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# CNN to introduce “metered” paywall for online readers
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/cnn-to-introduce-metered-paywall-for-online-readers/
- Published: 2024-09-26T18:54:52.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-05T22:05:29.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, #wp-upper-left-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:54

**CNN plans to introduce a “metered” paywall for online readers,** part of a broader plan by chairman/CEO **Mark Thompson** to restructure the news giant into profitability, reports TheWrap.

The plan was [first reported ](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/business/media/cnn-paywall.html?ref=capitolcommunicator.com)by the New York Times. A CNN spokesperson declined to comment.

The metered paywall, continues TheWrap, “will require frequent users to pay for access after clicking on a set number of articles. The model is common among major news outlets, including the New York Times and the New Yorker.

“CNN [first hinted at the plan in July](https://www.thewrap.com/cnn-subscription-product-restructuring-layoffs/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com), when it said it would be launching a digital subscription service as a part of a restructuring that included the layoffs of some 100 staffers. Details were not disclosed, but sources who spoke with the Times indicated CNN will start with a low-cost option.

“Thompson, who took the chief role nearly a year ago, noted earlier this summer that the network would explore a paywall as part of a broader strategy to create monetizable content. Thompson has experience leading a successful digital subscription strategy from his stint at the New York Times.”

More [here](https://www.thewrap.com/cnn-paywall-news-content-website-october/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).