{"id":402951,"date":"2022-02-03T02:52:17","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T23:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/jeff-zuckers-cnn-successor-faces-a-big-mess\/"},"modified":"2022-02-03T02:52:17","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T23:52:17","slug":"jeff-zuckers-cnn-successor-faces-a-big-mess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/jeff-zuckers-cnn-successor-faces-a-big-mess\/","title":{"rendered":"#Jeff Zucker&#8217;s CNN successor faces a big mess"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Jeff Zucker&#8217;s CNN successor faces a big mess<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>After CNN boss Jeff Zucker resigned in disgrace on Wednesday, it\u2019s unclear who \u2014 if anyone \u2014 will take his place. But one thing is clear: There\u2019s a big mess to clean up at the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> network.<\/p>\n<p>CNN has been plagued by a cascade of recent high-profile scandals and steep ratings declines. Now that rough patch is c<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed off by the news that longtime boss Zucker resigned after he didn\u2019t disclose a romantic relationship with another senior executive at the company.<\/p>\n<p>A decision on the seat at the top of the network likely won\u2019t be made until AT&amp;T completes its $43 billion deal to spin off CNN\u2019s parent company, Warner<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a>, into a merger with Discovery. That deal isn\u2019t expected to close until sometime this spring.<\/p>\n<p>Once the deal closes, Discovery boss David Zaslav \u2014 who will grab the reins as CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery \u2014 will decide what to do at the top of CNN. He could decide, of course, not to appoint any one person to fill Zucker\u2019s role.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/zucker_59.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Zucker\" class=\"wp-image-21072520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/zucker_59.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/zucker_59.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/zucker_59.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Jeff Zucker is leaving CNN\u2019s execs with a big mess to clean up.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">LightRocket via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cCNN doesn\u2019t need to hire outside,\u201d one media executive familiar with the situation told The Post. \u201cThe machine kind of runs itself. CNN is a big, old bureaucratic news organization.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/zucker_58.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Jeff Zucker\" class=\"wp-image-21069888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/zucker_58.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/zucker_58.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/zucker_58.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN\u2019s new management has to clean up the scandal-ridden network and reverse sinking ratings, following Zucker\u2019s departure.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still, this person said, there will be a lot of work to do. CNN, the source said, \u201chas lost its way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The network had been riding high on strong ratings when Donald Trump was president. But without the Zucker-directed constant coverage of all-things Trump, CNN\u2019s ratings began to freefall. <\/p>\n<p>The network\u2019s ratings took a nosedive, falling a massive 90 percent in the first week of the new year when considering overall viewers and in one all-important demographic coveted by advertisers.  <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on Wednesday, CNN hastily named a trio of executives to fill Zucker\u2019s shoes on an interim basis: Executive Vice President of Programming Michael Bass, Executive Vice President for Talent and Content Development at CNN Worldwide Amy Entelis and Executive Vice President Ken Jautz.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/cnn_63.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The logo of CNN is seen in Munich.\" class=\"wp-image-21069946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/cnn_63.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/cnn_63.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/cnn_63.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN\u2019s ratings took a nosedive this year, falling a massive 90 percent, according to Nielsen.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a classic bake-off,\u201d said a source, referring to the race for the top job.<\/p>\n<p>Media insiders buzzed that Zaslav will likely pick one of the three execs, as he will have a hard time finding a high-profile exec to clean up the mess\u00a0that Zucker left behind. <\/p>\n<p>Sources pointed to Entelis, a well-respected female exec as a frontrunner, followed by Bass. Other perennial favorites that are often mentioned for top jobs included Chris Licht, the executive producer of \u201cThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert\u201d and former CBS News president David Rhodes, who is now running international business development at Sky News.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/David-Zaslav-042-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"David Zaslav\" class=\"wp-image-18401767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/David-Zaslav-042-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/David-Zaslav-042-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/06\/David-Zaslav-042-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>David Zaslav, who will helm CNN-parent Warner Bros. Discovery, will likely make the final decision on who will grab Zucker\u2019s job.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Discovery<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CNN\u2019s ratings decline followed the network\u2019s second-most-watched year ever. According to Nielsen, CNN has struggled to grab viewers\u00a0during primetime, between 8 and 11 p.m., recording\u00a0an 83% year-over-year drop. During the first week of the year, CNN recorded a year-over-year decline of 80% of its total audience.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To attempt to turn around the ratings nosedive, Zucker revealed the network would launch its own streaming service, dubbed CNN+, this March. <\/p>\n<p>But sources inside the network told The Post that developing CNN+ has been \u201cdisorganized\u201d and that Zucker has failed to attract any true big names. Launching CNN+ will be a massive endeavor for the new management, they said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/cnn-scandals-ratings-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Chris Cuomo\" class=\"wp-image-21070022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/cnn-scandals-ratings-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/cnn-scandals-ratings-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/cnn-scandals-ratings-01.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Zucker\u2019s failure to disclose a relationship with a colleague as part of a probe into sexual misconduct allegations against Chris Cuomo, led to the CNN boss\u2019 resignation.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">John Nacion\/STAR MAX\/IPx<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To make matters worse, Zucker has been in the hot seat for his handling of a scandal concerning CNN anchor Chris Cuomo. Zucker finally fired primetime star Cuomo,\u00a0after the anchor was found to be secretly aiding the defense of his embattled older brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, over sexual harassment allegations that resulted in his resignation.<\/p>\n<p>Zucker said Wednesday that as part of a probe into Chris Cuomo\u2019s alleged sexual misconduct, he failed to disclose what he said was a consensual relationship he had with CNN\u2019s executive vice president and chief marketing officer Allison Gollust.\u00a0The exec blamed the failure to disclose the relationship as the reason why he resigned from the network, even though news of the affair had been widely <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/cnn-bosses-jeff-zucker-allison-gollust-left-marriages-affair-chris-cuomo-scandal\/\">circulating in the media world<\/a>\u00a0for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryboy knew about his affairs,\u201d sniffed one source. \u201cIt only was a matter of time.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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