The looming ownership of the network by David Ellison has caused anxiety in its newsroom for months. By John Koblin and Benjamin Mullin This much is known: CNN is on the brink of having a new owner.

CNN’s bet on turning its free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel from a rotating clip feed into a scheduled news destination with live programming is paying off with a bigger audience.

SummaryThe Paramount‑Skydance/Warner Bros Discovery deal is reshaping the media landscape, bringing CBS and CNN under a single corporate umbrella. This consolidation threatens editorial independence, ...