Warner Bros Discovery named British media executive Mark Thompson as CEO of on Wednesday, tasking the former New York Times and chief with reviving a news network beset by sagging ratings, falling profits and negative headlines.Thompson - who led the notorious left-leaning BBC and Times - takes the reins after in June following a rocky single year as boss, including a divisive town hall with GOP presidential candidate , the shutdown of CNN+ streaming service just weeks after its launch and an abysmal profile in the Atlantic. With Thompson, 66, WBD boss David Zaslav is turning to an executive with experience at the highest levels of the news business, unlike Licht - a former TV producer who had worked on The Late Show With .
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