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CNN boss out after Trump town hall mess

Licht gets the axe — but he was merely executing the vision of top executives, media watchdog says

Salon

Chris Licht out at CNN

Licht’s leadership became untenable following a damning profile published by The Atlantic.

Axios

CNN head Chris Licht out at news network after brief, tumultuous tenure

Chris Licht is out after a year as chief executive at CNN, following a series of missteps and plunging ratings

The Independent UK

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Warner Bros. Discovery’s Mistakes Keep Piling Up

CNN CEO Chris Licht looks like he could be forced to walk the plank for the sins of an ego-driven and highly overpaid boss in David Zaslav. Either way, WBD stock remains a dud.

Barchart

CNN’s Licht Apologizes to Newsroom Following Disastrous ‘Atlantic’ Profile; Staffers Privately Say, ‘He’s Done’

CNN’s embattled CEO declares intention to ‘fight like hell’ to win back staff’s trust as WBD chief David Zaslav appears to lose confidence in him

Broadcasting & Cable

CNN drama, Act 2: Zucker's revenge

CNN remains a dominant player in news. Right now, its ratings and reputation are getting battered.

Axios

Devastating profile dogs CNN boss Chris Licht

The Atlantic paints a brutal portrait of the head of one of the world's most famous, consequential and profitable brands.

Axios

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‘Extra Trumpy’: Atlantic profile of CNN chief Licht details town hall disaster

Network chief executive reportedly wanted New Hampshire event to be ‘extra Trumpy’ but broadcast prompted wide condemnation

The Guardian - US

David Leavy, Long-Time Aide To David Zaslav, Named CNN COO

Executive had been chief corporate affairs officer for Warner Bros. Discovery

Multichannel News

Warner's New 'Max' Lumps Together Writer and Director Credits, Pokes Hollywood's Already Irritated Creative Bear

While WBD CEO David Zaslav threw a lavish Cannes party to 'celebrate the great filmmakers and the great storytellers' Tuesday, striking writers and directors raged about how his company's new SVOD platform credits their work

Broadcasting & Cable

Heckled to the Max: Warner's Zaslav Hears About the Writers Strike While Trying to Deliver a BU Commencement Speech

Turns out, the graduating Terrier students didn't want anything to do with his Jack Welch stories

Broadcasting & Cable

Boston University grads booed the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO amid the writers strike

The school began receiving backlash after it announced David Zaslav would be this year's commencement speaker a day after the Writers Guild of America went on strike.

WEKU

Warner Bros boss David Zaslav forced to pause Boston University graduation speech due to booing

Event was picketed amid the ongoing Hollywood writers’ strike

The Independent UK

Warner CEO David Zaslav booed at Boston University as writers’ strike boosters picket

About 100 protesters chanted ‘No wages, no pages,’ waved signs and were accompanied by an inflatable rat as law school grad David Zaslav gave his address.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Fortune

‘Pay your writers!’ Students boo Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav during commencement speech amid Hollywood writers strike

Writers want better pay, new contracts for the streaming era, and protection against A.I.-generated content. Students relate.

The Independent UK

Warner CEO booed at Boston University as supporters of writers' strike picket outside

Scores of Boston University students turned their backs on the head of one of Hollywood’s biggest studios as he gave the school’s commencement address in a stadium where protesters supporting the Hollywood writers’ strike picketed outside

Boston Herald

Boos rain down at Boston University’s commencement for Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav amid writers’ strike

BOSTON — As Writers Guild of America striking union members picketed outside Boston University’s commencement on Sunday, boos and expletives rained down on Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav when he took the stage as commencement speaker.

Broadcasting & Cable

Warner's Zaslav Calls on Rival Media Giants to Bundle Their Subscription Streaming Services Together

'If we don't do it to ourselves, it will be done to us' by Amazon, Apple or Roku, the WBD CEO says

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Salon

Trump's CNN town hall was a failure

"Journalism is in trouble. Serious, serious trouble"

Salon

CNN reporter rips "spectacle of lies"

"It is awful. It's a Trump infomercial. We're going to get crushed," a CNN insider told The Daily Beast

The Independent UK

Michael Fanone condemns CNN’s town hall ‘party’ for Trump as backlash rises

Fanone was one of the police officers assaulted during the Capitol riot

Salon

Trump "walking into an ambush" on CNN

"If I were on his communications team, I would be sh***ing my pants right now," ex-Trump adviser tells Daily Beast

WEKU

CNN's town hall with Donald Trump takes on added stakes after verdict in Carroll case

CNN's transformation away from an anti-Trump lineup includes a live town hall featuring Donald Trump. That comes with its own challenges.

PC Gamer

Warner Bros. exec says Hogwarts Legacy's sold 15 million, made over a billion dollars, and now they want to do the same with Superman

"There's more economics of people just hanging out in the Superman world and universe."

Fortune

Everyone's watching 'Succession' but Warner Bros. Discovery's execs have scars from the streaming wars, saying the last year ‘felt like 3'

The media behemoth is trying to win the streaming wars with hit shows like Succession, Last of Us, and Euphoria.

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