{"id":8128,"date":"2026-10-05T16:31:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=8128"},"modified":"2026-10-05T16:31:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T16:31:27","slug":"cnn-ceo-mark-thompson-paramount-warner-bros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=8128","title":{"rendered":"CNN\u2019s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into Skydance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">CNN CEO Mark Thompson will remain at the head of the news network when Paramount\u2019s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition closes this week. Thompson wrote in a memo to employees that he believes the combined company will \u201cfully support the principle and practice of the kind of independent news that CNN has always stood for,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/05\/business\/cnn-mark-thompson-ellison-paramount-skydance.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share\">a report from <em>The New York Times<\/em><\/a>. The news <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramount.com\/press\/david-ellison-and-ynon-kreiz-announce-their-ceo-leadership-team-for-skydance-following-anticipated-close-of-warner-bros-discovery-acquisition\">comes as part of an announcement<\/a> detailing the combined company\u2019s executive leadership.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The entertainment giant revealed the rest of its executive lineup as well, with HBO CEO Casey Bloys serving as the chief content officer of Skydance\u2019s streaming business. Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg will head up Skydance\u2019s film studios, while George Cheeks will run its TV business. Bari Weiss, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/business\/793525\/bari-weiss-cbs-news-glass-cliff\">appointed editor-in-chief of CBS News<\/a> last year, will remain in her role even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/15\/business\/media\/60-minutes-bari-weiss-ratings.html\">as ratings decline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Paramount\u2019s acquisition is expected to close on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/entertainment\/1004734\/cnn-ceo-mark-thompson-paramount-warner-bros\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN CEO Mark Thompson will remain at the head of the news network when Paramount\u2019s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition closes this week. 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