CNN (Cable News Network) is an American cable and satellite television channel launched in 1980 by Ted Turner as the world's first 24-hour cable news network. It pioneered continuous news coverage and became a global brand, though its ratings and reputation have been contested in the post-2016 media environment.
Invented the 24-hour cable news format; pioneered live war coverage (Gulf War 1991); became the dominant international English-language news network.
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