CNN announced on Tuesday that it will stab the long-term airport network, which is rejoicing among many of the network’s critics on social media.
Network President Jeff Zucker has announced that the CNN Airport Network will officially end on March 31, citing a “deep decline in airport traffic due to COVID-19, along with all the new ways people consume content on their personal devices. “
“Saying goodbye to such a beloved brand is not easy,” Zucker wrote. “I want to thank our friends and colleagues who have contributed to its success and to celebrate the fact that the CNN Airport Network has been keeping millions of local travelers informed for 30 years. It also has an iconic part of the travel experience in it. become. country. ‘
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CNN critics have mocked the anti-Trump network for years for relying heavily on airport travelers for its viewers, who cratered much of the Trump presidency.
“Best news. EVER,” Curtis Houck, managing editor of NewsBusters, said on Twitter.
“Wtf, I like COVID now …” joked Amber Athey, editor of the spectator.
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“2021 is already looking up,” wrote Emily Zanotti, senior editor of Daily Wire.
“CNN has just forfeited 95 percent of its viewers,” said Conservative commentator Matt Walsh.
“You hate to see it, and by that I mean of course CNN at the airport,” conservative David Burge said on Twitter.
For decades, CNN was the only network to appear on airport television, while travelers waited at gates, bars, food courts, and luggage compartments.
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CNN Airport does not use exactly the same feed as the standard CNN, as additional sports and weather segments are added while graphic video is removed. CNN Airport also makes no effort to air any coverage of plane crashes or other disasters that could upset passengers.
As part of the deal, CNN paid airports to run the network, and many travel hubs even have agreements in which CNN pays for their TVs and infrastructure. The Philadelphia Inquirer previously reported airports also receive “up to six minutes per hour to promote the airport or local attractions” as part of the deal.
“CNN Airport covers the costs associated with the TVs and related infrastructure, offers airport-specific programs, and pays us for the opportunity to be in our facility,” a Minneapolis-Saint Paul International representative said in 2018. told Fox News, while Miami International’s spokesman merely pointed to a document proving that CNN is willing to pay the most.
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Long-term contracts have usually given CNN the ability to see the content that travelers see, whether they like it or not. The eight-year contract, signed in 2016, promises Miami International Airport ‘a maximum annual guarantee of $ 150,000’ that can be adjusted annually to ensure that the agreement is at the same level as similar airports.
For years, the agreements blurred the boundaries between news and advertising while the network blurred the boundaries between news and political activism.
Fox Fluid’s Brian Flood contributed to this report.