CNN's new streaming service is being shut down just weeks after launch

CNN Plus is closing after just a few weeks of existence.

The New York Times obtained a memo from the incoming CNN president that confirmed the news.

The service is closing on April 30.

CNN Plus was launched on March 29 and offers access to a library of new and old shows starring well-known faces from the cable news channel.

That includes every season of Anthony Bourdain's "Parts Unknown", which concluded with his death in 2018, as well as new shows made specifically for the new service, like "Who's Talking to Chris Wallace?"

The shows will not be on CNN, but on some of its parent company's other streaming services, according to a memo from Licht. Warner Bros. Discovery has two channels: Discovery Plus and HBO Max.

A representative from Warner Bros. Discovery didn't respond to a request for comment.

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