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CNN Chief Executive Officer Chris Licht has stepped down from the cable news channel after a brief and tumultuous tenure at the company. Chris Licht, Chairman and CEO, CNN Worldwide.(AFP) The move marks a swift downfall for…

The media mogul David Zaslav handpicked Chris Licht last year to run CNN, handing the reins of one of the country’s top news organizations to a longtime show producer. On Wednesday, just 13 months later, Mr. Zaslav said that he was…

CNN ousted chief executive Chris Licht after a tumultuous year leading the struggling news network that culminated in a damning magazine profile and the growing realization that he’d lost the confidence of the network's…

Television producer Chris Licht has been fired by CNN, New York Times reported on Wednesday. He was hired by the company in May 2022 to balance out what the network’s new owners thought of as the channel’s liberal bias.Warner Bros.…

Further worsening matters was CNN’s financial performance. The network generated $750 million in profit last year, including one-time losses from the CNN+ streaming service, down from $1.25 billion the year before. Mr. Licht’s abrupt…

Chris Licht is out at CNN after leading the news network for a little more than a year, parent company Warner Bros Discovery announced Wednesday morning.The company said it is seeking a replacement. In the meantime, executives Amy Entelis,…

Ratings have plummeted. Profits have shrunk. A top star has been pushed out.CNN has had a tumultuous first year under Chris Licht, who took over as the network’s chief executive last spring. And then on Friday, a 15,000-word profile of Mr.…

Chris Licht, Chairman and CEO, CNN Worldwide speaks onstage during the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront 2022 show at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 18, 2022 in New York City.Kevin Mazur | Getty ImagesEmbattled CNN Chief Executive…

Chris Licht, Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide.Courtesy: CNNCNN CEO Chris Licht is about to get some help running his news network from a longtime close confidant of Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive officer David Zaslav.Licht has…

David ZaslavBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWarner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav supported CNN CEO Chris Licht during an investor conference Thursday as tension at the network rises over the decision to air a live Donald Trump town…