Defunct News Channels | Discontinued Nostalgia #4

[@artistwithouttalent]

9:46 speaking as a retail employee, I do start my shift looking at headlines on one of the PDAs they provide for employees, so I definitely would've listened to it 🤭 that said, it probably also would've been on a 30-minute loop, which would get very dull after eight hours.

[@coreypayne1208]

TBS: Let introduce a new CNN channel for grocery stores checkout lines so customers will past the time waiting in line. Me: "Grabs a random magazine or newspaper to skim through"

[@TimmyTheTinman]

It’s such a pointless invention like the longest I’ve ever spent in a grocery store line was like five minutes

[@NONAME-xm2t]

Ted turner was going through a divorce then.... He wasn't thinking clearly! 😂

[@kittymelody-9]

I P H O N E

[@kolonarulez5222]

The Checkout Channel is such a pre smartphone idea. No way they could've anticipated a mini custom television in every pocket

[@nickrustyson8124]

Though Casio did make a TV watch in the 1980s but that was a proper high roller kind of thing

[@fyrewatermelons]

Well, it's nice to know that CNN Plus wasn't the only failure CNN had in expanding its network.

[@Code7Unltd]

You think that's bad... Turner Broadcasting's operations in the United Kingdom weren't too hot, either. CNX, anyone? Anything that Turner operated in Europe that wasn't kid-vid suffered at the hand of a grim friend called "low viewing figures".

[@nelo7149]

​@@Code7Unltd Here in Portugal, CNN Portugal, made in partnership with Media Capital, is doing pretty great, viewership wise. The problem there is more on the info they give, tho. Hell, sometimes even on trivial things, like how much should one drink water!

[@SecondBestArtMuseum]

What did they even offer as a plus service? News that nobody else was allowed to know? Heck, I’d pay money to avoid most of the news channels on KZbin.

[@Chelaxim]

​@@Code7UnltdCable Music Channel was Turners response to MTV but not as edgy...it lasted 30 days.

[@angelogiusti5283]

@@SecondBestArtMuseum honesty after Disney + every company felt the need to have a + service why I don’t know

[@ReStickedAgain]

"whatdoyoumeantheyhitthesecondtower" *smashes the ground* was the most funniest to me

[@S1LLY_RUBY_L0V3RR]

The next time I watch this I'm gunna drink an entire glass of milk everytime I hear the word CNN

[@bigearl1624]

You will calcify entirely

[@BaronVonBong]

How many glasses of milk you recon a cow is good for lol

[@The_X-PO_Center]

It's your funeral...

[@S1LLY_RUBY_L0V3RR]

@ *dead in casket*

[@Zarugoza5969]

So much lactose...oof

[@mix3k818]

Hysterical how much of it has to do with CNN

[@AmusingLuis]

I'm surprised they didn't make an entertainment news network 🤣

[@shawanacarpenter3032]

​@@AmusingLuis Great job making this video !

[@buzzercamh2179]

Hey dude great dude on yours episode video of defunct networks. In this time it is the news networks which Is no problem with that it was to much on the CNN other project wish it more news networks u can found like da others such as Black News Channel BNC, All News Channel ANC, FusionTV Current TV RT America In LinkTV just to let you know about. If it's a part 2 or maybe not you decide .

[@Code7Unltd]

Turner has been known to pigeonhole into one format or two. The most common format to win with for Turner was kid vid (mainly because of Cartoon Network). CNN's only spinoff to do well was CNN Newsroom (now rechristened CNN 10 [after the minutes the videos run, updated every weekday during U.S. school years]), as that was Turner's attempt at to make something for the NCTA's "Cable in the Classroom" program.

[@pikachuhutch234]

@@AmusingLuisreview of the discontinuation of NBC Sports Chicago.

