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CNN goes dark on Apple News in hardball play for better terms
ATLANTA: CNN has pulled the plug on Apple News. Over the weekend, the cable news giant quietly removed its content from the popular aggregator, ending a distribution deal that had funnelled millions of readers to its stories each month.
The split is temporary—for now. The two companies are locked in talks over a new agreement that would bring CNN back to the platform. But the move signals a harder line from the news network, which is determined to squeeze more money out of its digital operations.
Apple News has become crucial real estate for publishers as social media platforms retreat from news. The app drives enormous traffic and, through its $10-a-month subscription service Apple News+, generates millions in annual revenue for participating outlets. Publishers like People and Condé Nast have embraced it enthusiastically, building bespoke content for the platform.
Yet others remain skittish about handing over their audience to yet another tech giant. The memory of digital media’s Facebook era—when startups bet everything on the platform only to watch it abandon news—still stings.
CNN’s gambit reflects its broader pivot towards direct monetisation. Earlier this month it launched a paid subscription offering and began tucking more stories behind a paywall. The network is betting it can extract better terms from Apple—or prove it doesn’t need the tech titan’s traffic at all. The question now is who blinks first.
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Paisabazaar launches Credit Premier League 2.0
Nationwide campaign rewards highest credit scores with Rs 1 lakh top prize.
MUMBAI: When credit scores become a national league, even your CIBIL report starts feeling like it’s playing in the IPL and Paisabazaar has just kicked off the second season. Paisabazaar, India’s leading marketplace for financial products and the country’s largest free credit score platform, has announced the return of the Credit Premier League (CPL) 2.0, a fun, nationwide initiative to recognise and reward individuals with the highest credit scores.
Building on the success of the first edition, CPL 2.0 introduces higher rewards and broader participation. The individual(s) with the highest credit score in the country will win Rs 1 lakh, while state champions will each receive Rs 10,000. Additionally, all participants from the winning state, the one with the highest average credit score will also be rewarded.
All winnings will be credited directly to winners’ PB Wallet, allowing them to pay credit card bills, recharge mobiles, or settle utility bills seamlessly on the Paisabazaar platform.
Paisabazaar CEO Santosh Agarwal said the campaign aims to make credit awareness more engaging and mainstream. “With CPL, we are bringing together engagement, gamification and rewards to make conversations around credit scores more mainstream,” he noted. “Our focus remains on building a financially aware and credit-healthy Bharat.”
The first edition of CPL saw over 5.5 million participants, with the highest individual score touching 861. Delhi recorded the highest average credit score of 746.
Consumers can participate simply by checking their free credit score on the Paisabazaar platform or app. The CPL leaderboard and rankings will be available exclusively on the Paisabazaar App.
In a country where financial dreams are serious business, Paisabazaar has found a smart way to turn credit scores into an exciting game – because when your financial health gets rewarded, everyone wants to play.
