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CNN Lay's off 6% of its workforce

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."

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CNN lays off 6% of its workforce as CEO Mark Thompson announces $70 million digital transformation

CNN is laying off 6% of its workforce, or roughly 200 staffers, as the cable network aims to transform its newsroom into a digital-first operation.

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CNN to cut 200 jobs amid restructuring, new digital investments

CNN CEO Mark Thompson on Thursday announced sweeping cuts impacting around 6% of the company's workforce. The news came alongside several new developments, including a cross-device streaming strategy,

CNN To Launch New Streaming Service

Hollywood Reporter on MSN · 4h

Mark Thompson Says New CNN Streaming Service Is in the Works as Channel Sets Major Restructuring

CEO Mark Thompson announced the news to staff Thursday morning, adding that CNN would cut about 6 percent of jobs, or about 200 people. He adds that the company is actively recruiting for hundreds of new job, with about 100 expected to be filled in the next few months, thanks to a $70 million investment from parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.

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CNN is building a new streaming service nearly three years after killing its last one

CNN is developing a new streaming service — and it sounds a lot like the one it shut down nearly three years ago. In an internal memo shared with The Verge, CNN CEO Mark Thompson says the service will give viewers the ability “to stream news programming from us on any device they choose” as part of a broader restructuring plan.

Wall Street Journal · 4h

CNN Cuts Jobs, Prepares New Streaming Rollout

The cable news network is laying off roughly 200 employees, or about 6% of its workforce, part of a shift CEO Mark Thompson says will help CNN’s digital transition, he wrote in a note to staff Thursday.

CNN boss Mark Thompson confirms 200 layoffs across cable TV network in digital push

CNN boss Mark Thompson on Thursday revealed sweeping changes at the embattled network that include 200 job cuts and a pivot ...

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CNN announces layoffs as it revamps its schedule and digital strategy

CNN is laying off around 6% of its workforce, the company announced Thursday morning, as it institutes sweeping new changes to the 45-year-old news network, including a new weekday show lineup and ...

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.

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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, ...

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Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper Speechless After Boss Sets CNN’s New Standard for Trump Coverage: Report

Can CNN rescue itself from ruin during President Donald Trump's second term? CEO Mark Thompson hopes so. The Daily Beast reported on Wednesday that the network had an editorial meeting Sunday ahead of ...