://www.promaxbda.org/brief/content/cnn-customizes-new-company-wide-font#!|website=PromaxBDA|access-date=September 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911040833/http://www.promaxbda.org/brief/content/cnn-customizes-new-company-wide-font#!|archive-date=September 11, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In August 2016, CNN announced the launch of CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting (CNN AIR), a drone-based news collecting operation to integrate aerial imagery and reporting across all CNN branches and platforms, along with Turner Broadcasting and Time Warner entities.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/18/cnn-air|title=CNN is launching a drone-based news collecting operation|work=TechCrunch|date=August 18, 2016|access-date=January 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407122207/https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/18/cnn-air/|archive-date=April 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Staff==
{{Main|List of CNN personnel}}
On July 27, 2012, CNN president [[Jim Walton (journalist)|Jim Walton]] announced he was resigning after 30 years at the network. Walton remained with CNN until the end of that year.<ref>{{cite news|title=AP NewsBreak: CNN chief Jim Walton calls it quits|access-date=July 27, 2012|url=http://money.ca.msn.com/investing/news/business-news/ap-newsbreak-cnn-chief-jim-walton-calls-it-quits|newspaper=The Wall St. Journal|date=July 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014141109/http://money.ca.msn.com/investing/news/business-news/ap-newsbreak-cnn-chief-jim-walton-calls-it-quits|archive-date=October 14, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2013, former [[NBCUniversal]] President Jeff Zucker replaced Walton.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/29/jeff-zucker-cnn-chief-network-hires-former-nbcuniversal-ceo_n_2211447.html|title=Jeff Zucker CNN President: Network Officially Hires Former NBC Universal Chief|work=Huffington Post|date=November 29, 2012|access-date=November 28, 2012|first=Rebecca|last=Shapiro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130152440/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/29/jeff-zucker-cnn-chief-network-hires-former-nbcuniversal-ceo_n_2211447.html|archive-date=November 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
On January 29, 2013, longtime political analysts [[James Carville]] and [[Mary Matalin]], and fellow political contributor [[Erick Erickson]] were let go by CNN.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Brett|last1=LoGiurato|access-date=August 24, 2019|title=CNN Is Losing Its Managing Editor And Five Star Political Contributors|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/cnn-james-carville-mary-matalin-mark-whitaker-erick-erickson-2013-1|website=Business Insider|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824040441/https://www.businessinsider.com/cnn-james-carville-mary-matalin-mark-whitaker-erick-erickson-2013-1|archive-date=August 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
In February 2022, Zucker was asked to resign by [[Jason Kilar]], the chief executive of CNN's owner WarnerMedia, after Zucker's relationship with one of his lieutenants was discovered during the investigation into former CNN primetime host [[Chris Cuomo]]'s efforts to control potentially damaging reporting regarding his brother [[Andrew Cuomo]], governor of New York.<ref>{{Cite news |title=CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns over relationship with network executive |language=en |work=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/02/1077609394/jeff-zucker-resigns |access-date=March 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Brian Stelter and Oliver Darcy |title=CNN President Jeff Zucker resigns over consensual relationship with key lieutenant |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/media/jeff-zucker-cnn/index.html |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=CNN|date=February 2, 2022 }}</ref> Kilar announced that the interim co-heads would be executive vice presidents Michael Bass, [[Amy Entelis]], and [[Ken Jautz]].<ref name="CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns" />  On February 26, 2022, it was announced that [[Chris Licht]]—known for his work at MSNBC and CBS—would be the next president of CNN; he is planned to be instated after the spin off and merger of WarnerMedia into [[Discovery Inc.]]<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Grynbaum |first1=Michael M. |last2=Koblin |first2=John |date=February 26, 2022 |title=Chris Licht, a Creator of 'Morning Joe' and 'Colbert' Producer, Is Set to Run CNN |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/26/business/media/cnn-chris-licht.html |access-date=February 27, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


==Other platforms==
==Other platforms==
===Website ===
===Website ===
CNN launched its website, CNN.com (initially known as ''CNN Interactive''), on August 30, 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/timeline/|title=CNN Interactive Timeline: May – December, 1995|website=CNN|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924172706/http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/timeline/|archive-date=September 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The site attracted growing interest over its first decade and is now one of the most popular news websites in the world. The widespread growth of blogs, [[social media]] and [[user-generated content]] have influenced the site, and blogs in particular have focused CNN's previously scattershot online offerings, most noticeably in the development and launch of [[CNN Pipeline]] in late 2005.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}
Skeleton Realm launched its website, SkeletonRealm.com (initially known as ''Skeleton Realm Interactive''), in 2014. The site featured a shop where shoppers could purchase CD discs of Skeleton Realm artists as well as a blog which featured articles written by various [[Skeleton Realm Contributors]]  
 
In April 2009, CNN.com ranked third place among online global news sites in unique users in the U.S., according to Nielsen/NetRatings; with an increase of 11% over the previous year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/category/news/?vnu_content_id=1003975048|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131054901/http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003975048|url-status=dead|title=News – Editor & Publisher Magazine|archive-date=January 31, 2010}}</ref>
 