[@wtf_is_a_miki]

“CNN+ announced on July 19” Yeah, that was just 2 days before my birthday. What an early gift, a news channel service that no one asked for! :D

[@LuluFluffs]

Hey..... wait a minute

[@Dylanthebiguyreviews]

Now im guessing the only one left to talk about defunked channels is the sports channels

[@the_bork_bork]

That, and international channels [I want a international video :) but the next 2 Discontinued Nostalgia videos are about Wrestling stuff]

[@Dylanthebiguyreviews]

@the_bork_bork oki

[@LazloFan360]

There could be kids channels Teletoon, Fox Kids, Nick Gas, WB Kids, Saturday Morning Cartoons?, etc.

[@Dylanthebiguyreviews]

@flamingomilkshakes there's already 1

[@your_local_questerian]

I'd also say corn channels, since there are a lot of them out there also, HOWEVER, I don't think Luis would be allowed to talk about them due to obvious reasons. There were also music channels he didn't talk about (yet)

[@ABCNetGFX]

Thank you for including NewsNet, I live in Michigan and this is the state where NewsNet originated

[@AmusingLuis]

[@MeltTheUniverse]

Bro i like this snappy editing, straight to the point always moving along and quick talking 🔥🔥🔥

[@NelvanaFan1971]

Luis, FNN and CNBC are Available in Canada since 1984

[@Imasavagex818]

This is only talking about us versions,

[@Huntie_G]

I have been waiting for another video!

[@Number1SonicFanonRoblox]

0:36 Guys i think this is a political video

[@AmusingLuis]

"too political. unsubbed."

[@Pastel_N0va]

​@@AmusingLuis hey, i saw your update video, and i just wanna say "take all the time you need, man ❤"

[@shroomboingus64]

yeah its definitely a political video, blocked!

[@onhiatus-v4i]

political? NOO!

[@FastyFish]

YESSS!!! Your actually one of my favorite channels even though you don't post that much BBUT IT'S OK!!!!

[@yogihere]

cnn really fumbled the bag here 😭

[@brownbelpois]

Multiple bags...

[@ThatOneFordGT_0291]

I was interested of seeing part 4 but it’s here I guess…Great video!

[@ToddyTurnsLeftRBC]

Geez how many channels did CNN Have. I didn’t even watch the video yet and cnn has most of the space

[@AmusingLuis]

I'm only talking about the US Channels. there are more defunct networks on the international side 🤣

[@shroomboingus64]

@@AmusingLuis you should rename this video to defunct cnn channels

[@shinatham53]

@@shroomboingus64 I think it’s Discontinued Nostalgia #5 or #6’s Content

[@shroomboingus64]

@@shinatham53 fair enough

[@Code7Unltd]

33:09 As for Newsnet shutting down, America's political landscape splintering (which is one reason that Scripps News is shutting down it's aerial service, by the way) looks to be the other unspoken factor. The major full-service network affiliates filling voids in their schedule with newscasts (which have ramped up since they're now programming all-news OTT supplements [LiveNow, CBS News, Tegna's '[Local]+']) didn't help either.

[@Pastel_N0va]

can you talk about defunct game companies next? just a suggestion, obviously not forcing you to do it take all the time you need ❤

[@SupaTheEpic2]

Damn this guy is a really good KZbinr.

[@Moder_20]

I remember CNN airport ads Also, as of 2023, World Sport still airs

[@rockoorbe2002]

I did watch NewsNet quite a bit. It wasn't a bad channel at the beginning, but the news became repetitive. I wasn't even aware that they had gone off the air until last week.

[@slayyyyyyyyyyyyyter]

the only reason i’ve heard of newsnet is because i live in the founding city

[@huneydew]

The goat is back 🐐! Always worth the wait, amazing content as always dude!!

[@alexanderalex577]

I love this channel you’re work is amazing and I hope you enjoy doing it Have a blessed day

[@swissmediastuff]

“NewsNet. A Channel... that used to be”

[@WDP9-sl4ju687]

Wow I never even grew up with these channels and even I feel old😢

[@AmusingLuis]

neither did I xD

[@bmasters1981]

FNN's debut 11/30/81: it actually started (did you know this?) on Dick Clark's 52nd birthday (he was born on that day in 1929).

