A former chief executive of the BBC and The New York Times who says he sees opportunity in times of disruption was chosen Wednesday to lead CNN, which has burned through two leaders and bled viewers over the past two years. Thompson will replace Chris Licht, who was fired in June, and a four-person team that had been running CNN in the interim, when he takes over Oct. 9. What You Need To Know CNN is bringing in former New York Times and BBC leader Mark Thompson, who helped lead the Times' transition to a digital-first service with a large subscriber base, in an attempt to turn around its fortunes Parent company Warner Bros. “Like many other media organizations, CNN has recently felt some of the uncertainty and heartache that comes with all of that. Zaslav said that the four interim leaders would remain at CNN, reporting to Thompson.

Source: CNN August 31, 2023 09:20 UTC