Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has made up his mind about next CNN boss: report

Zaslav has been trying to convince former New York Times Company boss Mark Thompson to take the reins at Hudson Yards.

Zaslav has been trying to convince former New York Times Company boss Mark Thompson to take the reins at Hudson Yards,Thompson, whose resume also includes a stint as director-general of the British Broadcasting Corporation, was reported to be a leading candidate to succeed Licht.

Harding led BBC News from 2013 until 2017. He then went on to found Tortoise, a UK-based digital media outlet. Zaslav is said to be actively lobbying ex-New York Times Co. CEO Mark Thompson to take the reins of CNN.last week, was ousted in early June after a magazine profile by The Atlantic portrayed him as thin-skinned, aloof, and insecure about his position — particularly in light of staffers’ continued loyalty to his predecessor, Jeff Zucker.

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