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CNN Headline News is a spin-off network from the original Cable News Network (CNN) television news network in the United States.

History

CNN Headline News began broadcasting on January 1, 1982, as "CNN2," but the name was changed to CNN Headline News in 1983. The CNN part has been used intermittently throughout the years, but became an official part of the station's name by the late 1990s.

"Headlines", as it is known to employees, has always been somewhat of a stepchild at CNN: the unvarying rigidity of the news cycle was contrasted with the unpredictable, live nature of the parent network. It has been remarkably stable, too: Chuck Roberts, who anchored the first newscast in 1982, is still anchoring.

The original Headline News format, which lasted until 2001, allowed the viewer to tune in at any time of the day and, in just 30 minutes, receive the top national and international stories and informative feature reports. Among the features that were specific to Headlines News were "Dollars and Sense" personal finance reports at 15 and 45 minutes past each hour, Headline Sports at 21 and 51 minutes and lifestyle reports at 24 and 54 minutes past each hour. Another regular feature was the "Hollywood Minute" which was often fitted in after the Headline Sports segment. In addition, later in the 1990's, a stock-price crawler weekdays between 9:30am and 5:30pm (ET), listing the latest stock market quotes and a sport score ticker during weekend and evening hours. Headline News Local Edition afforded cable operators with slots throughout the day to insert five minutes of local news into the Headline News format. This usually replaced the lifestyle segment at 24 and 54 minutes past the hour.

In the late 1990s, Headline News pioneered using a digital video jukebox to recycle segments of one newscast seamlessly into another newscast. During that period, Headline News laid off part of its staff, including such stalwart anchors as Lyn Vaughn, David Goodnow and Bob Losure, all of whom had been with Headline News for over 10 years. David Goodnow's tenure went back to the days of CNN2. Bob Losure quit before he was pushed.

In the early 2000s, CNN Headline News became famous for its distinct "screen," in which the news anchor (or news footage) appears in a sort of visual "window" surrounded by constantly changing text, such as breaking news, sports scores, stock market reports, and weather updates. This new screen layout premiered on Headline News on August 6, 2001.

On September 11th 2001 during the attacks in New York City and Washington D.C., Headline News began to air older sister channel CNN for the days during and after the attack.

In 2003, Time Warner revamped CNN Headline News, as part of its response to competition from Fox News and MSNBC. Shows began to feature two anchors, and a more flexible format including live reports.

After much scrutiny and lampooning, such as USA Today calling the screen a "jumbled mess", the amount of on-screen information was dramatically scaled back in 2005.

On February 21, 2005, the network departed from its roots in a rigid schedule of news updates every half-hour by offering "Headline Prime": longer, personality-based shows in the evening. Initial shows were an hour of entertainment news, Showbiz Tonight with A. J. Hammer (and originally Karyn Bryant) at 7 ET, an hour of legal news and discussion, named after host Nancy Grace at 8 ET, and Prime News Tonight, a program covering national news hosted by Erica Hill (and originally Mike Galanos). This eliminated the main difference between CNN Headline News and CNN during primetime, which had always broadcast a variety of news-related programs, such as documentaries and personality-based shows like Larry King Live. In May 2006, Headline News launched a new prime time show hosted by radio talk show host Glenn Beck.)

At other times of the day, the channel still features 30-minute news programs. Every half-hour viewers get the latest updates on top stories (headlines), financial news, national weather reports, sports, and entertainment news.

Also in late 2004, the network began to be available on mainly subscription television platforms in Latin America, The Caribbean and Asia. In Australia it is available in some Hotels via TV Oceania.

In 2004, Headline News dimmed the studio lights during's evening newscasts starting at 9 PM.

As of 2006, Headline News no longer airs its programming entirely live, and therefore uses its digital video jukebox system to shuffle certain segments of the newscast, unless, of course, important news breaks. This system is especially true on the weekends. In fact, if one watches Headline News closely in a given weekend, one may find the same newscast that originally aired in the morning repeated long into the night (this is one reason why other networks as MSNBC and Fox News Channel have aired ads attacking Headline News for its repetition).

The network is quite popular with people who may not have time for lengthy news reports. TVs playing CNN Headline News can often be found in airports, bars, and other places where there is a high demand for "get to the point" news.

Since its inception in 1982, Headline News has been syndicated to network television affiliates in the United States. Audio of the channel has also been simulcast on AM radio stations across the country, XM Satellite Radio channel 123, and Sirius Satellite Radio channel 133. Until the early 1990s, much of Headline News' output was simulcast on CNN International.

Ratings

CNN Headline News has rested comfortably in 4th place in the US most of the time since Fox News' launch (behind Fox News, CNN and MSNBC, but ahead of the business news channel CNBC).

However, with the 2005 revamp of the network's primetime schedule, the network slipped past MSNBC in 2005 to take the number 3 slot Most nights, HLN's Primetime programming block of Nancy Grace, Prime News Tonight and a repeat of Nancy Grace beats MSNBC's Primetime lineup in terms of total viewers (viewers ages 2+). [http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ratings/default.asp

Schedule

Headline News presents a small variety of programming, providing rolling news coverage from the early morning to early primetime, followed by subject-oriented programming during primetime hours. All programs air live except where indicated.

The following is the usual weekday lineup (as of May 2006, all times Eastern) :

The following is the usual weekend lineup (as of June 2006, all times Eastern) :

The new programming lineup includes changes due to new changes in the network, including the introduction of Glenn Beck's program, shifting of anchoring duties, and the move of Stephen Frazier to CNN International **. Currently, his previous co-anchor, Sophia Choi, hosts news coverage during the weekend.

Anchors and Reporters (over the years)

Previous logos

Image:CNN2.jpg|CNN2 logo from 1982 to 1983 Image:Headline News 1987.jpg|Headline News logo (c. 1987) Image:Headline News 1991.jpg|Headline News logo (c. 1991 to 1992) Image:Headline News 1992.jpg|Headline News logo from 1992 to 1997 Image:CNN_HN_Old.gif|CNN Headline News logo from 1997 to 2001

External links

Cable News Network | 24-hour television news channels | TV channels with British versions | 1982 establishments | XM Satellite Radio channels | Sirius Satellite Radio channels | Digital only radio stations

CNNヘッドラインニュース | CNN Headline News

 

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