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Sir Mark John Thompson (born 31 July 1957 [1] [2]) is a British–American media executive who is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ancestry, the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world, and Chief Executive Officer of the Cable News Network (CNN). [3] He is the former president and chief executive officer of The New York Times ...
Since taking over as CNN’s chief executive in late 2023, Thompson has made his intentions clear that he wanted the company to pivot more towards digital and streaming to reduce its ongoing ...
Thompson will replace Chris Licht, who was fired in June, and a four-person team that had been running CNN in the interim, when he takes over Oct. 9. CNN names Mark Thompson, former BBC and New ...
Mark Thompson, the CNN chief executive appointed last year to modernize the news network, unveiled a set of sweeping changes to the iconic outlet Wednesday, announcing plans to build a billion ...
Mark Thompson (DJ) (born 1955), American radio personality, best known as half of Mark & Brian; Mark Thompson (reporter) (born c. 1953), 1985 Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter; Mark Thompson (author) (1952–2016), American writer on LGBT themes and advocacy; Mark Thompson (media executive) (born 1957), Ancestry board chair, CEO of CNN; former ...
Thompson, the third CNN head in two years, will be faced with the task of accelerating the cable network's move into streaming video. Former New York Times and BBC exec Mark Thompson will lead CNN ...
Thompson does a daily YouTube show, The Mark Thompson Show, which is a radio show come to life on YouTube. Thompson has been seen as a reporter, an anchorman, and even a moderator of presidential debates in feature films such as Set It Off, The Day After Tomorrow and The American President, and television shows such as 24 and Ghost Whisperer.
The appointment of Thompson, a 40-year news veteran who was recently knighted for his services in media, occurs just as the presidential campaign cycle in the U.S. accelerates.