[@yurbruh099]

6:37 is just wild

[@yoshisreal]

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY HIT THE SECOND TOWER?”

[@mordo_jedynyoryginał]

lmao

[@Denco2X]

Fire video as always

[@nicksullivan4994]

What about FEARnet and Chiller? R.I.P.🎃❤️📺🎶👍🏻

[@your_local_questerian]

I remember watching Fearnet when I was a kid (yes, my parents didn't care if I watched horror movies at a young age)

[@mr.tomraypaz6085]

I remember CNNSI and America’s Talking.

[@Gummiistics]

The videos just keep getting better 🔥🔥🔥

[@star7communicator]

Return of the King 👑

[@SecondBestArtMuseum]

Now, I don’t wanna get political here, but… I think new Saturday morning cartoons were better than new episodes on Friday Evenings.

[@zomb13_lover]

I love your videos they are so cool

[@tanman7568]

I would like to see you do an episode on defunct film studios, like Trimark or Artisan.

[@iceangele14]

Lmao your awesome I just finished watching #3 like 20 mins ago lol

[@AmusingLuis]

Thanks for watching 😎

[@TheBraydenBunch58]

Like always, It’s pretty good, It took so long to comment because one of the worst controversies in NASCAR history just happened.

[@dezraq]

Haven't even finished the whole video yet but Luis you and your team are amazing!!

[@FlyingPenguin3000]

17:44 It's the guy who did it live. He wrote it and did it live.

[@coyoteartist]

The moment when a question you didn't have hours before is answered randomly in a KZbin video. I didn't care what Doliotte was when I read the name in an article this morning and now I know and feel slightly obligated to care. And now I'm over it.

[@SparkyFluffles]

this just in: wow that was surprisingly fast

[@burst5234]

Benson💀

[@Jumping_Electric]

Hey, he did it!

[@r66fplaysgames]

There was also the All News Channel which ran from November 30, 1989 to September 30, 2002 & had a format similar to Headline News. ANC was also carried on some over the air TV stations, as well, usually during the overnight hours on weekends when ABC, NBC & CBS didn't have their own overnight news programs.

[@tmanokc]

NBC’s Nightside did air seven days a week throughout its run. A few NBC stations that didn’t already carry ANC, in addition to Nightside, did begin taking the channel’s overnight/early morning programming after Nightside ended (my local NBC affiliate, KFOR, being among them).

[@r66fplaysgames]

I forgot about that.

[@MrE51917]

My request would be some of the defunct MTV and VH1 channels like MTVX, VH1 Megahits, and of course VH1 Classic

[@Mnnyquintero]

@@MrE51917 technically the feed still exist they just change it the channel name and programming. It was a digital cable exclusive channel because it wasn't available in DirecTV and dish network

[@jozefweglarz2240]

VH1 classic became MTV classic

[@Dangerzone334ArchiveOfficial]

​@@jozefweglarz2240technically the name VH1 classic is defunct before being rebranded

[@mathieuleader8601]

I think FNN would have worked better if it was renamed MNN Monetary News Network a much more memorable name in my opinion

[@OmegatorTheCelestial]

Hi 'DAY 15! GIVE IT UP FOR DAY 15! ' guy

[@ElectricalMason]

Ok, maybe your name is Luis, still suspicious, too simple of a name.

[@TheEditor-tg7dz]

Hank hill 0:01

[@MBSTANDSFORMYBAD.]

rumor has it that Josh’s girl still refuses to let him in the house

[@isaiahedmonson5832]

Damn

[@Vanta526]

We’re soon going to expect DS

[@Justin-Hill-1987]

If they put TVs at the checkouts of Toys "R" Us stores, I'd guarantee that half those TVs would air Nickelodeon and half would air Cartoon Network...

