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CNN

ACTIVE
Media Broadcaster (TV/Radio)Media Publisher
Cable News Network

American 24-hour television news network; a division of Warner Bros. Discovery. The first 24-hour cable news channel in the world.

Founded1980United States
HQAtlantaUnited States
01 · About

CNN

Founded 1980 · Atlanta, United States

CNN (Cable News Network) is an American 24-hour television news network headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. It launched on June 1, 1980, founded by Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as the world's first 24-hour cable news channel. CNN operates as a division of Warner Bros. Discovery (within Global Linear Networks / CNN Worldwide). Beyond the flagship US channel it includes CNN International, CNN en Español and the sister channel HLN, along with the CNN.com website and the CNN Newsource syndication service. It employs approximately 3,500 people globally.

  • Ted Turner

    Co-founder

    American media entrepreneur, founder of Turner Broadcasting System; launched CNN on June 1, 1980.

  • Reese Schonfeld

    Co-founder and first president

    American television journalist; co-founder and first president of CNN.

02 · What they do

Domain of activity

1 industries
Who for1Industries
  • Media & entertainment
03 · Geography

Global presence

HQ Atlanta · 1 offices · 1 regions
Global
04 · Metrics

Scale & funding

founded 1980
1980founded
approx. 3,500 (2024)employees
maturedevelopment stage
Privatenot listed
activestatus
07 · Classification

Profile & metadata

4 classification · 6 external links

Classification

  • Statusactive
  • Development stagemature
  • Listed onNoprivate
  • Organization typeMedia Broadcaster (TV/Radio)+ Media Publisher