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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 480i (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 | |
| Launched | December 12, 1996 |
| Closed | 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]
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] Its purpose 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]
- ^ Kent, Milton (December 12, 1996). "CNN/SI pairing channels energy into sports information battle". The Baltimore Sun. MediaWatch. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CNN 20: CNN/SI Debuts, December 12, 1996". CNN.com. December 12, 2000. Retrieved August 20, 2014.