CNN has announced a new subscription service called All Access that will launch in the US on October 28th, 2025. It will cost $6.99 per month, or $69.99 annually, with a special introductory price of $41.99 for the first year for those who sign up by January 5th, 2026.
Plans for the new subscription were first revealed in an internal company memo from CNN CEO Mark Thompson that was shared with The Verge earlier this year.
The All Access tier will include access to a selection of CNN’s US and international live programming, but like the short-lived CNN Plus that was shut down a month after launching, it doesn’t include a live feed of CNN’s cable news channel.
But All Access offers more than the $5.99 per month CNN Plus did, including over 1,000 hours of content from the CNN Originals library, video-on-demand content, exclusive live events, and the “latest CNN Original Series and CNN Films” – but those will only be available the day after they air on TV. It will also include access to all of the articles and subscriber-only content on CNN.com.
CNN says “current Pay TV subscribers” will have access to All Access at no additional cost, but without access to the articles on CNN.com. The website can be accessed through CNN’s existing digital subscription, which launched last October as the rebranded $3.99/month Basic tier.
This sounds like an interesting development for CNN! It’s always intriguing to see how streaming services evolve in the news landscape. Looking forward to seeing how it performs!