[@mr-monk273]

That’s fast

[@AmusingLuis]

just had to make a few adjustments

[@JAKEHUSDON8452]

Liked and shared

[@gabjosi2876]

A grocery store checkout lines TV channel… seriously CNN who needs this thing anyway. At least in Canada that didn’t exist, i worked in a grocery store recently and i only focusing on the fruits and vegetables side only.

[@JuanGomez-ke5py]

Qubo what are the default channels they know of The Wedding Channel

[@alyxgraff9121]

Great video Luis. I’m glad I could learn some things about the history of news coverage from you. I’m not going to ask you to “history of Nick part 2 when?” but I do want to ask you “what the song named? 42:09 “ Seriously. You’ve picked some of the coolest outro songs to your vids but I can never find the sources for these amazing songs. Can you make a community post linking to the original songs or something please?

[@AmusingLuis]

Lunar Visions - Osynthw

[@alyxgraff9121]

@@AmusingLuis Thanks!

[@IceSandwichJohnny]

37:29 davd zablz

[@low_key_f_key3237]

@19:36 , wow, so in an alternate timeline, MSNBC could have been Fox News, thats wild!

[@realwrighthill]

Oh goody! Double feature!!!!!

[@henryhanson3750]

You should’ve done NewsTalk Television, which was owned by Mulitmedia and later Gannett, and broadcast from 1994-1997.

[@spanglezekankleplushapalooza]

Have you heard of the network subscription blocks that were an attempt at diet cable? Could make for a good episode of this series

[@SurprisedBike-se3dh]

That was quick

[@NONAME-xm2t]

CNN Airport? 😂

[@Bowsermmbbreal]

I thought you said it would come out in a week, not in 1 day! haha.

[@onhiatus-v4i]

Nice!

[@nipponhakkyou]

Me: oh is he gonna talk about CNN+? Luis: *puts it last* Me: amazing lol

[@DoggoProductions1]

Now We Gonna Get Scripps News Closing Down Soon

[@AlexSpalex1]

Could you do next Discontinued Nostalgia on Defunct Sports Channels?

[@GreenGoopWasTaken]

YES

[@ChadDidNothingWrong]

8:45 What do you mean whatever that means? It means exactly that. A 5 year old can tell me what it means.

[@AerianTelevision]

Defunct channels are so interesting to look at, will you do more of these about other dead and defunct channels? I kinda have a couple

[@AerianTelevision]

CNN airport is a nice idea in my opinion, I really wanna do concepts for some someday

[@ExtremeWreck]

Not gonna lie, I was wondering if the extra wait was because it was gonna be about defunct video game developers, but I'm guessing the demand for stuff like this never dies, does it?

[@outsidethewaxbox]

I’m surprised All News Channel wasn’t covered here.

[@RockmanNewbie]

19:52 A little WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA????

[@alyxgraff9121]

I think we just found the Canon Event that made David want to destroy CN. Someone needs to send Spider Society to that point in time!

[@jaxgen2006]

Don't look it up. Just don't.

[@KAlovesherkitties]

Those cnn plus headshots look so ridiculous 😂

[@BestGuy2103]

If you do another video, please do sports. Here's some dead sports channels for ya: -NBCSN: Formerly Outdoor Life Network and Versus, NBCSN was well known for its coverage of the Tour De France, the Olympics, multiple motorsports, Premier League, FIFA, NHL, and college sports. It closed in 2021 and sports coverage that was once on NBCSN went to USA and Peacock -Pac-12 Network: Opened in 2012, the network showed Pac-12 college athletics. It was a part of Spectrum, and it shut down in 2024 after 10 of the 12 members left for other conferences. There's a non-zero possibility the network returns since the Pac-12 has acquired more members. -Speed: Speed was a motorsport-centered channel that was a part of Fox Sports, and found in parts of the Americas and Australia. It was replaced in 2013 by Fox Sports 1 in the US, as well as other networks elsewhere. -The Olympic Channel: As the name suggests, The Olympic Channel showed Olympic coverage as a part of NBCUniversal. It was once Bravo HD+ and Universal HD. In 2017, the channel was rebranded to The Olympic Channel, but shut down in 2022 shortly after the Beijing Winter Olympics, with Olympic coverage moving to other NBC channels. -ESPN 3D: A part of the massive 3D channel wave, ESPN 3D showed recorded and live sports in (surprise, surprise) 3D. It was shut down in 2013 after low viewership.

