Editing CNN/SI (section)

{{Short description|Former 24-hour sports news network}}
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{{Infobox television channel
| bgcolor         =
| name            = CNN/SI
| logo            = CNN Sports Illustrated second logo.PNG
| logo_size       = 
| logo_alt        = CNNSI logo used from 1996 to 1999.
| launch_date     = {{start date and age|1996|12|12}}
| closed_date     = {{end date and age|2002|05|15}}
| picture_format  = 480i ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]])
| country         = [[United States]]
| language        = [[English language|English]]
| area            = Nationwide
| replaced_by     = [[NBA TV]] (on many cable systems)
| sister_channels = [[CNN]]<br>[[CNN Headline News]]<br>[[TNT (U.S. TV network)|TNT]]<br>[[TBS Superstation]]<br>[[Turner South]]<br>[[Turner Classic Movies]]<br>[[Cartoon Network]]<br>[[Boomerang from Cartoon Network|Boomerang]]<br>[[CNNfn]]
| owner           = [[Turner Broadcasting System]] 
}}
'''CNN/Sports Illustrated''' ('''CNN/SI''') was a 24-hour sports news [[Television network|network]]. Created when [[Time Warner]] merged its [[CNN]] and ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' brands, it launched on December 12, 1996.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kent|first1=Milton|title=CNN/SI pairing channels energy into sports information battle|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-12-12-1996347080-story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821073804/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-12-12/sports/1996347080_1_cnn-sports-illustrated-newsroom|url-status=live|archive-date=August 21, 2014|access-date=August 20, 2014|agency=MediaWatch|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|date=December 12, 1996}}</ref>

[[File:CNNSI.png|thumb|150px|right|CNN/SI's first logo]]

Other news networks like ESPNews provided 30-minute blocks of news and highlights in a similar fashion to [[CNN Headline News]] at the time, but CNN/SI was live daily from 7am to 2am.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SeECAAAAMBAJ&q=cnn%2Fsi+7am+to+2am&pg=PA38|title=New York Magazine|date=23 December 1996|work=New York Media, LLC.|quote=CNN/SI will not rely on a "wheel" of repeating news segments and highlights. Rather, it promises a nineteen-hour "stream" of news reported fresh throughout the day, starting from 7 AM.}}</ref> Its purpose was to provide the most comprehensive sports news service on television, bringing in-depth sports news from around the world, and integrating the internet and television.<ref>{{cite news|title=CNN 20: CNN/SI Debuts, December 12, 1996|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0012/12/mn.06.html|access-date=August 20, 2014|publisher=CNN.com|date=December 12, 2000}}</ref>