New CNN CEO Mark Thompson will concentrate on CNN’s 5-year viability
A person walks past the headquarters of the Cable News Network (CNN) on November 17, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Brandon Bell | Getty Images When former CNN Chief Executive Officer…
Hollywood pays steep price for not figuring out streaming
People carry signs as SAG-AFTRA members walk the picket line in solidarity with striking WGA workers outside Netflix offices in Los Angeles, July 11, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images…
Disney asset sales will move media industry forward
Chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger and Mickey Mouse look on before ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), November 27, 2017…
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says writers, actors strikes need to end
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. Olivia Michael | CNBC The media industry is in a transitional moment — from streaming to traditional TV — and the focus needs to…
Warner Bros Discovery expects big earnings hit amid strikes
Timothee Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson star in Denis Villeneuve’s remake of “Dune.” Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Discovery is preparing investors for the effects of the writers’ and actors’ strikes if…
Charter puts media companies on notice in bid to save pay-TV bundle
In this photo illustration, the Charter Communications logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Charter Communications CEO Chris Winfrey wants…
Barry Diller says studios should cut Netflix from strike talks
Barry Diller Mike Newberg | CNBC Barry Diller is calling on the legacy Hollywood studios to end the dual writers and actors strikes, otherwise it’ll be “catastrophic” to the industry.…
Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Barbenheimer are helping consumer spending
Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Barbie, Oppenheimer Getty Images Consumer spending may not be out of the woods. Real spending is expected to come in 1.9% higher in the third quarter, helped…
CNN names former New York Times CEO Mark Thompson as its chief
Mark Thompson is stepping in as the next CEO and chairman of CNN. Parent company Warner Bros. Discovery said Wednesday it appointed Thompson as the next leader of the cable…
Max to feature AMC Networks shows this fall
Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh attend the premiere of BBC America and AMC’s ‘Killing Eve’ at ArcLight Hollywood on April 01, 2019 in Hollywood, California. Emma McIntyre | Getty Images…