CNN is set to lay off staffers this week as boss Mark Thompson presses ahead with a sweeping digital overhaul — with deeper cuts looming as a potential merger reshapes the network’s future. 3 CNN boss Mark Thompson is pushing a digital overhaul as the network prepares fresh layoffs. This week’s cuts are likely to pale in comparison to layoffs expected if Paramount takes ownership of CNN as part of its merger with Warner Bros. CBS News earlier this month cut about 6% of its workforce — roughly 60 to 70 employees — as part of a sweeping restructuring under new leadership. 3 Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is poised to take control of CNN under Paramount’s proposed deal.

Source: CNN March 24, 2026 17:17 UTC