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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."

New York Post · 7h

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 to a more digital-centric strategy, the company said. The layoffs at the Warner Bros Discovery-owned network will amount to 6% of CNN’s workforce – mainly producers, editors and other non-air talent vital to the TV operation.

AOL · 4h

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.

CNN To Launch New Streaming Service

Hollywood Reporter on MSN · 9h

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.

The Verge on MSN · 2h

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

CNN jumped on the streaming bandwagon in 2022 with the launch of CNN Plus, a short-lived service that shut down after just one month. Thompson doesn’t say whether the new service will mirror the content on its linear channel,

Deadline on MSN · 8h

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,

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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, Wolf Blitzer, Audie Cornish Get New Time Slots as CNN Shakes Up TV Lineup

The new lineup was unveiled just hours after CNN CEO Mark Thompson outlined job cuts and a digital-first strategy for the venerable cable news channel.

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CNN Expected to Unveil Significant Layoffs

CNN is expected to unveil significant staffing cuts as soon as Thursday, according to three people familiar with the matter, ...

20hon MSN

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 ...

19hon MSN

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 ...

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Jim Acosta is a thorn in Trump's side. Will CNN move him to the graveyard shift?

Fans of Jim Acosta may soon have to wait until the midnight hour to see their favorite CNN anchor — or perhaps not see him at ...

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