Struggling Headline News (HLN) is shutting down its live shows based in New York and Los Angeles and will be launching a new program schedule on Oct. 29.

About 15 people are losing their jobs in the process.

While other cable news channels , including HLN’s sister network CNN, have seen higher ratings and increased ad revenues because of political coverage during the Trump administration, HLN has not been able to capitalize with its recent focus on crime programming.

In a note to staff, HLN head Ken Jautz said that the network will be shifting resources from live programming to longform programs and will centralize its news production in Atlanta.

“It’s with deep regret that we will have to end production of Across America with Carol Costello, Michaela and Crime & Justice with Ashleigh Banfield. I know that you will join me in thanking these incredibly talented journalists and their teams for their dedication and hard work,” he said in the memo.

Jautz said that beginning Oct. 29, HLN will air an expanded version of Morning Express With Robin Meade from 6 a.m. to noon, then On the Story from noon to 3 p.m. Documentaries and other taped programming will start at 3 p.m.

Weekend Express With Lynn Smith will continue to air from 7 a.m. to noon.

Here is the full note from Jautz:

I want to share some information about next steps at HLN.

The current cable news landscape is dominated by politics. Our live news shows have not benefitted from this trend given our story mix. However, HLN’s longform programs have been performing very well.

In today’s news environment, every network has to focus on its strengths. To ensure HLN’s growth, we will shift some of our resources from live to longform programming and produce our live shows in as streamlined a manner as possible. The best way to do this is to centralize production of live news programming in Atlanta.

Beginning October 29, our live program schedule will be as follows: 6a-noon ET, an expanded “Morning Express with Robin Meade;” noon-3p “On the Story;” series, documentaries and other taped programming will start at 3p. “Weekend Express with Lynn Smith” hours remain 7a-noon.

As a result, we will no longer have live programs based in NY or LA. It’s with deep regret that we will have to end production of “Across America with Carol Costello,” “Michaela” and “Crime & Justice with Ashleigh Banfield.” I know that you will join me in thanking these incredibly talented journalists and their teams for their dedication and hard work.

We built a top-notch line-up of some of the best anchors and show teams in the industry and we are proud of what we’ve accomplished together these past few years

HLN is turning to the Web to draw younger viewers to its news-and-entertainment-based brand by developing short-form, online series.

Nearly two years after the former Headline News channel rebranded itself from a breaking news outlet to one focused on news generated from social media sites, the network has launched two online series, with plans to develop several more, head of digital product strategy and partnerships Lila King said. It’s an attempt to engage young viewers where they are accessing content, she said.

The network’s first online series, Fluff — a 12-episode series that features YouTube star Andrew Grantham putting a voice to everyday pets discussing everything from politics to food — has already generated 7 million views since launching Nov. 2 on the network’s digital sites on YouTube and Facebook, according to King.

A second, six-episode series, Cooking With Nancy Grace, launched Nov. 9 and features the HLN legal personality cooking simple, no-frills meals for her family. That series has drawn more than 200,000 views in its first two weeks, HLN officials said.

HLN is also in production on a third series, Chef’s Lab, which focuses on chef culture and how the backgrounds of some of the most famous chefs around the world have influenced their cooking styles and dishes.

King said the network hopes that the shortform offerings will serve as a potential incubator for future network series.

“We think of the digital series as a testing ground and lab for what would eventually make sense on television,” she said.

HLN hopes the online offerings will help the network reach younger viewers. To date, the network’s total-day viewer median age is 55, down one year from its 2014 figure. That compares favorably with traditional cable news networks like Fox News Channel (67 years), MSNBC (63 years) and CNN (61 years), the network said.

King also said the network (which disclosed last week that general manager Albie Hecht is leaving; Ken Jautz will run it on an interim basis) is also looking to take advantage of viewer interest in the 2016 presidential campaign through an initiative dubbed the “social horse race” that will look at how the presidential candidates are performing on social platforms. HLN has partnered with social-media research company CrowdTangle to see which candidates are getting social-media traction and how they compare with one another on various topics.

The results will be featured in segments on a number of HLN shows, including its series the Daily Share, according to King.

“So far, what we’re finding is that the [presidential] polls on various topics are different from what is reflected in social conversation,” King said. “That may be because of the age of those on social media compared to those participating in the polls, but it’s interesting to see the disparities so far.”