CNN
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Its rapidly declining television unit, which includes brands like CNN, Discovery and the Cartoon Network and brings in almost half the company’s revenue, has become an increasing drag.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
The deal will see Skydance owner Paramount take control of all of Warner Bros' titles and channels, which include Harry Potter, Game of Thrones and news network CNN.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
CNN stationed a reporter at Dulles Airport in northern Virginia to send live updates from the runway where his flight was scheduled to land.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
Isaacman, who defended the proposed cuts on CNN last week, touted the agency’s lunar plans, including a project to build a base on the moon.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
CNN deemed us to be in a “patriotism flap,” and the bloggers did what bloggers do.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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