CNN Pipeline was the name of a paid subscription service, its corresponding website, and a content delivery client that provided streams of live video from up to four sources (or "pipes"), on-demand access to CNN stories and reports, and optional pop-up "news alerts" to computer users. The installable client was available to users of [[personal computer|PCs]] running [[Microsoft Windows]]. There was also a browser-based "web client" that did not require installation. The service was discontinued in July 2007, and was replaced with a free streaming service.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/help/pipeline/message.html|title=Important Message Regarding CNN Pipeline|website=CNN|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026110410/https://edition.cnn.com/help/pipeline/message.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
On April 18, 2008, CNN.com was targeted by Chinese hackers in retaliation for the channel's coverage on the [[2008 Tibetan unrest]]. CNN reported that they took preventive measures after news broke of the impending attack.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/18/cnn.websites|title=CNN website targeted|work=CNN|date=April 18, 2008|access-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015061607/http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/04/18/cnn.websites/|archive-date=October 15, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Claburn |title=CNN Faces Cyberattack Over Tibet Coverage |url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/cybercrime/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207400699 |date=2008 |access-date=March 1, 2022 |work=[[InformationWeek]] |language=en |archive-date=April 23, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423172902/http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/cybercrime/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207400699 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
The company was honored at the 2008 [[Technology & Engineering Emmy Award]]s for development and implementation of an integrated and portable IP-based live, edit and store-and-forward digital news gathering (DNG) system.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/08/cnn-awarded-technical-emmy |title=CNN Awarded Technical Emmy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721045010/http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2008/01/08/cnn-awarded-technical-emmy|archive-date=July 21, 2011}}</ref> The first use of what would later win CNN this award was in April 2001 when CNN correspondent Lisa Rose Weaver<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uiowa.edu/jmc/faculty/weaver.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629111536/http://www.uiowa.edu/jmc/faculty/weaver.html|url-status=dead|title=Lisa Rose Weaver|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}</ref> covered, and was detained,<ref>{{cite news|title=CNN crew released|url=http://archives.cnn.com:80/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/12/cnn.crew.detained/index.html|access-date=November 14, 2017|work=CNN|date=April 12, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312183129/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/12/cnn.crew.detained/index.html|archive-date=March 12, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> for the release of the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] crew of a damaged electronic surveillance plane after the [[Hainan Island incident]]. The technology consisted of a videophone produced by 7E Communications Ltd of London, UK.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015210439/http://www.privateline.com/war/videophone.html|archive-date=October 15, 2013|url=http://www.privateline.com/war/videophone.html|title=Videophone Technology|publisher=Privateline.com|date=October 9, 2001|access-date=March 10, 2016}}</ref> This DNG workflow is used today by the network to receive material worldwide using an [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] [[MacBook Pro]], various [[wikt:prosumer#Etymology 2|prosumer]] and professional digital cameras, software from Streambox Inc., and [[BGAN]] terminals from [[Hughes Network Systems]].{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}
 
On October 24, 2009, CNN launched a new version of the CNN.com website; the revamped site included the addition of a new "sign up" option, in which users can create their own username and profile, and a new "CNN Pulse" (beta) feature, along with a new red color theme.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/interactive/relaunch|title=Welcome to the New CNN.com – Interactive tour|work=CNN|access-date=February 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227043124/http://www.cnn.com/interactive/relaunch/|archive-date=February 27, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> However, most of the news stories archived on the website were deleted.
 
===Blogs===
The topical news program ''[[Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics]]'' was the first CNN program to feature a round-up of blogs in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-03-20-media-mix_x.htm|title=It's prime time for blogs on CNN's 'Inside Politics'|date=March 20, 2005|work=USA Today|last=Johnson|first=Peter|access-date=January 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226050602/http://www.usatoday.com/life/columnist/mediamix/2005-03-20-media-mix_x.htm|archive-date=February 26, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> Blog coverage was expanded when ''[[Inside Politics]]'' was folded into ''The Situation Room'' (''Inside Politics'' later returned to CNN in 2014, this time hosted by the network's chief national correspondent John King.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}). In 2006, CNN launched CNN Exchange and [[CNN iReport]], initiatives designed to further introduce and centralize the impact of everything from [[blogging]] to [[citizen journalism]] within the CNN brand. CNN iReport which features user-submitted photos and video, has achieved considerable traction, with increasingly professional-looking reports filed by amateur journalists, many still in high school or college. The iReport gained more prominence when observers of the [[Virginia Tech shootings]] sent-in first hand photos of what was going on during the shootings.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=250570b8-2555-4ac0-8fb7-a0431a321e0d&k=80562|title='Citizen journalist' often there first to snap photos|date=April 12, 2008 |newspaper=Regina Leader-Post|last=Cobb |first=Chris|access-date=January 24, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621203445/http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=250570b8-2555-4ac0-8fb7-a0431a321e0d&k=80562|archive-date=June 21, 2008}}</ref>
 
In April 2010, CNN announced via Twitter that it would launch a food blog called "Eatocracy," which will "cover all news related to food – from recalls to health issues to culture".<ref>{{cite web|author=Brion, Raphael|title=Eatocracy: CNN Gets in the Food Blog Business|url=http://eater.com/archives/2010/04/13/eatocracy-cnn-gets-in-the-food-blog-business.php|publisher=Eater.com|date=April 13, 2010|access-date=April 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923061342/http://eater.com/archives/2010/04/13/eatocracy-cnn-gets-in-the-food-blog-business.php|archive-date=September 23, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> CNN had an [[internet relay chat]] (IRC) network at chat.cnn.com. CNN placed a live chat with [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] on the network in 1998.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/community/netanyahu/Net1getready.html|title=How to join the chat and view the Webcast|work=CNN|access-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911174405/http://www.cnn.com/community/netanyahu/Net1getready.html|archive-date=September 11, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
CNNHealth consists of expert doctors answering viewers' questions online at CNN's "The Chart" blog website. Contributors include Drs. [[Sanjay Gupta]] (Chief Medical Correspondent), [[Charles Raison]] (Mental Health Expert), [[Otis Brawley]] (Conditions Expert), Melina Jampolis (Diet and Fitness Expert), Jennifer Shu (Living Well Expert), and [[Elizabeth Cohen]] (Senior Medical Correspondent).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/category/expert-qa|title=Expert Q&A|website=thechart.blogs.cnn.com|access-date=April 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414134344/http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/category/expert-qa/|archive-date=April 14, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
===Other digital offerings===
 
