CNN Is Launching Its New Streaming Subscription for $7 a Month

CNN is throwing its hat into the streaming ring, again.

The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned news network announced on Thursday that it will launch All Access, a new subscription streaming tier in the US on Oct. 28. The service will cost $7 per month or $70 per year; the annual tier will be priced at $42 for a limited time for customers who sign up by Jan. 5, 2026.

The plan is described as a centralized destination for all things CNN -- meaning, viewers will be able to stream live and on-demand US and international programming, as well as the network's library of original content and exclusive programming. 

Meanwhile, CNN's live news stream, CNN Max, will be leaving HBO Max next month.

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"With this new subscription offering, our audience will now have access to the best of CNN across platforms, including multiple live stream channels, our signature video-led journalism and all articles on CNN.com and in the mobile app," Alex MacCallum, Executive Vice President, Digital Products and Services, CNN Worldwide, said in a statement. 

CNN's new plan expands upon the current Basic subscription tier, which gives subscribers unlimited access to CNN articles, its mobile app and subscriber-only content. All Access's full programming slate will be released at launch.

In March 2022, the company launched CNN Plus, a subscription-based plan that offered access to live news, the network's lineup of original series and on-demand programming. It was shut down a month later.