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.
CNN Cuts About 200 Jobs As Part Of A Further Shift To Digital Business
The layoffs are concentrated in CNN’s TV business, where ratings have tumbled as consumers cut off cable and seek other news sources. They will eventually be offset by new hires in digital, where Warner Bros. Discovery is making a $70 million investment, CNN said.
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Atlanta-based CNN is announcing layoffs as part of a further shift to digital business
CNN expects to lay off about 200 people as part of a restructuring announced on Thursday that pivots the news organization toward a more digitally oriented future.
Shake-Up! CNN’s Huge Lineup Changes Revealed
CNN’s executive vice president of programming, Eric Sherling, shared the news with staffers in a memo. “In the mornings and afternoons, staffing in Atlanta and Washington will
CNN Shakes Up TV Lineup With New Duties for Jake Tapper, Kasie Hunt, Wolf Blitzer, Audie Cornish, Rahel Solomon
CNN is shaking up its TV lineup as it grapples with ratings downturns and costs. Jake Tapper, Audie Cornish, Kasie Hunt and others get new duties
CNN guest Joe Walsh goes nuclear on 'cowardly' network bosses for laying off 200 workers and shafting Trump nemesis Jim Acosta
A frequent CNN guest slammed the network for laying off 200 workers and sidelining Jim Acosta, who gained a reputation for being a thorn in Donald Trump's side during his first term.
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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 hit with significant layoffs as network sets a plan for a digital future
CNN is cutting 6% of its workforce as the news organization tries to reinvent itself for TV’s digital future. Facing an exodus of viewers and a systemic decline in pay TV subscriptions, the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned news channel said Thursday it will cut 200 employees from the TV side of the business while investing in the digital operation.
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.
CNN Shuffles Lineup With New Spots For Jake Tapper, Wolf Blitzer & Kasie Hunt; Jim Acosta’s Show Bumped From Mornings
There is no word on what will happen to Jim Acosta, as Blitzer and Brown’s The Situation Room will take his place in the 10 a.m. ET slot. Tapper’s show will move to 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET, with a new show hosted by Hunt, called The Arena, getting the 4 p.m. ET slot.
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JUST IN: CNN Moves Tapper, Blitzer and Hunt — And Leaves Acosta in Limbo — As Part of Schedule Shakeup
CNN announced a big schedule shakeup comes as the network also put in place layoffs as part of a strategy restructuring. The post JUST IN: CNN Moves Tapper, Blitzer and Hunt — And Leaves Acosta in Limbo — As Part of Schedule Shakeup first appeared on Mediaite.
CNN Shakes Up Daily Lineup and Moves Fan-Favorite Anchors
Revealed in a memo from Eric Sherling, CNN’s executive vice president of programming, the changes will see multiple anchors take on different roles in new time slots. Rahel Solomon will kick things off at 5 a.m. with a new concept called 5 Things, Audie Cornish will take over the 6 a.m. CNN This Morning.