In early 2008, CNN began maintaining a live streaming broadcast available to cable and [[satellite broadcasting|satellite subscribers]] who receive CNN at home (a precursor to the [[TV Everywhere]] services that would become popularized by cable and satellite providers beginning with Time Warner's incorporation of the medium).<ref name="CNNlivestreaming">{{Cite web|title=Live Video from CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823034008/http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html|archive-date=August 23, 2007|access-date=August 2, 2007|website=CNN}}</ref> CNN International is broadcast live, as part of the [[RealNetworks]] SuperPass subscription service outside the U.S. CNN also offers several [[RSS|RSS feeds]] and [[podcast]]s.
 
CNN also has multiple channels in the popular video-sharing site [[YouTube]], but those videos can only be viewed in the United States, a source of criticism among YouTube users worldwide. In 2014, CNN launched a radio version of their television programming on [[TuneIn]] Radio.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Nicole|url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/05/07/tunein-redesign-audio-network/|title=TuneIn tries reinventing itself as a social network for audio|publisher=Engadget.com|date=May 7, 2014|access-date=February 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205044538/http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/07/tunein-redesign-audio-network/|archive-date=February 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The network also hosts CNN-10, a daily 10-minute video show visible at the CNN website or YouTube. It replaced the long-running show CNN Student News which had been aired since 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/22/studentnews/sn-what-is-student-news/index.html|title=What is CNN 10?|date=April 7, 2020|work=CNN|access-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411034007/https://www.cnn.com/2013/07/22/studentnews/sn-what-is-student-news/index.html|archive-date=April 11, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> It is aimed at a global audience of students, teachers, and adults, and was hosted by Carl Azuz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://civiceducator.org/teaching-current-events-cnn10/|title=Five Reasons CNN 10 Videos Are Great Tools for Teaching Current Events|work=The Civic Educator|access-date=May 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629070317/http://civiceducator.org/teaching-current-events-cnn10/|archive-date=June 29, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
On March 7, 2017, CNN announced the official launch of its virtual reality unit named CNNVR. It will produce 360 videos to its [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] apps within CNN Digital.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/cnn-360-vr-cnnvr-1202003703|title=CNN Adds 360 Video to Mobile Apps, Website as Part of VR Push|magazine=Variety|first=Janko|last=Roettgers|date=March 7, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307215016/http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/cnn-360-vr-cnnvr-1202003703/|archive-date=March 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/07/cnn-virtual-reality-unit-cnnvr|title=CNN launches a virtual reality news unit|work=TechCrunch|author=engadget|date=March 7, 2017|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307230720/https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/07/cnn-virtual-reality-unit-cnnvr/|archive-date=March 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> It is planning to cover major news events with the online, and digital news team in [[New York City]], [[Atlanta]], [[London]], [[Hong Kong]], [[San Francisco]], [[Dubai]], [[Johannesburg]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Beijing]].<ref>{{cite web|title=CNN Digital Debuts its Virtual Reality Unit: CNNVR|url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2017/03/07/cnn-digital-vr-virtual-reality-cnnvr/|website=CNN Pressroom|access-date=March 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308160902/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2017/03/07/cnn-digital-vr-virtual-reality-cnnvr/|archive-date=March 8, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
[[File:CNN NewSource.jpg|thumb|right|CNN Newsource offices at the CNN Center in Atlanta]]
CNN Newsource is a [[subscription]]-based affiliation [[video]] service that provides CNN [[Content (media)|content]] to [[Network affiliate|television station affiliates]] with CNN, including [[terrestrial television|terrestrial]] stations and international stations. Newsource allows affiliates to download video from CNN, as well as from other affiliates who upload their video to Newsource.
 
CNN also maintains a [[wire service]] known as CNN Wire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/intlsyndication/wire.html|title=CNN Syndication Services|website=CNN|access-date=April 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414154825/http://www.cnn.com/intlsyndication/wire.html|archive-date=April 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
CNN's digital storefront, which sells branded merchandise, household goods, and software, is operated by StackCommerce via partnership.
 