[@bmasters1981]

And ESPN Classic-- a lot of times when that channel was in, I saw old broadcasts w/the graphics and announcers of the original networks, like the old NBA on CBS for one (far better than how ESPN and ABC are these days w/the NBA).

[@Jazzybellshouse]

There was a cnn for kids that I watched in middle school 😂😂

[@bigearl1624]

CNN 10? it still exists.

[@limaalphanovemberzulu]

The layers here reminds me of Amog-

[@goobusmcdoobus2]

19:52 how we all think of him

[@JRD-u2u]

0:00 YOU ARE WATCHING THE GOD CHANNEL.

[@billymountiii5788]

Will part 5 be about Saturday morning blocks like Fox Kids, Kids WB and etc?

[@mathieuleader8601]

with all the CNN Channel spin-offs I'm shocked that they not launch a kids orientated news network

[@AmusingLuis]

CNN minus 1 N makes CN.

[@kylerlng]

Macon, GA is pronounced like “bacon”. Otherwise a great video, love your work!

[@Mnnyquintero]

You forgot newsworld international and all news channel at both were exclusives at DirecTV

[@eulailalady491]

Nice vid

[@kxlucious5113]

The only time i remember looking at a checkout channels are in disaster movies where the camera is directed at it for a second😂

[@kxlucious5113]

So im def too young for checkout channels im just thinkin of stores playing the news on tvs 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@nexhep]

& now on the 15th, Yet Another news network is shutting down - Scripps News. run by E.W. Scripps - known for newspapers, operating local broadcast stations, & also operating some online platforms (& that big national spelling bee) - and available over-the-air on most of their owned/operated local stations + online streaming like Pluto. they just couldn't get enough advertisers.

[@JoelGarcia]

Considering how many CNN channels were in this video, you might as well have called this "Defunct CNN Channels" and get a bunch of confused viewers and take advantage of the clickbait.

[@SuperCelio456]

Hey I was wondering, is it possible to shift away from the US and start talking about the rest of the world pls? Thx

[@LuluFluffs]

Ironic how a finance based channel died out due to bad finances

[@vernallapin]

I like the songs you used for the cnn airport and cnn SI sections, what are they called?

[@AmusingLuis]

no idea. these were actual commercials

[@LOY591]

Could you talk about TheCoolTV (aka MTV for broke people) in part 5?

[@Bookbeefydie]

8:07 Wabbit aired on CNN airport 😮

[@AmusingLuis]

i didn't mention this in the video but CNN Airport aired Boomerang shows during the final years of its existence

[@elijahwatson3565]

A wabbit on an airpoyt channel?

[@brandonivy8523]

This has jogged lose a memory of Walmart TV. That existed, right?

[@AmusingLuis]

??????? I'm just discovering this

[@Code7Unltd]

I remember the Dixon, CA supercentre having those checkout screens. They were Powerpoint (of course it was Powerpoint) slideshows on a Windows 2000 computer, which I've seen at start up (or it's crash screen) more than once. Not sure when it was updated, but the music used for basic slides had far lower fidelity than the video slides (usually promotions for whatever TV show or short videos with things like recipes or recent events). Of course the pharmacy screens (I've seen it try to do startup repair) and checkout systems have had bootup issues on their Windows instances as well.

[@KaeTalksaLot]

so basically cnn should just give up

[@Mehtaru]

Yeah, this list is about to get bigger