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Chris Wallace Leaving CNN With Eye on Independent Digital Future
“This is the first time in 55 years I‘ve been between jobs. I am actually excited and liberated by that.”
CNN Officially Enacts Paywall for Heaviest Digital Users
The network is now asking some visitors to pay $3.99 per month for access to its digital news products.
CNN to Debut Paywall for News Content Next Month
CNN is utilizing a similar approach that The Times and many other news outlets feature.
CNN CEO Mark Thompson: We Wanted to Return Debates to ‘Simple, Classical Format’
“Much of the reaction of the public, the rest of the media, and other politicians is going to depend on President Trump and President Biden, who are the stars of the show.”
CNN CEO Mark Thompson: We Have ‘Plenty of Things to Fix’
"The rate at which people have been and probably will continue to cut the cord and not look at cable TV at all is a far, far greater strategic threat than the finer points of competition between individual cable channels.”
CNN CEO Mark Thompson: ‘This Company is Still Nowhere Near Ready for the Future’
CNN CEO Mark Thompson is still getting his footing at the venerable cable outlet. Monday marked his first official day on the job. However,...
David Zaslav: Mark Thompson ‘Right Guy at the Right Time’ for CNN
CNN has hired former New York Times and BBC CEO Mark Thompson as its latest lead executive, and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav...
CNN Names Mark Thompson Chairman/CEO
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav championed Thompson as a "true innovator who has transformed for the digital age two of the world’s most respected news organizations."
Nick Kayal: Why Would CNN Consider the Former CEO of Another Struggling Company?
"If the Titanic is going down, you don't want to put more weight on top of the ship."
CNN Eyeing Former New York Times CEO For Similar Role
The 66-year-old is viewed as a leading candidate by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav due to his experience as a television "turnaround artist".