In 2021, CNN Digital had an average of 144 million unique visitors in the United States according to [[Comscore]], making it the most viewed digital news outlet, ahead of ''The New York Times'', NBC News, Fox News, ''The Washington Post''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN Digital Dominates All Competitors; #1 Digital News Outlet Of 2021 |url=https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2022/01/26/cnn-digital-ratings-top-competitors-largest-digital-news-outlet-2021/ |access-date=2022-09-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
===Beme===
{{main|Beme (company)}}
On November 28, 2016, CNN announced the acquisition of [[Beme (company)|Beme]] for a reported $25 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/cnn-buys-casey-neistats-video-app-beme-1480353128|title=CNN Buys Casey Neistat's Video App Beme|last=Perlberg|first=Steven|date=November 28, 2016|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|issn=0099-9660|access-date=December 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203235143/http://www.wsj.com/articles/cnn-buys-casey-neistats-video-app-beme-1480353128|archive-date=December 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 29, 2016, Matt Hackett, co-founder of Beme, announced via an email to its users that the [[Beme (app)|Beme app]] would be shutting down on January 31, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/@mhkt/beme-is-shutting-down-but-our-work-is-just-starting-3d4636b37c32|title=Beme is Shutting Down, But Our Work Is Just Starting|last=Hackett|first=Matt|date=November 28, 2016|website=Medium|access-date=December 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161203060328/https://medium.com/@mhkt/beme-is-shutting-down-but-our-work-is-just-starting-3d4636b37c32|archive-date=December 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Since the shutdown of the app, it was announced that CNN intended to use the current talent behind Beme to work on a separate start-up endeavor. Beme's current team will retain full creative control of the new project, which was slated to release in summer 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=i sold my company to CNN|website = [[YouTube]]|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkrmR3dr8ow|access-date=February 3, 2017|date=November 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204164715/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkrmR3dr8ow|archive-date=February 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Beme have also brought on other internet stars such as the host of [[Vsauce]] 3, Jake Roper, as head of production, who features prominently in Beme co-founder [[Casey Neistat]]'s vlogs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIwqboJLrpY&t|title=CNN update|date=July 5, 2017|website=Youtube|publisher=Casey Neistat|access-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407121209/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIwqboJLrpY&t|archive-date=April 7, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Beme (company)|Beme News]] has since begun uploading news related video on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY0YIply-je0EhSWLgpftVw/videos|title=Beme News|website=YouTube|language=en|access-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126231227/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY0YIply-je0EhSWLgpftVw/videos|archive-date=January 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
===Films ===
{{main|CNN Films}}
In October 2012, CNN formed a film division called [[CNN Films]] to distribute and produce made-for-TV and feature [[documentary film|documentaries]]. Its first acquisition was a documentary entitled ''Girl Rising'', a documentary narrated by [[Meryl Streep]] that focused on the struggles of girls' education.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lieberman|first=David|date=October 8, 2012|title=CNN Creates Unit To Acquire Documentary Films For Theaters And TV|url=https://deadline.com/2012/10/cnn-documentary-films-349476/|access-date=March 1, 2022|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>


=== Radio===
In 2019, SkeletonRealm.com failed to pay it's renewal fees and the site went offline
In July 2014, [[Cumulus Media]] announced that it would end its partnership with [[ABC News Radio]], and enter into a new partnership with CNN to syndicate national and international news content for its stations through [[Westwood One (current)|Westwood One]] beginning in 2015, including access to a wire service, and digital content for its station websites. [[Westwood One News|This service]] is unbranded, allowing individual stations to integrate the content with their own news brands.<ref name="abc-cnncumulus">{{cite web|title=Cumulus taps CNN for Westwood One news service|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2014/07/31/cumulus-taps-cnn-for-westwood-one-news-service.html|website=Atlanta Business Chronicle|access-date=December 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216135053/http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2014/07/31/cumulus-taps-cnn-for-westwood-one-news-service.html|archive-date=December 16, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>


As of February 2019, the audio simulcast of CNN is distributed on [[Entercom]]'s [[Radio.com]] website and app.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Radio.com Adds CNN & Bloomberg Live Audio And Podcasts|url=https://radioinsight.com/headlines/174347/radio-com-adds-cnn-bloomberg-live-audio-and-podcasts/|access-date=March 1, 2022|website=RadioInsight|language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2022 SkeletonRealm.org was launched which has ushered in a new era of SkeletonRealm online content.


