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Former BBC and New York Times chief Mark Thompson is in talks for the top job at CNN, as the troubled news network looks to turn around its business after a tumultuous period.

Thompson is among several candidates under consideration, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Warner Bros Discovery, the Hollywood conglomerate that owns CNN, HBO and other media and entertainment businesses, has been searching for a leader for the channel since ousting Chris Licht in June.

Warner chief executive David Zaslav had handpicked Licht, who was a respected programmer for MSNBC and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. But Licht’s tenure at CNN was riddled with chaos, controversy and staff revolts that culminated in an embarrassing article in The Atlantic magazine. He lasted only 13 months at CNN.

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