The advertising industry has a breaking news problem, according to WARC. Today’s abundance of hard news stories – from trade wars to armed conflicts – draw audiences but not ad dollars to content publishers and broadcasters. Globally, newsbrand ad spend is forecast to fall to $32.3 billion (€28.5bn) this year, a 33.1 per cent decrease […]

Amanda Wills, who departed CNN in 2022 for the WSJ, is rejoining CNN in a newly created role within the global news organisation, serving as Group Senior Vice President, Chief Content Officer.  The executive will work out its content strategy across TV, digital and streaming platforms and report to Virginia Moseley, the Executive Editor of […]

CNN is expanding its footprint in the Middle East through the creation of a new operation in Qatar as part of the news network’s broader strategy to deepen its global and regional content creation capabilities. The presence in Qatar will complement CNN’s existing Middle East programming and newsgathering hubs: the flagship regional headquarters in Abu Dhabi, […]

News network CNN plans to lay off “hundreds” of staff as it refocuses the business around a global digital audience, according to reports. The layoffs come as CNN is rearranging its linear TV lineup and building out digital subscription products. CNN hopes the cuts will lower production costs and consolidate teams, according to a CNBC […]

Legal and true crime network Law&Crime will serve as the sole pool camera in the major trial of Zachary Young vs CNN, scheduled to begin at the 14th Judicial Circuit Court in Panama City, Florida this week. The cable news network faces civil claims of defamation stemming from a news report that allegedly implied that […]

Titan OS, the technology, entertainment and advertising company, has announced a partnership with CNN International Commercial to expand its content offering with two new channels. CNN Fast will be available across UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway and the CNN International channel can be watched in UK and Germany. Titan […]

CNN has plummeted to an all-time low in viewership among the crucial 25-to-54 demographic. The news network, already in the throes of a significant restructuring which includes anticipated mass layoffs, averaged just 92,000 viewers in this demographic throughout the year, marking a 1 per cent decrease from the previous year’s nadir of 94,000, according to […]

Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News has captured nearly three-quarters of all US cable news audiences in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s election victory. Fox News’ daily audience has lifted by 40 per cent since November 5th, while viewership of MSNBC and CNN have dropped 38 per cent and 27 per cent respectively, according to Nielsen. Trump’s […]

CNN’s longtime Political Director David Chalian has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Washington, DC Bureau Chief, the network announced today. In his expanded role, Chalian will now oversee the network’s Washington DC bureau as well as CNN’s Washington political news coverage. He will continue to supervise CNN’s daily political reporting across all platforms, […]

CNN en Español has launched CNN Xpress, a new FAST channel offers US Hispanic audiences a new way to engage with CNN en Español’s content from around the world. CNN Xpress, available through Prime Video and Amazon Freevee, provide the latest news content tailored for Latino audiences through a curated playlist of short-form content featuring […]