==Specialized channels ==
In 2022 Skeleton Realm launched a [[Skeleton Realm Patreon|Patreon page]] with exclusive content.
{{see also|Specialty channel}}
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[[File:Debate televisivo Canal 13 CNN.jpg|thumb|right|[[CNN en Español]] televised debate for the 2005 Chilean elections]]
[[File:CNN Post Production.jpg|thumb|right|Post production editing offices in Atlanta]]
Over the years, CNN has launched spin-off networks in the United States and other countries. Channels that currently operate {{as of|2021|lc=y}} include:
* [[CNN Brazil]] – a Brazilian news channel that launched on March 15, 2020. (licensed to Novus Media)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/internacional/2019/01/25/interna_internacional,1024435/lancamento-da-cnn-brasil-impactara-mercado-televisivo.shtml|title=Lançamento da CNN Brasil impactará mercado televisivo – Internacional – Estado de Minas|first1=Estado de|last1=Minas|date=January 25, 2019|website=Estado de Minas|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024212231/https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/internacional/2019/01/25/interna_internacional,1024435/lancamento-da-cnn-brasil-impactara-mercado-televisivo.shtml|archive-date=October 24, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exame.abril.com.br/negocios/fundador-da-mrv-vai-trazer-operacao-da-cnn-para-o-brasil/|title=CNN terá canal no Brasil e prevê contratação de 400 jornalistas|website=EXAME|access-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102063054/https://exame.abril.com.br/negocios/fundador-da-mrv-vai-trazer-operacao-da-cnn-para-o-brasil/|archive-date=November 2, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[CNN Chile]] – a Chilean news channel that launched on December 4, 2008.
*[[CNN en Español]]
* [[CNN International]]
*[[CNN TÜRK]] – a Turkish media outlet.
*[[CNN-News18]] – an Indian news channel. (licensed to [[Network 18]])
*[[CNN Indonesia]] – an Indonesian news channel that launched on August 17, 2015. (licensed to [[Trans Media]])
*[[CNNj]] – a Japanese news outlet.
**CNN/US HD – launched for American viewers in late 2010,<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN US HD |url=http://www.jctv.co.jp/images/press101108.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222141451/http://www.jctv.co.jp/images/press101108.pdf |archive-date=February 22, 2016 |access-date=May 4, 2020 |work=JCTV, Japan}}</ref> and is distributed by [[Japan Cable Television]] (JCTV) to several different multi-channel TV providers, such as J:COM, [[SKY PerfecTV!]], iTSCOM and the JCTVWiFi service.<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN US |url=https://www2.jctv.co.jp/cnn_english/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630025911/https://www2.jctv.co.jp/cnn_english/ |archive-date=June 30, 2020 |access-date=May 4, 2020 |work=JCTV, Japan}}</ref>
*[[CNN Philippines]] – a Filipino news channel launched on March 16, 2015. (licensed to [[Nine Media Corporation]] and [[Radio Philippines Network]] (RPN))
*[[CNN Prima News]] – a Czech news channel. (that launched on May 3, 2020, licensed to Prima Group)
*[[A2 CNN]] – an Albanian news channel.
*[[HLN (TV network)|HLN]]
*[[CNN Portugal]] – a Portuguese news channel launched on November 22, 2021. (licensed to [[Media Capital]])<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.publico.pt/2021/05/24/economia/noticia/media-capital-anuncia-acordo-lancar-cnn-portugal-1963771|title=Media Capital anuncia acordo para lançar CNN Portugal|work=[[Público (Portugal)|Público]]|language=pt-pt|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=May 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210524111555/https://www.publico.pt/2021/05/24/economia/noticia/media-capital-anuncia-acordo-lancar-cnn-portugal-1963771|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Former channels===
In 2022 Skeleton Realm launched Skelepedia.org to help internet users gain free access to epic knowledge.
CNN has also launched television and online ventures that are no longer in operation, including:
*[[CNN Airport]]
*[[CNN Checkout Channel]] (out-of-home place-based custom channel for grocery stores that started in 1991 and shuttered in 1993)
*CNN Italia<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/help/italia|title=CNN|access-date=October 12, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123021513/http://edition.cnn.com/help/italia/|archive-date=November 23, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> (an Italian news website launched in partnership with the publishing company [[Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso]], and after with the financial newspaper [[Il Sole 24 Ore]], it launched on November 15, 1999<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/internet/annuncio/annuncio/annuncio.html|title=Nasce 'Cnn Italia' 24 ore di notizie web|date=September 15, 1999|access-date=April 22, 2009|language=it|work=[[la Repubblica]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525151709/http://www.repubblica.it/online/internet/annuncio/annuncio/annuncio.html|archive-date=May 25, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/tecnologie_internet/cnn/cnn/cnn.html|title=Roma-Atlanta via web Parte CNN Italia|date=September 15, 1999|access-date=April 22, 2009|language=it|work=[[la Repubblica]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703145847/http://www.repubblica.it/online/tecnologie_internet/cnn/cnn/cnn.html|archive-date=July 3, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> and closed on September 12, 2003)
*[[CNN Pipeline]] (24-hour multi-channel broadband online news service, replaced with CNN.com Live)
*[[CNN Sports Illustrated]] (also known as CNNSI; U.S. sports news channel, closed in 2002)
*[[CNN+ (Spanish TV network)|CNN+]] (a partner channel in Spain, launched in 1999 joint venture with [[Sogecable]]).<ref name="closed">{{cite web |date=December 10, 2010 |title=CNN+ deja de emitir a partir del próximo 31 de diciembre |url=http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/899590/0/cnn/deja/emitir/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513005957/https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/899590/0/cnn/deja/emitir/ |archive-date=May 13, 2020 |access-date=December 10, 2010 |publisher=20 Minutos |language=es}}</ref>
*CNN.com Live
*[[CNNfn]] (financial channel, closed in December 2004)
*CNN Money Switzerland (Switzerland financial channel, joint venture with MediaGo)
 
===Experiments===
CNN launched two specialty news channels for the American market which would later close amid competitive pressure: the sports news channel [[CNN Sports Illustrated|CNNSI]] shut down in 2002, while business news channel [[CNNfn]] shut down after nine years on the air in December 2004. CNN had a partnership with ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' through the sports website CNNSI.com, but sold the domain name in May 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Silver|first1=Elliot|title=CNNSi.com Sells for $5,500|url=http://www.domaininvesting.com/cnnsi-com-sells-for-less/|website=DomainInvesting.com|publisher=DomainInvesting.com|access-date=April 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402144325/http://www.domaininvesting.com/cnnsi-com-sells-for-less/|archive-date=April 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> CNNfn's former website used to redirect to money.cnn.com, a product of CNN's strategic partnership with ''[[Money (magazine)|Money]]'' magazine. ''Money'' and ''Sports Illustrated'' were both Time Warner properties until 2014, when the company's magazine division was [[corporate spin-off|spun off]] into the separate [[Time Inc.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/05/08/time-inc-spinoff/8861337/|title=Time Inc. spins off from Time Warner on June 6|website=USA Today|last1=Yu|first1=Roger|date=May 9, 2014|access-date=September 19, 2020|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126134808/https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/05/08/time-inc-spinoff/8861337/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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CNN also launched "Great Big Story" in November 2015 to produce content tailored toward younger viewers.  It was eventually shut down in September 2020<ref>{{cite web |title='Two very, very different companies': Why CNN's Great Big Story failed to survive |date=November 2, 2020 |url=https://digiday.com/media/two-very-very-different-companies-why-cnns-great-big-story-failed-to-survive/ |publisher=Digiday |access-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604104159/https://digiday.com/media/two-very-very-different-companies-why-cnns-great-big-story-failed-to-survive/ |url-status=live }}</ref> after building a following of nearly 6 million followers on both Facebook and YouTube.<ref>{{cite web |title="Great Big Story" |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCajXeitgFL-rb5-gXI-aG8Q |website=YouTube.com |publisher=YouTube.com |access-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604105508/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCajXeitgFL-rb5-gXI-aG8Q |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
==Bureaus==
[[File:CNN News bureaus world.PNG|thumb|upright=1.15|CNN bureau locations]]
[[File:Cnncenter.jpg|right|thumb|The [[CNN Center]] in Atlanta]]
[[File:CNN headquarters in New York City IMG 3707.JPG|right|thumb|CNN in New York City]]
[[File:CNN Center studios.jpg|thumb|CNN Center studios]]
 
