CNN/SI

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CNN/SI
CNN Sports Illustrated second logo.PNG
Country United States
Broadcast areaNationwide
Programming
Language(s) English
Picture format480i (SDTV)
Ownership
Owner Turner Broadcasting System
Sister channels CNN
CNN Headline News
TNT
TBS Superstation
Turner South
Turner Classic Movies
Cartoon Network
Boomerang
CNNfn
History
LaunchedDecember 12, 1996;27 years ago (December 12, 1996)
ClosedMay 15, 2002;21 years ago (May 15, 2002)
Replaced by NBA TV (on many cable systems)

CNN/Sports Illustrated (CNN/SI) was a 24-hour sports news network. Created when Time Warner merged its CNN and Sports Illustrated brands, it launched on December 12, 1996. [1]

Contents

CNN/SI's first logo CNNSI.png
CNN/SI's first logo

Other news networks like ESPNews provided 30-minute blocks of news and highlights in a similar fashion to CNN Headline News at the time, but CNN/SI was live daily from 7am to 2am. [2] Itspurpose was to provide the most comprehensive sports news service on television, bringing in-depth sports news from around the world, and integrating the internet and television. [3]

Closure

CNN/SI's closure had been attributed to competition with other all-sports news networks and sports newscasts which started around the same time, such as ESPNews and Fox Sports Net's National Sports Report . Though CNN/SI aired exclusive content, such as the tape of former Indiana University coach Bob Knight choking player Neil Reed, the channel reached only 20 million homes, not adequate enough to receive a rating by Nielsen Media Research, which reduced sponsorship. ESPNews, in contrast, benefited from being bundled with ESPN (86.5 million homes). The news channel parent CNN did not have the same influence with cable operators for its all-sports news channel. CNN's cancellation of their flagship sports program, Sports Tonight (which had already been retooled to compete with SportsCenter) after the September 11 attacks contributed to the closure of CNN/SI, as it lost all connections to their mother network. [4]

Near its closure, Sports Tonight was exclusive to CNN/SI. CNN/SI added NASCAR qualifying, [5] Wimbledon matches, [6] National Lacrosse League matches, [7] and televised the now-defunct Women's United Soccer Association [8]

CNN/SI shut down on May 15, 2002. [9] [10] On many cable systems, CNN/SI was replaced by NBA TV. NBA TV, which launched in 1999, eventually evolved into a joint venture between Time Warner and the NBA that officially launched on October 28, 2008.

Following the network's closure, its international sports program World Sport continues to air, and since 2002 has been produced by CNN International. [11]

CNN itself would not produce another regular sportscast until 2024, when a new CNN-produced newscast, TNT Sports Tonight, debuted on TruTV as part of a plan to increase sports programming on that network. [12]

Website

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CNN Sports Illustrated site logo (2002)

The CNN/SI name was maintained for Sports Illustrated's online presence at cnnsi.com. In January 2013, CNN acquired Bleacher Report and after Time Warner's spin-off of their publishing assets into Time Inc. (and subsequently sale to Meredith Corporation and later, to IAC's Dotdash), they dropped all use of the Sports Illustrated name. [13]

Programming

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  2. ↑ "New York Magazine". New York Media, LLC. 23 December 1996. CNN/SI will not rely on a "wheel" of repeating news segments and highlights. Rather, it promises a nineteen-hour "stream" of news reported fresh throughout the day, starting from 7 AM.
  3. ↑ "CNN 20: CNN/SI Debuts, December 12, 1996". CNN.com. December 12, 2000. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ Diamond Joe (January 24, 2013). "Rachel Nichols' New Quarters Are At CNN, Turner Sports". SportsRants.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
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  6. ↑ "Nick Charles to Host CNN/Sports Illustrated's Exclusive Prime Time Wimbledon Coverage". BW SportsWire. Business Wire. June 21, 2000. Retrieved June 6, 2016– via TheFreeLibrary.com.
  7. ↑ "National Lacrosse League Tabs CNN/Sports Illustrated As National Broadcast Partner" (Press release). National Lacrosse League. August 20, 2001. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "WUSA: TNT and CNNSI to show 22 games". Soccer America . February 20, 2001. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
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  12. ↑ Steinberg, Brian (2024-03-07). "Warner Bros. Discovery to Overhaul TruTV With Sports; Sets Nightly Block for Games and More (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  13. ↑ Thielman, Sam (January 30, 2013). "CNN's Bleacher Report Programming Launches Saturday". Adweek . Retrieved August 20, 2014.
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