CNN’s boss will remain as Paramount and WBD merge into Skydance
The entertainment giant has outlined its new leadership.
by Emma Roth
Oct 5, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC
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Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.
CNN CEO Mark Thompson will remain at the head of the news network when Paramount’s $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition closes this week. 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. The news comes as part of an announcement detailing the combined company’s executive leadership.
Paramount CEO David Ellison will lead the companies — to be called Skydance — alongside former...
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