CNN and HLN announced today that their 24-hour television networks are to be streamed live on the CNN App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, making CNN Worldwide the first news organisation to stream its linear television channels online and on mobile devices. Also today, CNN says that it is debuting its new video experience, which seamlessly integrates live network TV into a larger and higher-quality video player capable of HD video.

In order to be able to watch the streaming broadcasts from CNN via CNN’s iPhone or iPad apps, you’ll have to be one of the 50 million households in the US with a subscription to a participating pay TV provider, such as AT&T, Comcast, Cox, DISH Network, Suddenlink and Verizon.

"CNN is taking a significant step forward by offering live CNN and HLN TV to our audiences whether they are on their couches at home or have their toes in the sand on the beach," said KC Estenson, general manager of CNN Digital. "The 10 million users who have downloaded CNN's mobile apps and the tens of millions of people who get the latest news and information from CNN.com every day will soon be able to watch CNN TV on every device they have."

Click here to download the free app, which has just been updated today with the Live CNN TV service:

CNN App for iPhone (U.S.) for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store

CNN App for iPad for iPad on the iTunes App Store

Source: CNN via TUAW

this is super cool.

So us DirecTv users are SOL. And so are Time Warner Cable subscribers despite TW owning CNN and HLN?

I dont see verizon as an option either...

Excellent news!

Awsome!

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Originally Posted by soccplayer07

I dont see verizon as an option either...

The articles I'm reading say Verizon is supported.

That's what I thought too. When I open the program Verizon is not an option...

Originally Posted by soccplayer07

That's what I thought too. When I open the program Verizon is not an option...

Maybe it's coming later.

Yet another cool, America only toy.