# Mark Thompson British media executive (b. 1957), former BBC Director-General and [[New York Times]] CEO, who became chairman and CEO of **[[CNN]]** Worldwide in October 2023. Thompson has pushed a digital-and-subscription transformation — cutting jobs and reorganizing newsgathering — as CNN heads into ownership by [[Skydance-Paramount]]. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the [[CNN and Warner Bros. Discovery Timeline]]. Expand with the BBC and NYT tenures and the CNN digital pivot.