Private company

CNN

American news channel

Cable News Network, Inc. (CNN) is an American multinational news media company and the flagship namesake property of CNN Worldwide, a division of Skydance Corporation.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Jun 1, 1980Founded1
  • Industryjournalism1
  • HeadquartersNew York City1
  • Websitecnn.com
  • Slogan“Facts First”1

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The story

Founded by Reese Schonfeld and Ted Turner on Jun 1, 1980.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • news

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Warner Bros. Discovery since 2022

Owners

  • Warner Bros. Discovery

Subsidiaries

  • CNN Films
  • CNN Max

Also owns

  • CNN.com

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2022Acquired Acquired by Warner Bros. Discovery1
  2. Jun 1, 1980Founded Founded1

Sources

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