(AOF) – Warner Bros is expected to fall slightly in the pre-market on Wall Street after the announcement of the appointment of Briton Mark Thompson, former director general of the BBC and former president of the New York Times, as CEO of its subsidiary CNN Worldwide, starting October 9. The group points out that as director general of the BBC from 2004 to 2012, Mark Thompson ran one of the largest newsrooms in the world, as well as dozens of national and international television and radio services and vast digital information services on a global scale.
As President and CEO of The New York Times from 2012 to 2020, he led the creation of the media’s digital business, increasing paid digital subscriptions to The Times tenfold and more than doubling the company’s total digital revenue. business.
In his new role, Mark Thompson will lead CNN’s strategy, operations and business units, including its global portfolio of broadcast, streaming and digital networks, channels and programs, as well as the few 4,000 CNN employees worldwide. He will act as editor-in-chief, ultimately responsible for all CNN content.
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2023-08-30 12:26:00
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