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The New 8 PM On CNN: "In The Arena"

DToTheJ

DToTheJ

As part of an official announcement on CNN's website that Kathleen Parker is leaving the network - as was speculated earlier - the network revealed its plans for the 8 PM hour starting next week:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/25/kathleen.parker.cnn/

Ken Jautz, CNN executive vice president, said a new program, called "In the Arena," will begin Monday. Spitzer will remain on that show, which will adopt "an ensemble format with several newsmakers, guests and contributors joining Eliot Spitzer each night..."

The article also notes that Parker will still show up on the network from time to time to "provide her insights and commentary." Well, isn't that why most people appear on cable news networks?
 
It's really sad that a straight-on 24 hour cable news channel won't work in the USA. CNN International (what the rest of the world calls merely CNN) is a great service. I watched in Mexico when I vacationed there last year. The only program I saw in common with our CNN was The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. The rest of the program day was different.

Unfortunately, Time Warner has apparently decided it won't work here, and they're probably right. Americans want their news served up with multiple pundits and political opinions from radio talk hosts. Pitiful...
 
CNN International is to CNN, as MTV Hits and the like are to MTV... Just more dumbing down of cable television...
 
Lkeller said:
It's really sad that a straight-on 24 hour cable news channel won't work in the USA. CNN International (what the rest of the world calls merely CNN) is a great service. I watched in Mexico when I vacationed there last year. The only program I saw in common with our CNN was The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. The rest of the program day was different.

Unfortunately, Time Warner has apparently decided it won't work here, and they're probably right. Americans want their news served up with multiple pundits and political opinions from radio talk hosts. Pitiful...
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I watched CNN International when I was there over a year ago as well - I found the channel very dry compared to its U.S. counterpart. Seemed like a lot of solitary anchors just talking between reports, no studio action.
 
I am glad CNN is keeping Eliot Spitzer. I have found he holds up quite well on his own as opposed to his now defunct cohost.

Maybe CNN can consider giving Spitzer his own programm.

Something about the title "In the Arena" says, "short-term run and will be replaced."
 
M.J. said:
Lkeller said:
It's really sad that a straight-on 24 hour cable news channel won't work in the USA. CNN International (what the rest of the world calls merely CNN) is a great service. I watched in Mexico when I vacationed there last year. The only program I saw in common with our CNN was The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer. The rest of the program day was different.

Unfortunately, Time Warner has apparently decided it won't work here, and they're probably right. Americans want their news served up with multiple pundits and political opinions from radio talk hosts. Pitiful...
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Well, yeah -instead of pundits telling you what to think and lots of 'oh wow' special effects, they have anchors and reporters spending the bulk of the air time giving viewers factual news and information. That's the point. Many Americans may find this 'dry,' but it's what CNN was originally all about and what many of us miss.

I watched CNN International when I was there over a year ago as well - I found the channel very dry compared to its U.S. counterpart. Seemed like a lot of solitary anchors just talking between reports, no studio action.
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The sad reality in the U.S. is that most people don't want to watch the news. They want some idiot pundit to tell them what to think.
 
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