It’s official: Mark Thompson, the former chief executive of The New York Times and director-general of the BBC, will be the next leader of CNN, taking the reins of the renowned global news ...

Mark Thompson, the former head of the British Broadcasting Company and the New York Times, will take over as head of CNN Worldwide beginning Oct. 9. Reuters.

Mark Thompson, on his 100th day as CNN’s new leader, sent his 4,000-person strong workforce a 2,300-word memo that said both a lot and very little at the same time.

CEO Mark Thompson revealed plans Wednesday in a staff memo to overhaul the CNN newsroom structure. Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery. The new “five-point plan” will include eliminating ...

Mark Thompson was appointed as chair and CEO of CNN by David Zaslav, head of the network’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, which made the announcement Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023.

Mark Thompson, the former chief executive of the New York Times, has been selected as the next leader of CNN, parent company Warner Bros. Discovery announced Wednesday. He will replace Chris Licht ...

Mark Thompson, a former chief executive of The New York Times and leader of the BBC, is expected to be named the next top executive of CNN, according to three people with knowledge of the decision.

Mark Thompson — who took CNN’s helm in October following the disastrous, 13-month tenure of former CEO Chris Licht — cited the “changing economics of television” and the need to put ...

CNN to Lay Off 100 Staffers as It Preps Major Revamp of Digital Efforts. CNN CEO Mark Thompson told staff Wednesday that its first digital subscription product will launch this year, and that it ...

CNN‘s new chairman and CEO Mark Thompson officially started in his job leading the network on Monday, telling staffers in an internal video message that the news organization needed to make ...

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