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Thompson retained as CNN chief - Skydance leadership team

CNN CEO Mark Thompson will continue in his leadership roles at the news network under David Ellison-led Skydance, the company that will come into effect tomorrow following the $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery.

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Oct 5, 2026 · byBusiness

David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz announce Skydance leadership team

The leadership team for Skydance, the merged entity of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, will include Bari Weiss, Mark Thompson and Casey Bloys.

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Oct 5, 2026 · byCNBC

CNN’s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into Skydance

CNN CEO Mark Thompson will remain at the head of the news network when Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition closes this week. Thompson wrote in a memo to employees that he believes the combined company will "fully support the principle and practice of the kind of independent news that CNN has always stood […]

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Oct 5, 2026 · byThe Verge

CNN boss Mark Thompson is staying on in the David Ellison era. Read his memo to staffers.

David Ellison is keeping CNN CEO Mark Thompson in charge as Skydance buys Warner Bros. Discovery. Read Thompson's memo to staffers.

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Oct 5, 2026 · byBusiness Insider

Mark Thompson To Remain At CNN As CEO Under Ellison’s Skydance

Mark Thompson will remain at CNN after Skydance closes its purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery. The announcement on Monday ends, for now, speculation about who will run the network, given that Skydance also is the parent of CBS News. Thompson joined CNN in 2023.

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Oct 5, 2026 · byDeadline

Mark Thompson to Remain at CNN Following Skydance’s Warner Buy

Mark Thompson said Monday that he would remain in charge of CNN following the purchase of the new giant’s parent, Warner Bros. Discovery, by Skydance, a move that may serve to reassure many of the outlet’s staffers. “I have real confidence that they both understand and will fully support the principle and practice of the […]

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Oct 5, 2026 · byVariety

CNN C.E.O. Mark Thompson Says He Will Stay On Under New Owner Skydance

Mark Thompson told the network’s employees that he had faith that David Ellison, the chief executive of Skydance, would support “independent news that CNN has always stood for.”

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Oct 5, 2026 · byThe New York Times

David Ellison’s Vision for CNN: Same C.E.O and No Bari Weiss, for Now.

David Ellison is negotiating to keep CNN’s chief executive, Mark Thompson, in place without oversight from Bari Weiss, the CBS editor in chief, when the networks’ parent companies merge.

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Oct 1, 2026 · byThe New York Times

David Ellison Wants CEO Mark Thompson To Remain At CNN After Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Closes

Paramount CEO David Ellison wants Mark Thompson to remain at CNN after the Warner Bros. Discovery deal closes, a move that would settle at least some of the speculation over the future of the network under its incoming new owners. Talks between Ellison and Thompson are said to be in their early stages, according to […]

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Oct 1, 2026 · byDeadline

CNN Chief Mark Thompson May Stay On After Sale — Though Contract Talks Are Early

David Ellison is said to want Thompson to stay, though talks about a new contract remain very early.

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Oct 1, 2026 · byThe Hollywood Reporter

Paramount, CNN Chief Mark Thompson in ‘Early Stages’ of Discussions to Keep Him in Post

Paramount Skydance and CNN chief Mark Thompson are in the “early stages” of discussions that could keep him as the leader of the news giant, according to a person familiar with the matter, a sign that the company is likely to keep CBS News and CNN apart initially as it navigates its purchase of Warner […]

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Oct 1, 2026 · byVariety

CNN CEO Mark Thompson Addresses Donald Trump’s White House Ban, Pending Paramount Merger In Town Hall

CNN Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson told employees on Wednesday that the network was fighting “for our fundamental rights as both journalists and citizens” following Donald Trump’s ban on White House access. CNN, along with Politico and MS NOW, filed suit on Monday, challenging the president’s ban on their access as a violation of the First […]

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Sep 23, 2026 · byDeadline

CNN Chief Says He’s ‘Enthusiastic’ About Staying Under Paramount, but Not Sure He Can

CNN’s top executive told staffers Wednesday that he wants to stay at the news giant, but has little knowledge of what the outlet’s soon-to-be new corporate parent has in store. “I am enthusiastic about staying,” CNN CEO Mark Thompson told employees during a town hall meeting, according to two people with knowledge of his remarks. […]

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Sep 23, 2026 · byVariety