Jeff Zucker
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Jeff Zucker-Led RedBird IMI Launches EverWonder Studio to Focus on Nonfiction Content
The joint venture with Ian Orefice, who launched Time Studios in 2020, will be based in New York
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Variety Updates Controversial CNN Story After Jeff Zucker Calls for Retraction
Edits were quietly made to Tatiana Siegel’s article amid intense backlash, but the publication’s editors-in-chief say they stand by the reporting
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Jeff Zucker, ‘Baffled’ and ‘Stunned’ by Variety Article, Asks for Retraction | Exclusive
Variety faces fierce backlash over Tatiana Siegel’s article that claimed Zucker has been gearing up to acquire CNN
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Jeff Zucker’s Rep Dismisses Variety Article on Supposed CNN Pursuit as ‘Total Joke’
Reporter Tatiana Siegel is also skewered by The Atlantic editor for reporting on purported inaccuracies in its Chris Licht profile
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Megyn Kelly Mocks ‘Flailing’ Chris Licht for Losing CNN Staff Support: ‘A Mini Roger Ailes Wannabe’ (Video)
The former Fox News host refers to key points from Tim Alberta’s recent Atlantic profile of the CNN exec
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Jeff Zucker Says Relationship With Allison Gollust Was Pretext for CNN Ouster: ‘I Gave Them a Gun and They Shot Me With It’
The cable news channel’s former president says his firing was the hardest time in his life — and it made his relationship with Gollust stronger
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Jeff Zucker Heads Media Investment Venture RedBird Capital in $1 Billion Fund Backed by UAE
The joint venture is focused on acquiring and investing in global media, entertainment and sports content properties
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Chris Licht Calls ‘Bulls–‘ on Reports His CNN News Revival Is ‘Vanilla’ and ‘Centrist:’ ‘You Have to Have Edge’
But Jeff Zucker loyalists still question Licht’s claims the network can draw viewers back with less alarmist content
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Megyn Kelly Says She Turned Down a ‘Huge Offer’ to Join CNN
Kelly also examined CNN’s Chris Wallace hire during a new episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show”
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Chris Cuomo Demands $125 Million From CNN in Arbitration Over Abrupt Firing
Filing says Cuomo’s journalistic integrity was “unjustifiably smeared,” making it nearly impossible for Cuomo to find similar work
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Jeff Zucker Gets $5 Million Final Payout After CNN Ouster
The agreement was reached before the CNN News chief’s Feb. 2 exit
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Who’s Chris Licht? CNN’s New Head Honcho, for One
And Stephen Colbert’s outgoing showrunner, for another
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Chris Licht to Take Over CNN Global as Chairman and CEO in Early May
David Zaslav calls Colbert producer “a true news person”
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Stephen Colbert Producer Chris Licht Set to Become CNN President
Licht currently serves as programming EVP at CBS and has previously produced “Morning Joe” and “CBS This Morning”
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Allison Gollust Denies Advising Chris Cuomo on How to Help Andrew Cuomo During Sexual Misconduct Scandal
Internal CNN investigation concluded Gollust provided such help, Wall Street Journal reports
