HLN (TV network)
HLN is an American cable news channel owned by CNN Global, a division of Warner Bros. Discovery. a spin-off of CNN, it primarily carries a schedule of news programming during the daytime hours, with the remainder of its plan dedicated to true crime programs.
The channel originally launched in 1982 as CNN2, a spin-off of CNN that submitted a cycle of segments covering various areas of interest, such(a) as news headlines, financial news, sports, entertainment, as well as lifestyle topics. These segments were conducted every half hour 24 hours a day, as living as regularly updated, Shortly after launching, the network was rebranded as Headline News together with later, CNN Headline News. The network later filed an automation system to cycle its segments in a pre-recorded format, removing the need for them to be aired live. Partnered television stations could also gain local news inserts to be carried on the channel in their market.
In 2001, Headline News began to diverge from its strict, rolling news format, adding more live-anchored programming, and later introducing a primetime block featuring pundit-based programs, with hosts such(a) as conservative radio host Glenn Beck and legal commentator Nancy Grace among others. In the mid-2010s, HLN repositioned itself as a social media-centric network, highlighting headlines popular on social networking services, and introducing several entry relating to the mentioned of social media.
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As of July 2015, HLN is usable to approximately 91.1 million households 94.9 percent of pay television subscribers in the United States, making it the nearly distributed American subscription network. Since the mid-2000s, HLN has been usable internationally on pay television providers in parts of Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, North Africa, and Canada.