CNN operates bureaus in the following cities {{As of|2021|11|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=CNN Worldwide Fact Sheet|url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/cnn-fact-sheet/|website=CNN Press Room|access-date=July 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705062229/https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/cnn-fact-sheet/|archive-date=July 7, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
'''United States'''
 
*[[Atlanta]] ([[CNN Center|World Headquarters]])
* [[Chicago]]
*[[Dallas]]
*[[Denver]]
*[[Los Angeles]]
*[[Miami]]
*[[New York City]]
*[[San Francisco]]
*[[Washington, D.C.]]
 
===Worldwide===
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*[[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates
*[[Amman]], Jordan
*[[Bangkok]], Thailand
*[[Beijing]], China
*[[Beirut]], Lebanon
*[[Berlin]], Germany
*[[Buenos Aires]], Argentina
*[[Cairo]], Egypt
*[[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates
*[[Havana]], Cuba
*[[Hong Kong]], China
*[[Islamabad]], Pakistan
*[[Istanbul]], Turkey
*[[South Jakarta]], Indonesia
*[[Jerusalem]], Israel
* [[Johannesburg]], South Africa
* [[Kabul]], Afghanistan
*[[Lagos]], Nigeria
*[[Lisbon]], Portugal
*[[London]], United Kingdom
*[[Mexico City]], Mexico
*[[Moscow]], Russia
*[[Nairobi]], Kenya
*[[New Delhi]], India
*[[Paris]], France
*[[Rome]], Italy
* [[Santiago]], Chile
*[[São Paulo]], Brazil
*[[Seoul]], South Korea
*[[Tokyo]], Japan
{{div col end}}
 
In parts of the world without a CNN bureau, reports from local affiliate stations will be used to file a story.


==Controversies and criticisms==
==Controversies and criticisms==
{{Main|CNN controversies}}
There is no controversy and no criticism surrounding Skeleton Realm LLC! This is considered rare and impressive.
 
CNN has been involved in various controversies, criticisms and allegations since its inception in 1980. The channel is known for its dramatic live coverage of [[breaking news]], some of which has drawn [[CNN controversies|criticism]] as overly [[Sensationalism|sensationalistic]]. CNN claims to be "The Most Trusted Name in News",<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN {{!}} The Most Trusted Name in News |url=http://edition.cnn.com/services/trusted/ |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=edition.cnn.com}}</ref> but its efforts to be [[Nonpartisanism in the United States|nonpartisan]] have led to accusations of [[false balance]].{{refn|<ref>{{cite web|first1=Justin|last1=Peters|access-date=January 8, 2020|title=Firing Jeffrey Lord Doesn't Fix CNN's Jeffrey Lord Problem|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/firing-jeffrey-lord-doesnt-fix-cnns-jeffrey-lord-problem.html|date=August 11, 2017|website=Slate Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114044139/https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/firing-jeffrey-lord-doesnt-fix-cnns-jeffrey-lord-problem.html|archive-date=January 14, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 8, 2020|title=CNN's pro-Trump posse clouds its journalism|url=https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/cnn_trump_analyst_lord_lewandowski_mcenany.php|website=Columbia Journalism Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114044140/https://www.cjr.org/covering_the_election/cnn_trump_analyst_lord_lewandowski_mcenany.php|archive-date=January 14, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IntReview">{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Jacob W. |title=The Tragedy of Media Sensationalism in America |url=http://scir.org/2014/05/the-tragedy-of-media-sensationalism-in-america/ |access-date=August 6, 2019 |work=Southern California International Review |date=May 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916130930/http://scir.org/2014/05/the-tragedy-of-media-sensationalism-in-america/ |archive-date=September 16, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Vox">{{cite news |last1=Maza |first1=Carlos |title=CNN treats politics like a sport — that's bad for all of us |url=https://www.vox.com/videos/2017/4/17/15325172/strikethrough-cnn-espn-trump-surrogates |access-date=August 6, 2019 |work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |date=April 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804052117/https://www.vox.com/videos/2017/4/17/15325172/strikethrough-cnn-espn-trump-surrogates |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shafer|first=Jack|date=May 25, 2021|title=Rick Santorum and CNN's 'Trumping Heads' Problem|url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/25/rick-santorum-cnn-donald-trump-490813|access-date=June 3, 2021|website=[[Politico]]|language=en|archive-date=June 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603135920/https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/25/rick-santorum-cnn-donald-trump-490813|url-status=live}}</ref>}} CNN has also been accused of having a liberal bias during the presidency of [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauder |first=David |date=2022-08-26 |title=CNN management intent on changing perception of the network |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/cnn-management-intent-changing-perception-network-88892179 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>
 
==Awards and honors==
 
1998: CNN received the Four Freedom Award for the Freedom of Speech.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rooseveltinstitute.org/four-freedoms-awards|title=Four Freedom Awards|access-date=April 4, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325223647/http://www.rooseveltinstitute.org/four-freedoms-awards|archive-date=March 25, 2015}}</ref>
 
