CNN’s digital pivot stalls as merger clock runs out on Mark Thompson
Simon Owens reports that nearly three years into Mark Thompson’s tenure as CNN CEO, the network still “fundamentally operates like a TV network” despite a paywall launch, and now faces a Paramount-WBD takeover with no assurance David Ellison will keep him.
Why it matters. Thompson enters negotiations with Ellison in a weaker position than if he had taken bigger digital risks over the past three years.
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