The new lineup was unveiled just hours after CNN CEO Mark Thompson outlined job cuts and a digital-first strategy for the venerable cable news channel. Among the changes: The Lead

CNN is shaking up its TV lineup as it grapples with ratings downturns and costs. Jake Tapper, Audie Cornish, Kasie Hunt and others get new duties

There is no word on what will happen to Jim Acosta, as Blitzer and Brown’s The Situation Room will take his place in the 10 a.m. ET slot. Tapper’s show will move to 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET, with a new show hosted by Hunt, called The Arena, getting the 4 p.m. ET slot.

CNN announced a restructuring Thursday that includes some 200 layoffs, an accelerated pivot to digital operations and new TV roles for personalities like Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper and Audie Cornish.

CNN’s executive vice president of programming, Eric Sherling, shared the news with staffers in a memo. “In the mornings and afternoons, staffing in Atlanta and Washington will

CNN announced a big schedule shakeup comes as the network also put in place layoffs as part of a strategy restructuring. The post JUST IN: CNN Moves Tapper, Blitzer and Hunt — And Leaves Acosta in Limbo — As Part of Schedule Shakeup first appeared on Mediaite.

CNN made several changes to its lineup on Thursday, including giving longtime anchor Jake Tapper a new time slot and removing Jim Acosta from his morning show. Network veteran Wolf Blitzer is also being moved from broadcasting in the evening to the mornings as part of CNN's shake up.

Jake Tapper and Audie Cornish. It's the boldest revamp yet in the 18-month tenure of CEO Mark Thompson, a former chief executive at The New York Times and BBC called upon by parent company Warner ...

CNN announced a restructuring on Thursday that includes some 200 layoffs, an accelerated pivot to digital operations and new TV roles for personalities like Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper and Audie Cornish.

The official CNN lineup has been made public. As the news network preps for major layoffs to shift its focus to the digital space as rating decline in broadcast news, the network has its new weekday programming schedule featuring new shows and timeslots.

The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown” will take over his timeslot, after the anchor turned down a reported midnight-2 a.m. offer The post Jim Acosta to Exit CNN After Being Removed From Daytime Lineup appeared first on TheWrap.

Acosta is the first big name to exit CNN in the changes being implemented by CEO Mark Thompson. Thompson last week also told staff that the company intends to lay off a couple hundred employees in a pivot to digital, with a new streaming service in the works.