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CNN announces layoffs

CNN is announcing layoffs as part of a further shift to digital business

CNN announced a restructuring Thursday that includes some 200 layoffs, an accelerated pivot to digital operations and new TV roles for personalities like Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper and Audie Cornish.It's the boldest revamp yet in the 18-month tenure of CEO Mark Thompson,

CNN on MSN · 8h

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 digital strategy.

Hosted on MSN · 8h

CNN announces about 200 layoffs as it attempts to modernize business

Both CNN and NBC News are planning layoffs this week as newsrooms transition away from linear TV toward digital audiences.

Mark Thompson Says New CNN Streaming Service Is in Works

Hollywood Reporter on MSN · 12h

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.

BGR · 3h

CNN’s ratings have tanked, but it’s pressing forward with a standalone streaming service anyway

Here comes another streaming service. CNN wants to get in on the act, with its CEO predicting there's "immense demand" for what the news network has to offer. Will you pay up?

The Verge on MSN · 9h

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.

CNN to lay off 'hundreds' of staffers

Washington Examiner on MSN · 22h

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 Mark Thompson has reportedly been planning a corporate emphasis on digital subscription products.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

CNN to Lay off Hundreds of Employees, CNBC Reports

CNN, a unit of Warner Bros Discovery, plans to lay off hundreds of employees this week, as it refocuses the business around a global digital audience, CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Business Insider on MSN · 12h

CNN is cutting hundreds of TV jobs amid digital pivot

CNN also plans to introduce a TV-style v ersion of CNN accessible on any device both in the US and elsewhere. The moves come about three months after CNN brought in a paywall, cha

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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 ...

Daily Mail1h

CNN boss defends sweeping layoffs as panicked staffers react to TV bloodbath

The layoffs are concentrated in CNN's TV business, where ratings have tumbled as consumers ... It's the boldest revamp yet in the 18-month tenure of CEO Mark Thompson, a former chief executive ...

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Is Jim Acosta Losing CNN Prime Time Show? What We Know

One industry insider said: "Sidelining Acosta would also work to curry favor with Donald Trump, who very much despises the ...

Atlanta Journal-Constitution10h

CNN to cut traditional TV staff but Atlanta digital operations may benefit

CNN is cutting 200 jobs in its traditional TV programming arena and replacing them with people focused on the digital operation.

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