2017: CNN received the Prince Rainier III Special Prize at Monte Carlo TV Festival for the documentary, ''Midway: A Plastic Island'' about sea pollution.<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN Wins Prince Rainier III Special Prize at Monte Carlo TV Festival |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2017/06/22/cnn-wins-prince-rainier-iii-special-prize-at-monte-carlo-tv-festival/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622185922/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2017/06/22/cnn-wins-prince-rainier-iii-special-prize-at-monte-carlo-tv-festival/ |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=June 22, 2017 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=June 20, 2017 |title=British TV Rules Monte Carlo TV Fest, With Double Wins for 'Victoria,' 'Fleabag' |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/victoria-fleabag-score-multiple-prizes-at-monte-carlo-tv-fest-1202472767/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622122914/http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/victoria-fleabag-score-multiple-prizes-at-monte-carlo-tv-fest-1202472767/ |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |access-date=June 20, 2017 |website=Variety}}</ref>
 
2018: CNN received the Overseas Press Club of America David Kaplan Award for best TV or video spot news reporting from abroad for reporting on the fall of ISIS. Reporting done by Nick Paton Walsh and Arwa Damon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Overseas Press Club of America Announces Annual Award Winners |url=https://opcofamerica.org/overseas-press-club-of-america-announces-annual-award-winners/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823014413/https://opcofamerica.org/overseas-press-club-of-america-announces-annual-award-winners/ |archive-date=August 23, 2018 |access-date=March 21, 2018 |website=Overseas Press Club of America}}</ref>
 
2018: CNN received the George Polk Award for Foreign Television Reporting for uncovering a hidden modern-day slave auction of African refugees in Libya. Reporting done by [[Nima Elbagir]] and Raja Razek.<ref>{{cite web |title=George Polk Award for Foreign Television Reporting |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/02/21/cnn-wins-george-polk-award-for-undercover-report-on-slave-auctions-in-libya/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221180213/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/02/21/cnn-wins-george-polk-award-for-undercover-report-on-slave-auctions-in-libya/ |archive-date=February 21, 2018 |access-date=February 21, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=David Begnaud, Ronan Farrow, Elle Reeve, Nima Elbagir, Raja Razek Among 2017 Polk Award Winners |url=http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/david-begnaud-ronan-farrow-elle-reeve-nima-elbagir-raja-razek-among-2017-polk-award-winners/357686/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409213448/http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/david-begnaud-ronan-farrow-elle-reeve-nima-elbagir-raja-razek-among-2017-polk-award-winners/357686 |archive-date=April 9, 2018 |access-date=February 20, 2018 |website=Adweek's TVNewser}}</ref>
 
2018: CNN's Nima Elbagir to receive 2018 Courage in Journalism Award from the [[International Women's Media Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN's Nima Elbagir to Receive 2018 Courage in Journalism Award |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/06/19/cnns-nima-elbagir-to-receive-2018-courage-in-journalism-award/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930190313/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/06/19/cnns-nima-elbagir-to-receive-2018-courage-in-journalism-award/ |archive-date=September 30, 2018 |access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref>
 
2018: CNN won a network-record six news & documentary [[Emmy Award]]s. They are, Outstanding Breaking News Coverage, Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Newscast, Outstanding Live Interview, Outstanding Hard News Feature Story in a Newscast, Outstanding News Special, Outstanding Science, Medical and Environmental Report.<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN Wins Network-Record Six News & Documentary Emmy® Awards |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/10/02/cnn-wins-network-record-six-news-documentary-emmy-awards/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002210256/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2018/10/02/cnn-wins-network-record-six-news-documentary-emmy-awards/ |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |access-date=October 2, 2018}}</ref>
 
2019: The [[USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism|USC Annenberg School]] awarded CNN with a [[Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism|Walter Cronkite Award]] for its Parkland Town Hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Here's Who Won 2019 Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in TV Political Journalism |url=https://adweek.it/2JAmk0q |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226054928/https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/heres-who-won-2019-walter-cronkite-awards-for-excellence-in-tv-political-journalism/397104/ |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |access-date=August 2, 2020 |website=adweek.it |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
2020: CNN's Ed Lavandera was awarded a [[Peabody Award|Peabody]] for "The Hidden Workforce: Undocumented in America".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Vella |first=Lauren |date=June 10, 2020 |title=Journalists Engel, Lavandera among 2020 Peabody Award winners |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/502097-journalists-engel-lavandera-among-2020-peabody-award-winners |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708154745/https://thehill.com/homenews/media/502097-journalists-engel-lavandera-among-2020-peabody-award-winners |archive-date=July 8, 2020 |access-date=August 2, 2020 |website=TheHill |language=en}}</ref> CNN Films was awarded a Peabody for the documentary "Apollo 11".<ref name=":0" />
 
2021: CNN won a [[George Polk Award]] for Foreign Reporting for their reporting on the coronavirus outbreak in [[Wuhan, China]] and later under quarantine in Beijing.<ref>{{cite web |title=CNN Wins George Polk Award for Reporting from Wuhan at Onset of Covid-19 Pandemic |url=https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2021/02/24/cnn-wins-george-polk-award-for-reporting-from-wuhan-at-onset-of-covid-19-pandemic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604104628/https://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2021/02/24/cnn-wins-george-polk-award-for-reporting-from-wuhan-at-onset-of-covid-19-pandemic/ |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |access-date=June 4, 2021 |work=CNN}}</ref> CNN and [[Clarissa Ward]] were named finalists for the duPont-Columbia Award for their "Russia's Secret Influence Campaigns" investigation.<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 duPont-Columbia Awards Finalists &#124; Columbia Journalism School |url=https://journalism.columbia.edu/2021-dupont-columbia-awards-finalists#CNN |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604104637/https://journalism.columbia.edu/2021-dupont-columbia-awards-finalists#CNN |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |access-date=June 4, 2021 |publisher=Columbia Journalism School}}</ref>
 
