CNN’s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into Skydance

CNN CEO Mark Thompson will remain at the head of the news network when Paramount's $110 billion Warner Bros.

The Core Event

Discovery acquisition closes this week.

Key Facts

Thompson wrote in a memo to employees that he believes the combined company will "fully support the principle and practice of the kind of independent news that CNN has always stood for," according to a report from The New York Times .

Context & Significance

Discovery acquisition closes this week.

Outlook

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