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CNN is cutting hundreds of TV jobs in a digital pivot. Read the memo CEO Mark Thompson sent to staff.
CEO Mark Thompson told staff the moves aimed to better serve audiences and "secure CNN's future as one of the world's greatest news organizations."
CNN boss Mark Thompson confirms 200 layoffs across cable TV network in digital push
CNN boss Mark Thompson on Thursday revealed sweeping changes to the network, including 200 layoffs in traditional TV production jobs as the company invests in new digital roles, according to a report.
CNN hit with significant layoffs as network sets a plan for a digital future
Cable cord-cutting and a decline in revenue led to a significant workforce reduction at the Warner Bros. Discovery unit while new employees are hired for digital efforts.
CNN Will Cut 6% of Current Staff in Digital Pivot; New Products, TV Lineup in Works
CNN will cut 6% of its current workforce as part of CEO Mark Thompson’s continuing efforts to build up the Warner Bros. Discovery outlet’s digital and broadband acumen as the audience flocking to its flagship cable network continues to wane.
CNN To Launch New Streaming Service As It Sets Sights On Digital Future; About 200 Jobs To Be Cut In Restructuring
CNN is cutting about 200 jobs as it focuses on a digital future, the network announced today, while its CEO Mark Thompson unveiled plans for a new subscription streaming service. In a memo to staffers,
CNN Plots Major Overhaul as It Enters a New Trump Era
Mark Thompson has promised to reinvent CNN since he arrived in 2023. Now, he is remaking the network’s TV lineup and its work force.
CNN boss Mark Thompson told Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper and 100 other journalists not to ‘express outrage’ during Trump inauguration: report
CNN boss Mark Thompson urged CNN staffers to focus on Trump's second term and to be "open-minded" about the next four years, ...
CNN plans massive layoffs during first week of Trump’s presidency: Report
Warner Bros. Discovery’s CNN is expected to have “hundreds” of staff layoffs as soon as Thursday, according to a report. CEO ...
Donald Trump change no one saw coming as TV network makes major shift
CNN boss Mark Thompson told more than 100 journalists and top on-air talent including Jake Tapper and Anderson Cooper that ...
CNN plans to lay off hundreds of employees, cut costs; NBC plots firings
CNN boss Mark Thompson reportedly plans to announce mass layoffs Thursday – just days after he warned top on-air talent ...
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CNN Reportedly Considering Exiling Jim Acosta’s Show To Midnight ‘To Throw a Bone To Trump’
CNN chief executive Mark Thompson reportedly suggested moving anchor Jim Acosta's morning show to midnight this week as part ...