CNN Max Goes Live, Offering A 24/7 Live News Feed In The Max App

CNN Max has now gone live, providing subscribers with a 24/7 live news feed within the Max app. CNN Max has arrived shortly before the new Bleacher Report (B/R) Sports Add-On is due to be added to Max.

For some time now, it has been known that Warner Bros. Discovery planned to increase Max’s appeal and catalog through the addition of live news and live sports. Back in August, Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed CNN Max would go live in late September.

That time has now come, and Max subscribers have now gained access to the new CNN Max content through the Max website and in the Max app. The new CNN Max service is available through the News Beta shortcut in the top navigation bar, or through the CNN Max hub.

Through CNN Max, subscribers have access to a 24/7 live news feed which shares many of the same shows and anchors as the linear CNN channel. That said, the 24/7 live needs feed is designed to be a little different, thanks to the inclusion of “bespoke programming built specifically for the Max streaming audience.”

Here’s the confirmed full Fall 2023 schedule (all times ET):

• Monday-Friday
• 5:00AM-6:00AM Early Start with Kasie Hunt
• 6:00AM-8:00AM CNN This Morning with Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly
• 8:00AM-10:00AM CNN Newsroom with Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield and Jim Acosta
• 10:00AM-11:00AM CNN Newsroom with Rahel Solomon
• 11:00AM-12:00PM State of the Race with Kasie Hunt
• 12:00PM-1:00PM One World with Zain Asher & Bianna Golodryga
• 1:00PM-2:00PM Amanpour
• 2:00PM-3:00PM CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto
• 3:00PM-4:00PM Quest Means Business
• 4:00PM-6:00PM The Lead with Jake Tapper
• 6:00PM-7:00PM The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
• 7:00PM-8:00PM Erin Burnett OutFront
• 8:00PM-9:00PM Anderson Cooper 360
• 9:00PM-10:00PM The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• 10:00PM-11:00PM CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip (Launching Fall 2023)
• 11:00PM-12:00AM Laura Coates Live (Launching Fall 2023)
• 12:00AM-1:00AM CNN Newsroom with John Vause
• 1:00AM-2:00AM CNN Newsroom with John Vause and Michael Holmes
• 2:00AM-3:00AM CNN Newsroom with Rosemary Church and Kim Brunhuber
• 3:00AM-4:00AM CNN Newsroom
• 4:00AM-5:00AM CNN Newsroom with Max Foster and Bianca Nobilo

• Saturday
• 6:00AM-7:00AM CNN Original Programming
• 7:00AM-8:00AM CNN This Morning with Victor Blackwell and Amara Walker
• 8:00AM-9:00AM First of All with Victor Blackwell (Launching Fall 2023)
• 9:00AM-10:00AM Smerconish
• 10:00AM-11:00AM The Chris Wallace Show (Launching Fall 2023)
• 11:00AM-12:00PM Christiane Amanpour (Launching Fall 2023)
• 12:00PM-1:00PM CNN Original Programming
• 1:00PM-3:00PM CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield
• 3:00PM-4:00PM CNN Original Programming
• 4:00PM-5:00PM CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta
• 5:00PM-6:00PM CNN Original Programming
• 6:00PM-7:00PM CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta
• 7:00PM-12:00AM CNN Original Programming
• 12:00AM-3:00AM CNN Newsroom with Michael Holmes
• 3:00AM-4:00AM CNN Newsroom with Laila Harrak
• 4:00AM-6:00AM CNN Newsroom with Kim Brunhuber

• Sunday
• 6:00AM-7:00AM CNN Original Programming
• 7:00AM-9:00AM CNN This Morning with Victor Blackwell and Amara Walker
• 9:00AM-10:00AM State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash
• 10:00AM-11:00AM Fareed Zakaria GPS
• 11:00AM-12:00PM Inside Politics with Manu Raju
• 12:00PM-2:00PM CNN Original Programming
• 2:00PM-4:00PM CNN Newsroom with Fredricka Whitfield
• 4:00PM-5:00PM CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta
• 5:00PM-6:00PM CNN Original Programming
• 6:00PM-7:00PM CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta
• 7:00PM-12:00AM CNN Original Programming
• 12:00AM-1:00AM CNN Newsroom with Michael Holmes
• 1:00AM-2:00AM CNN Newsroom with Laila Harrak
• 2:00AM-4:00AM CNN Newsroom with Rosemary Church
• 4:00AM-5:00AM CNN Newsroom with Max Foster and Bianca Nobilo

In addition to the live channel, CNN Max has also resulted in an even larger selection of on-demand content. The collection consists of more than 900 episodes of current and legacy programming, including CNN Originals like Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? and The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper.

As mentioned, the addition of live news is part of a much wider strategy that also includes the addition of live sports to Max. Unlike CNN Max, which is free, the new Bleacher Report (B/R) Sports Add-On will cost an additional $9.99 a month. However, existing subscribers will have free access to the sports add-on when it launches next week and through February 2024.