Ticker: CNN Relaunched Its FAST Service CNN Headlines

Top of the Ticker: By the look of it, the news wheel format popularized by the defunct linear channel CNN Headline News is slowly making its way to CNN’s free ad-supported streaming channel, CNN Headlines.

The network, according to Axios, quietly relaunched the FAST service with live and original programming, including two hours of a new, live original show called “CNN Headline Express” at 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. ET.

CNN has also hired Brad Smith as an Atlanta-based anchor for CNN Headlines. The network says his appointment is part of CNN’s wider investment in its FAST programming, complementing its existing linear, digital, mobile, and podcast offerings and soon-to-launch streaming service and other standalone products. 

The network also says new advertisers are latching on to its FAST products and developing new commercial product innovations to maximize monetization through advertising and sponsorship directly or through FAST platform partnerships.

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Bipartisan Event: NewsNation and its sister digital publication The Hill are teaming up for a daylong bipartisan event featuring Speaker of the U.S. House Mike Johnson in the inaugural Hill Nation Summit ​​on Wednesday, July 16, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET in Washington, D.C. In addition to Johnson, there will be a powerhouse lineup of one-on-one interviews and panel discussions examining the progress and promises of the first six months of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. The entire summit will be livestreamed on TheHill.com and available on The Hill TV’s Fast Channel.

Heading to trial: Former CNN anchor Don Lemon’s lawsuit against Elon Musk and X, formerly Twitter, will be going to trial at a yet-to-be-determined date. Lemon had sued Musk after his content deal with the social platform was abruptly cancelled in August 2024. 

Sports Acquisition: Fox News’ streaming service, Fox Nation, enters the live sports arena with a partnership with the Professional Bull Riders. The streamer will be the exclusive Friday night broadcast partner for the PBR Camping World Team Series, beginning August 8, continuing weekly till the league’s championship opener on October 24 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. In the lead-up, Fox Nation will release season two of Last Cowboy Standing, a series where eight amateur bull riders compete for the opportunity to join a PBR team, starting Friday, July 11.

Worthy Recognition: CBS Sunday Morning host Jane Pauley will be the recipient of the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism on Saturday, November 15, in Tampa, Florida. The recognition will take place during Poynter’s Bowtie Ball, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Poynter Institute. Pauley is being recognized for building a “deep and meaningful relationship with the American viewing public, who have invited her into their homes as a trusted source of news and information for decades,” said Neil Brown, president of the Poynter Institute. 

📣 At this year’s Bowtie Ball, Jane Pauley will receive the 2025 Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism 🎉 Dean Baquet & G.B. “Garry” Trudeau will earn Distinguished Service to Journalism Awards. www.poynter.org/news-release…
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