Mark Thompson told the network’s employees that he had faith that David Ellison, the chief executive of Skydance, would ...

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Mark Thompson, who has led CNN for the past three years, will remain at the helm as the Ellison family acquires the news ...

The looming ownership of the network by David Ellison has caused anxiety in its newsroom for months. By John Koblin and Benjamin Mullin This much is known: CNN is on the brink of having a new owner.

CNN’s bet on turning its free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel from a rotating clip feed into a scheduled news destination with live programming is paying off with a bigger audience.