CNN Business (formerly CNN Money ) is a financial news and information website, operated by CNN . The website was originally formed as a joint venture between CNN.com and Time Warner 's Fortune and Money magazines. Since the spin-off of Time Warner's publishing assets as Time Inc. (and their subsequent sale to Meredith Corporation and later, to IAC 's Dotdash ), the site has since operated as an affiliate of CNN .
19-548: CNN Money launched in 2001, replacing CNNfn 's website. Time Warner had also announced an intention to relaunch the CNNfn television network under the CNN Money moniker, but those plans were apparently scrapped. Prior to June 2014, the website was operated as a joint venture between CNN and two Time Warner-published business magazines; Fortune and Money . In June 2014, Time Warner's publishing assets were spun-out as Time Inc. ; as
38-526: A news website is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . CNNfn CNNfn (with "fn" an initialism for "financial network") was an American cable television news network operated by the CNN subsidiary of the media conglomerate Time Warner from December 29, 1995, and of AOL Time Warner until December 15, 2004. The network was dedicated to covering financial information and business news, similar to CNBC , TechTV and Bloomberg Television . It
57-469: A result, all three properties launched separate web presences, and CNN Money introduced a new logo that removed the wordmark of Money magazine from its branding. With the re-launch, CNN head Jeff Zucker also promised increased synergies between the website and the CNN channel, such as branded segments and the re-branding of CNN's weekly financial show Your Money as CNNMoney . In October 2018, CNN re-launched
76-518: A significant player in the streaming and media industry. The company was eventually acquired by Williams Communications . Youbetme is a California based social betting platform, that enables users to bet via their website or their IOS app. It was founded by Jason Neubauer and Justin Jarman in 2011 and the technological services were provided by Nils Lahr, he is also the CTO of the company. May 2016 OrionsWave
95-485: Is an American entrepreneur , inventor and computer scientist known for his work in the streaming media and artificial intelligence industries. He founded Synergy Sports Technology and several other companies. He has also been a senior developer, partner and CTO of the Live AI division at Microsoft . He co-founded Orions Systems, a company known for its AI vision systems, which was later acquired by Microsoft to enhance
114-536: The Internet and broadcasting industry become what they are today. Just a few of these accomplishments include: In the summer of 1996 the top two technology members of Lou Dobb's team, Sam Edge and Nils Lahr , threatened to quit CNNfn if changes were not made to allow them more creative control in implementing new technologies. Additionally, they wanted some level of credit and increased internal recognition through proposed promotions. Dobbs tried to keep these key members of
133-509: The age of 16 by writing object-oriented databases for the US Geological Survey . Lahr began his career by working and founding some notable companies in the field of streaming and media, notable among them are; Lahr worked at CNNfn , a financial news channel when it did the world's first streaming broadcast and built first fully digital studio . He was the webmaster of the team. In 1996, he also said to InfoWorld magazine that
152-475: The capabilities of Dynamics 365. Nils Lahr was born in 1973 to John C. Lahr and Karen Ericson. His father was a scientist who worked as a research seismologist in the US Geological Survey from 1971 to 2003. Nils earned his higher education from Menlo-Atherton High School and his Bachelor in Computer Science from New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering . He started programming early at
171-681: The channel and did not take CNN International, though it is available through the CNN website and mobile app with TV Everywhere credentials. CNN continues to maintain a business news vertical on digital platforms, now known as CNN Business . The vertical was originally CNNMoney—a partnership with the Time Warner-owned financial magazines Fortune and Money . The partnership was folded after Time Warner spun out its publishing assets (and subsequently sale to Meredith Corporation , and later, to IAC 's Dotdash ). In 1995, Lou Dobbs and Ted Turner were having heated internal discussions about
