Clashing executives, angry stars, and an office romance: Inside the week that shook CNN
Michael Friberg for The Wall Street Journalon an interim basis is expected to be replaced as the deal closes or shortly before, according to a person familiar with the matter. Discovery executives view the deal as an opportunity to reassess the network’s programming mix and streaming strategy, which could upset some of Mr. Zucker’s designs, the person said.
Mr. Zucker asked Mr. Kilar for permission to stay until the deal with Discovery closed, the people said, but Mr. Kilar declined. Mr. Zucker later asked to finish out the week but he was refused again, the people said.Over the next few days, WarnerMedia and Mr. Zucker hammered out the details of his statement and Mr. Zucker resigned on Feb. 2.
Mr. Zucker is known for forging close relationships with anchors. Some came to his defense loudly after his exit,and raising the prospect that Mr. Zucker had been improperly forced out. Mr. Kilar told employees that his decision upheld the values of WarnerMedia. Mr. Cuomo’s legal team has also told CNN lawyers that Mr. Zucker was in frequent contact with Andrew Cuomo during the Covid-19 pandemic, and that Mr. Zucker was aware of the nature of Chris Cuomo’s contact with the then-governor, according to a person familiar with the talks between the two sides.
A spokeswoman for Mr. Zucker said the CNN president was in touch with Andrew Cuomo, but said the contact was part of the routine course of his duties as a news executive.
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