I got an email from CNN last week announcing that Pipeline, their video service, will no longer require a paid subscription after July 1. This could be good or not so good depending on whether the viewer will be bombarded with annoying ads.

Since I signed on last fall I have been served the usual pablum that is dished up on the cable channel with a smattering of useful information. Just before the election they covered Bill Clinton's stump speech for Claire McCaskill in its entirety, something that wasn't available locally. I do enjoy listening to a president who speaks English.

Late at night some of their "pipes" display live images of the White House or the Capitol Building or such.

It was worth the subscription price, they will probably screw it up in July.