CNN aims to put more emphasis on news and less on cable as it launches a new subscription streaming tier that will have more features for an audience that wants news first and a connection to traditional TV a distant second.

To be sure, the company’s new “All Access” streaming outlet features its traditional cable programming — nearly all of the live hours of the linear grid between 5 a.m. and midnight, with a few exceptions. But its main goal is to bring viewers into the CNN fold who are interested in the latest news on trending topics, and not necessarily on time slots or talent.

“All Access” offers collections of recent video that might help subscribers get caught up on anything from the recent sports-betting scandal that has involved an NBA player and coach, or the government shutdo

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