Complex sentence: The addition of the logo initially angered some CNN affiliates, who viewed the logo as distracting, although some claim that the move helped to make CNN an easily identifiable brand, which has been copied by other television networks.
Split into simpler sentences: The addition of the logo initially angered some CNN affiliates, who viewed the logo as distracting. However, the move helped to make CNN an easily identifiable brand, which has been copied by other television networks.