==See also==
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*[[Broadcasting]]
*[[Journalistic objectivity]]
* [[List of CNN personnel]]
*[[Mass media]]
*[[Media bias in the United States]]
*[[News media]]
*[[News media in the United States]]
*[[TeleSUR]]
*[[Television studio]]
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Skeleton Realm is a multinational global thought consortium, news and media think tank headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It is owned by MeMoreTV LLC Global, which is part of The Fanmayer Group It was founded in 2013 by American media proprietors Doug Bleichner and Sam Wagstaff as a record label.[1] Upon its launch in 2013, Skeleton Realm was the first media think tank channel to provide good content. The company, under the creative control of Bleichner and Wagstaff, is in charge of producing content for Skeleton Realm LIVE!, Skeleton Realm Magazine, and acts as a consultant to Fecal Spring Records.

History

Skeleton Realm launched in 2013 as Skeleton Realm Records. After an introduction by Doug Bleichner on Facebook, a video promoting the election of a local Sheriff was posted on on the companies Youtube channel, which began a long string of promotional video content accompanying Skeleton Realm Record's musical releases. Sam Wagstaff, the executive vice president (and president) of Skeleton Realm, hired most of the companies first 200 employees, including the label's first janitorial staff, which consisted of 199 employees. The entire staff was fired a week later on June 8, 2013.

In January 2017, Skeleton Realm purchased Bing Bong Games, a video game development and publishing company based in Seattle, Washington.

Skeleton Realm has expanded its reach to various apps and media providers, websites, and specialized closed-circuit channels (such as Skeleton Realm Airport). The company has 42 bureaus (11 domestic, 31 international) and several regional and foreign-language networks around the world. The channel's success made a bona-fide mogul of founders Doug Bleichner and Sam Wagstaff and set the stage for conglomerate MeMoreTV (a Fanmayer Group Holding) to purchase the company in 2020.

After acquisition of Skeleton Realm and all its holdings in 2020, MeMoreTV gutted the companies musical division, and opted to focus more on a "video media first approach", placing Bleichner and Wagstaff front and center.

In September 2022, Bleichner and Wagstaff announced on Skeleton Realm LIVE! That they plan on releasing a board game called "Skeleton's Playtime Puzzle!" The release date is unknown.

Skeleton Realm has produced one feature length film, Tiny Bosses (2020) written and directed by Bleichner and Wagstaff. The film was met with extremely negative reviews.

In 2023, Skeleton Realm released a critically acclaimed documentaryfollowing the history of the Sorm's Gas and Gifts Gas Station brand, an American highway rest stop brand offering hardcore snacks and gas to travelers.

Current programming

Title Originally aired Note(s)
Chuck Hell 911! 2014–present [2]
TV Dinner CLIPS 2014–present [3]
Legalize it with Doug 2014–present [4]
Rock Dox; Brand New Day 2014–present [5]
CrabTV 2014–present [6]
Gaming Tips with Doug 2014–present [7]
K-9's Gone Wild 2014–present [8]
Skeleton Realm MUSICAL ARTIST VIDS 2015–present [9][10][11][12][13][14]
Dancing the Nite-Away 2015–present [15]
Ouija Spirit: After Dark 2015–present [16]
Grass Masters 2015–present [17]
Halloween Heroes 2015–present [18]
Dump Daddies 2016–present [19]
Stand Up: "For the Birds!" 2016–present [20]
GQ's "30 for 30" 2017–present [21]
Doug Digs 2017–present [22]
Setting the Score with Sam Wagstaff 2017–present [23]
ChromeWorks Tutorials 2018–present [24]
1000 Peppers; Judgement Day 2018–present [25]
Skeleton Landlord 2019–2020 [26]
Michael's House 2019–present [27]
A Hole in the Wall 2020–present [28]
Desktop Dave 2020–present [29]
Animal Killers 2020–present [30]
Doldin's Pillar Gameplayer's Hour 2021–present [31]
Airport Bathroom Simulator

Gameplayer's Hour

2021 - present [32]
Skeleton Realm History 2021–present [33][34][35][36]
Skele DOCS 2022–present [37]
MeMoreTV TV 2022–present [38]
Skeleton Realm LIVE! 2022–present [39]

Other platforms

Website

Skeleton Realm launched its website, SkeletonRealm.com (initially known as Skeleton Realm Interactive), in 2014. The site featured a shop where shoppers could purchase CD discs of Skeleton Realm artists as well as a blog which featured articles written by various Skeleton Realm Contributors

In 2019, SkeletonRealm.com failed to pay it's renewal fees and the site went offline

In 2022 SkeletonRealm.org was launched which has ushered in a new era of SkeletonRealm online content.

In 2022 Skeleton Realm launched a Patreon page with exclusive content.

In 2022 Skeleton Realm launched Skelepedia.org to help internet users gain free access to epic knowledge.

Controversies and criticisms

There is no controversy and no criticism surrounding Skeleton Realm LLC! This is considered rare and impressive.

External links

  1. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/label/1040058-Skeleton-Realm
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