With Paramount really, finally poised to take control of Warner Bros. Discovery, it would be understandable for the employees at both enterprises to be freaking out, even just a little bit. Paramount already has its own streaming app, so employees at HBO Max may feel less secure than they did yesterday. But CNN CEO Mark Thompson has offered his staff a slightly consolatory message: “Don’t jump to conclusions.”“Despite all the speculation you’ve read during this process, I’d suggest that you don’t jump to conclusions about the future until we know more,” Thompson wrote in an email to staff yesterday evening (via Deadline). Other quotes The Guardian managed to get from CBS staffers included “Fuck, fuck, fuck” and “Well, fuck.”The sale of Warner Bros.

Source: CNN February 28, 2026 15:16 UTC