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It's for a channel for anyone trying to sell a new subscription that has to be distinct and worth paying for in the uk. so i can't see that ever being tried in the uk, really. perhaps it could be wrapped up in a broader subscription offer where you pay one company to give you notjust sports and everything else. well, that's one of the ironies here — you have this sort of fracturing of the cable package. you had hundreds of channels and now you're seeing it be rebundled by a handful of small or very large groups. you've got disney, netflix and warner—discovery, who own cnn, is content and k...

I'm wondering if you think a streaming product could work in the uk. i mean, some of the challenges to cnn+ faced in the us would be even more steep in the uk. partly because the bbc is very high quality news and current affairs products free and available at the point of delivery in the uk. it's for a channel for anyone trying to sell a new subscription that has to be distinct and worth paying for in the uk. so i can't see that ever being tried in the uk, really. perhaps it could be wrapped up in a broader subscription offer where you pay one company to give you notjust sports and everything ...

Cable costs you money but it comes to a fibre—optic cable into the back of your tv, whereas streaming is something you can get anywhere, you don't have to have a cable package. lots of folks historically who've lived in new york say, couldn't get free to air tv and they paid the cable company to get it. so this is something that is revolutionary, streaming, the whole idea is you can cut the cord, you don't have to pay for television anymore and you could buy it a la carte. so you could buy, say, cnn say for $5.99 a month. you're with us on the media show so are christen vivian. let's also br...

Not being questioned — and that affects cnn's owners. and chris from the telegraph, i'm listening to all of the others talk about cnn+, of course a product aimed at the us market. i'm wondering if you think a streaming product could work in the uk? i mean, some of the challenges to cnn+ faced in the us would be even more steep in the uk. partly because the bbc is very high quality news and current affairs products free and available at the point of delivery in the uk. it's a challenge for anyone trying to sell a new subscription that has to be distinct and worth paying for in the uk. so i ca...

Broadcast networks like abc, nbc, cbs, these are all services you get free to air, they don't cost you money. cable costs you money but it comes to a fibre—optic cable into the back of your tv, whereas streaming is something you can get anywhere, you don't have to have a cable package. lots of folks historically who've lived in new york, say, couldn't get free to air tv and they paid the cable company to get it. so this is something that is revolutionary, streaming, the whole idea is you can cut the cord, you don't have to pay for television anymore and you could buy it a la carte. so you co...