190-760: The development of Windows Media Player and MPEG4 . In 2020, Lahr's co-founded venture, Orions Systems, known for its AI vision system, was acquired by Microsoft. This acquisition marked a significant enhancement in the capabilities of Dynamics 365. With the integration of Orions Systems, it has become a major AI element within Microsoft's ecosystem, further emphasizing Lahr's influential contributions to Microsoft's advancements in artificial intelligence. Lahr co-founded iBEAM Broadcasting Corporation in April 1998. He later served as its Chief Scientist and, from May to mid-2021, as its CTO. Under Lahr's leadership, iBEAM Broadcasting became
209-445: The direction of CNN. Dobbs was able to convince Turner that letting him start a new channel would be a way to solve both issues. Turner would keep Dobbs working for CNN while giving him his own network to run. In July 1999, Dobbs quit CNNfn and started his own company, Space.com , and eventually returned to CNN to host Lou Dobbs Tonight . From the start, CNNfn struggled to be picked up by local and national cable operators. In 2004,
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#1732854806250228-489: The official CNNfn network was shut down. However the technologies invented in the early CNNfn days helped launch CNN and the entire broadcasting industry into a new digital era. The CNNfn.com website continued on, and in 2001 merged with Money Magazine to form CNNMoney. The schedule below is taken from the now-defunct site of CNNfn as at 2001 (only from Monday to 12 am on Friday). All the times ET . CNNfn inaugurated many innovations on TV and online. Many of these helped
247-455: The only way for companies to get their content on the internet is through making it easy to find. During his career at CNNfn, he created the first automated stock ticker for TV. Lahr joined Microsoft in 1996, after leaving CNNfn , and helped as a founding member of its streaming media division. Prior to joining Microsoft he worked for VXtreme and developed streaming media solutions which were later bought by Microsoft and were essential in
266-541: The startup VXtreme (which was later purchased by Microsoft and became what is now the Windows Media ). Dobbs made a last-ditch attempt to keep Nils inside CNN by attempting to sue him, claiming there were "important" and "unfinished" duties that required his attention at CNNfn. The lawsuit, however, was thrown out and Lahr was allowed to leave. Shortly after Dobbs quit CNNfn and as promised started his own company Space.com. Nils Lahr Nils Lahr (born August 1973)
285-524: The team at CNNfn by offering them higher wages and even went as far as to suggest that he would create an entire company dedicated to high-technology research in connection with Gartner such that the advancements that were made would become knowledge that could be sold to others. However Dobbs was unable to make this happen quickly inside of CNN as there was resistance from Turner and others. In late 1996, Edge moved to CNN in Atlanta, Georgia , and Lahr left to join
304-451: The vertical as CNN Business ; the new brand is focused on "digital transformation of business, and how it is disrupting every corner of the global economy". The relaunch came alongside the opening of a new San Francisco bureau. As with CNNMoney, it will be supported by branded segments on CNN television, as well as streaming content. This economics -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
323-552: Was acquired by Sportradar. Synergy Sports was created in 2020 by merging Atrium Sports, Synergy Sports Technology, and Keemotion into one company. The company has established partnerships with the NBA, MLB, and FIBA and serves over 4000 clients globally. He worked with David Caruso , around ideas on how to bring production concepts into the digital world sooner for promotional reasons. They helped influence how some very large and early Hollywood projects promoted themselves online, such as
342-449: Was assigned the intellectual property and software of Challenged and YouBetMe. Lahr is the co-founder and CTO of Synergy Sports Technology . The company provides statistical reports and associated video clips to the NBA coaches and also works for college teams. Nils Lahr architected and developed the initial platform and all the streaming solutions for the company. In 2021, Synergy Sports
361-466: Was available in a number of markets, including the U.S. and Australia. In Canada, much of its content was aired on ROB TV (now BNN). After years of struggling to attract an audience, Time Warner folded CNNfn in late 2004. On some U.S. cable television systems, its slot was given to CNN International on a full-time basis; previously, CNN International filled CNNfn's schedule in late nights and weekends. However, many cable companies ended their carriage of
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