CNN Job Cuts Are A Painful Reminder Of Where TV News Is Heading
After months of speculation, CNN cut 6% of its TV news staff, while continuing to add talent focused on digital products. Expect more shifts like this for TV news.
CNN announces 200 job cuts, $70 mn digital investment to revamp strategy
To counter traditional TV decline, CNN is launching a global streaming service, creating hundreds of new roles, with the first 100 positions to be filled by mid-2025
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 announces layoffs as it revamps its schedule and digital strategy
Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.’s CNN division let go 6% of its workforce on Thursday as the cable news network focuses on streaming and digital audiences.
CNN Announces 200 Layoffs Amid Digital Shift
The layoffs are concentrated in CNN's TV business, where ratings have tumbled as consumers cut off cable and seek other news sources.
CNN to cut jobs by 6% amid digital push
Warner Bros Discovery-owned CNN will lay off about 6% of its workforce as the TV news outlet continues to shift its focus toward a more digital-centric strategy, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Thursday.
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.
CNN Cuts 6% Of Workforce
CNN announced on Thursday that it is cutting about 6% of its total staff, or about 210 employees. CNN CEO Mark Thompson announced the job cuts in a memo to staff on Thursday. In the memo, Thompson noted CNN doesn't expect total headcount to fall "much" this year because the company plans to invest $70 million in new digital plans.
CNN Cuts Jobs, Prepares New Streaming Rollout
CNN is laying off roughly 200 employees, or about 6% of its workforce, part of a plan Chief Executive Mark Thompson says will shift the cable TV brand’s emphasis toward digital growth and prepare it to launch a streaming service.
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, as CEO Mark Thompson continues to plot a new emphasis on digital content. A CNN spokesperson could not be reached for immediate comment.
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
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.
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 ...
Jake Tapper, Wolf Blitzer, Audie Cornish Get New Time Slots as CNN Shakes Up TV Lineup
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CNN Shakes Up TV Lineup With New Duties for Jake Tapper, Kasie Hunt, Wolf Blitzer, Audie Cornish, Rahel Solomon
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CNN hit with 6% staff cut as network sets a plan for a digital future
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Mark Thompson Says New CNN Streaming Service Is in the Works as Channel Sets Major Restructuring
About 6 percent of jobs, or about 200 people will be cut but the company is actively recruiting for hundreds of new roles, ...