Television

CNN Announces Hundreds of Lay Offs

CNN notified hundreds of employees of layoffs on Thursday amid CEO Chris Licht’s efforts to transform the cable news network. Furthermore, as part of these changes, all live programming on HLN will be suspended starting on December 6. Licht mentioned Robin Meade, an anchor from the “Morning Express” that has been with HLN since 2001. …

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AMCX to Layoff 20% of Staff as CEO Christina Spade Steps Down

AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX) is set to lay off approximately 20% of its U.S. staff as CEO Christina Spade departs the company with less than three months on the job. A memo was sent by AMC Networks Chairman James Dolan regarding the news. The company’s shares fell over 5% Tuesday afternoon amid the changes. [stock_market_widget …

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