Seasoned industry executive, Athan Stephanopoulos, has been named EVP and Chief Digital Officer of CNN Worldwide, reporting to CNN Chairman and CEO Chris Licht. In this role, Stephanopoulos will oversee the digital worldwide business, including editorial, product, technology, business operations and innovation strategies. “I am thrilled Athan is joining CNN,” commented Licht. “His vision for […]
CNN is expected to confirm widespread staff layoffs this week. CNN CEO Chris Licht sent a memo to staff on October 26th said the news organisation’s aim is to have most of these staffing decisions made by the end of the year so it could start 2023 “feeling settled and prepared for the future”. Licht […]
CNN star interviewer Larry King, who died in January 2021 at the age of 87, is being sued by his widow Shawn King. She is suing King’s estate for and his former business managers for $100 million. Mrs King is alleging that Larry’s son, Larry King Jnr has “conspired” with his father’s business managers (Blouin […]
FOX News Digital finished August 2022 as the top-performing news organization in the competitive set in both multiplatform minutes and multiplatform views, according to Comscore. This marks 18 consecutive months as the number one news brand with multiplatform minutes and three consecutive months as the leading news brand with multiplatform views. FOX News Digital closed […]
FOX News Digital finished July 2022 as the top-performing news organization in multiplatform minutes and views, according to Comscore. FOX News Digital closed out the month reaching over 2.8 billion total multiplatform minutes, 1.4 billion total multiplatform views, and 81 million multiplatform unique visitors. FOX News Digital also topped The NewYorkTimes.com with multiplatform unique visitors […]
FOX News Digital finished the second quarter 2022 as the top-performing news organisation in the competitive set in multiplatform minutes according to Comscore, marking the network’s fifth consecutive quarter in the top spot. FOX News Digital closed out the quarter delivering over 8.7 billion total multiplatform minutes, 4.3 billion total multiplatform views, and averaged 79.6 […]
International Media Investments (IMI) and CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) have signed an agreement for a partnership that will see the creation of CNN Business Arabic, a dedicated digital business platform from the MENA region for Arabic speakers, which will be launched in Q4 2022. Developed and operated by IMI in partnership with CNN, CNN Business […]
CNN-News18, India’s English general news channel, is all set to host the inaugural session of ‘Town Hall,’ an on-ground event where top policy makers, opinion leaders and prominent voices will engage in meaningful conversations with India’s most trusted news team. The ‘CNN-News18 Town Hall’ will decode the most relevant and topical issues that are shaping […]
Seasoned media professional Dipika Kaura has joined Network18 Group as Editor (Standards & Practices). Kaura has worked with the network earlier as well in several different capacities. She was Executive Editor and Head of Desk at CNN-News18 before she left the group in 2020. She was also the founder member of CNN-News18 in 2005 and […]
FOX News Digital finished April 2022 as the top-performing news organisation in the competitive set in multiplatform minutes, according to Comscore. FOX News Digital closed out the month reaching 2.9 billion total multiplatform minutes, 1.5 billion total multiplatform views, and 77 million multiplatform unique visitors. April also marked the 14th straight month that FOX News […]