Report: Chris Wallace ‘Having Daily Breakdowns’ over CNN+ Failure

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Report: Chris Wallace ‘Having Daily Breakdowns’ over CNN+ Failure

Paul Bois 12 Apr 2022

Former Fox News anchor Chris Wallace has reportedly been breaking down in front of his crew over the “miserable failure” of the new streaming platform CNN+.

The launch of CNN+ has been anything but stellar, according to the latest statistics, with the platform drawing in close to 10,000 daily viewers and even fewer subscribers. Per CNBC:

    Fewer than 10,000 people are using CNN+ on a daily basis two weeks into its existence, according to people familiar with the matter.

    The people spoke with CNBC on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss nonpublic data.

    CNN+ launched on March 29. The subscription news streaming service, which charges $5.99 a month or $59.99 annually, only became available on Roku on Monday and still isn’t on Android TV. Still, the paltry audience casts doubt on the future of the application following the recently completed combination of Discovery and WarnerMedia into Warner Bros. Discovery.

News of this disaster has not been well-received by Chris Wallace, who left Fox News in late-2021 to join CNN+, and he has reportedly voiced this frustration to his staffers, according to reporter Jon Nicosia.

“SOURCE: Chris Wallace is ‘having daily breakdowns’ over the ‘miserable launch’ of [CNN+],” Nicosia announced. “Wants a ‘CNN show or is threatening to walk’ they go on. ‘He is having staffers count how many times a day his promo is playing.'”

The source also reportedly told Nicosia that Wallace is “telling anyone that will listen he wants” Chris Cuomo’s old time slot.

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[catfish1957]

"The source also reportedly told Nicosia that Wallace is “telling anyone that will listen he wants” Chris Cuomo’s old time slot. "

Which just goes to prove, that Chrissy never was a news man.  He was hiding his left wing agenda stealthly, and that now will come out loud and clear in op-ed fashion.

Problem for CNN is though, is Chrissy got where he was by being Mike Wallace's son.  His nasal monotone style works okay for straight reporting, but an hour grind of him interacting opinion in a prime time slot?   Pure ratings suicide.  Which is a good thing IMO.

[Wingnut]

He chose poorly.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Wallace has no leverage ..... Fox viewers were happy to see him go so they sure won't be following him to CNN.

Hope his contract includes an early golden parachute. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

Catturd ™
@catturd2

Apparently, there's more people at a Waffle House than people who watch CNN+.

7:27 PM · Apr 12, 2022·Twitter Web App

[Right_in_Virginia]

Dinesh D’Souza
@DineshDSouza
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CNN spent $300 million on its ridiculous CNN+ and got less than 10,000 viewers—basically the size of the crowd at some of my speaking events. What this shows is that CNN is only viewed by people at bars, airports or urinals who have nothing better to do at that particular time

[LMAO]

He chose poorly.

Lol…

Understatement of the year

[LMAO]

Wallace has no leverage ..... Fox viewers were happy to see him go so they sure won't be following him to CNN.

Hope his contract includes an early golden parachute. 

He overestimated his audience drawing power. I think reality has come to kick him hard in the rear end

[Kamaji]

He chose poorly.

[240B]

FOX was lucky to get rid of him. He is a Communist shill. He belongs with all the CNN brainwashed monkeys.

BTW: CNN+ was a FOX News idea they pitched to CNN. And the fools and Leftist idiots at CNN ate it up. And the bonus was they took Wallace with them. Nobody knew how utterly stupid Wallace was, until he confirmed it himself.

[Bigun]

 

[Fishrrman]

Daily "breakdowns" ???

[GtHawk]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o40fwZgSFPI

[Right_in_Virginia]

Catturd ™
@catturd2

Breaking ...

Elon Musk has just bought 9.2% of CNN+ stock for a pack of smokes.

10:23 AM · Apr 14, 2022·Twitter Web App

[Right_in_Virginia]

Glenn Greenwald
@ggreenwald

Who could have ever predicted that the public wouldn't pay to watch TV personalities whom they refuse to watch when offered for free.

Axios
@axios· 1h

SCOOP: CNN+ looks doomed.

Warner Bros. Discovery has suspended all external marketing spend for CNN+ and has laid off CNN's longtime CFO as it weighs what to do with it moving forward. https://trib.al/1Qb1lCY

12:32 PM · Apr 19, 2022·Twitter Web App

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Glenn Greenwald
@ggreenwald
Who could have ever predicted that the public wouldn't pay to watch TV personalities whom they refuse to watch when offered for free.

That relates to my question: who the heck has the time and money to spend so much of both watching TV - especially if you already pay for DirecTV or some other cable network provider?

On a happier note:

CNN+ May Be On The Chopping Block — Execs Axe ‘All External Marketing’: Report
By  Virginia Kruta
Apr 19, 2022   DailyWire.com

CNN’s fledgling streaming service CNN+ may already be heading for the internet archives, according to a Tuesday scoop from Axios.

The subscription service from the cable news giant has reportedly been struggling from the very beginning, and the news that its fate is still unsettled comes less than one month after its March 29 launch date.

Despite insiders at CNN reportedly believing the launch went well, executives at Warner Bros. Discovery apparently disagree — and have responded by laying off CNN’s chief financial officer and terminating “all external marketing” for the streaming service while they determine the best course of action for its future.

According to the Axios report, there are several factors influencing the possible outcomes. First, despite projecting two million subscribers in the first year and profitability after four, CNN+ has only signed on about 150,000 so far — even with a discounted monthly price offering for those who sign up in the first five weeks. The streaming service’s average daily viewership, according to CNBC, is fewer than 10,000. ...

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