CNN+ appears to be in dire straits less than a month after its launch, with executives at Warner Bros. Discovery sounding the alarm and cracking down on early investments.

The new parent company of CNN has suspended all external marketing spending for the subscription streaming service and laid off CNN’s chief financial officer amid flagging early viewership totals, sources told Axios.

Recommended Stories

Warner Bros Discovery giving CNN a second shot at streaming with ‘CNN Max’

How to watch the first Trump-Biden 2024 presidential debate

WATCH: Stelter denies CNN+ was a failure, calls it a ‘worthy venture’