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CNN gets a best-case scenario under its new owners
Mark Thompson will stay in charge of CNN and will report to Skydance leadership, not controversial CBS chief Bari Weiss
It has been an uncertain time at CNN over the past several months. As it became clearer that Paramount Skydance would acquire CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, a big question loomed.
What would happen to CNN?
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