This morning, Piers Morgan broke the news that he has officially left CNN. While Morgan has been off the air for a few months, his contract expired yesterday. When Morgan’s show ended, there were reports that he would stay at CNN and do interview specials, possibly on a weekly basis. […]
As TKNN has reported, Turner Broadcasting has been offering buy-outs and laying off employes as the company aims to streamline as part of the Turner 2020 initiative. CNN’s Lisa Desjardins, who has served as CNN Radio’s congressional correspondent until the service shut down, was laid off by the company. Desjardins […]
Earlier this year, Turner Broadcasting CEO John Martin announced Turner 2020 which aims to streamline and “futureproof” the company by its fiftieth anniversary in 2020. Then this week, it was revealed that CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker had spoke about the forthcoming cuts and said that CNN is “going to do […]
The New York Times Editorial Board has written an editorial on the Democratic primary for the New York governor’ race. Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), who is seen as a potential 2016 candidate, is running for re-election, but he has been dogged by allegations of being soft on corruption. Cuomo was […]
Turner Broadcasting head John Martin has been pushing ahead with a plan called Turner 2020, which will streamline and “futureproof” the company ahead of it’s fiftieth anniversary in 2020. Under Turner 2020, there will be a good deal of cuts and lay-offs. Martin has said that the cuts will allow […]
