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 […]
From July to September 2022 there was an average 4.3 million weekly people using BBC Sounds, with a record weekly 4.53 million coming in the week following the UK’s mini-budget – particularly to Newscast to help make sense of the economic crisis. This quarter BBC Sounds launched Local To Me, a new feature that helps […]
Comedian John Cleese has signed on to become a presenter on the right-leaning television channel GB News, saying his show will focus on “free speech”. The former Monty Python will present shows on GB News from next year. His crdits also include Fawlty Tower, Time Bandits and Erik the Viking, and he has starred in […]
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 […]
The DPP, the media industry’s business network, has released the third and final report in the Tomorrow’s News series – Making The News. More than any other content type, news is experiencing disruption in formats and outputs. In this final report, 34 contributors were brought together to examine the technology and workflow changes necessary to […]
The DPP, the media industry’s business network, has published The News Business, the second report in the DPP’s Tomorrow’s News series. The report brings together experts from across the news space to investigate what it really takes to both make news and make money. “While TV bulletins still attract large viewing figures, to stay relevant, […]
A survey of 16- to 40-year-olds shows that members of the Gen Z and Millennial generations are active consumers of news and information, with nearly a third of them willing to pay for it. But their relationship with the news is complex — their trust in the press is low, many are experiencing digital fatigue, […]
NewsPlayer+, the global subscription streaming news platform, has announced a new partnership with GB News, making the channel more easily accessible to a worldwide audience. GB News, which focuses on British views across the UK, joins NewsPlayer+’s line-up 32+ live news channels all in one single app. GB News includes original news, debate and opinion-based content. The channel […]
Warner Bros Discovery has walked away from GB News, selling its £60 million (€71m) investment in the fledgling channel to existing backers Legatum Ventures and its chairman Sir Paul Marshall. WBD says that since the Warner-Discover merger, it had “evaluated our global and local investment portfolio” and is no longer a GB News shareholder. WBD […]