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The commercial-free Pipeline service costs $2.95 a month or $24.95
a year and provides access to live and archived material, while
one-day subscribers can access it for 99 cents.
CNN.com notes that the service is 'designed to meet the needs of
consumers who want live, on-demand news they can select with a click
of the mouse,' and offers the live Pipeline coverage as a complement
to the free video clips available on the site.
On its first morning on 5 December, the product, which is geared
for people who don't have access to television during the day but
want to keep abreast of news events, featured live coverage of Saddam
Hussein's trial and of the 9/11 Commission issuing its final report.
Anchor commentary is complementary or absent in the four "pipes,"
or feeds, that concentrate on showing viewers a variety of live
events available for selection.
"This is another evolution of CNN.com and our commitment to
bring people the latest news at their command," said CNN news
services and general manager of CNN.com senior vice president David
Payne.
CNN News Services executive vice president Susan Grant says, "Today,
the CNN.com user not only can read a story and view video on demand,
but with CNN Pipeline, also can take control of daily news clips,
several live streams of news and even video from CNN's extensive
archives. CNN Pipeline creates an added dimension to online news,
offering an experience that is even more relevant, credible and
catered specifically to the user's needs."
CNN Pipeline is available in 25 countries and includes a downloadable
player that offers multiple screen sizes and a Web-based player
with broad access to video content from throughout the CNN News
Group.
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