Benjamin Mullin

The tug of war for Warner Bros. Discovery echoes an earlier clash of media titans.

A.I. has set off industrywide soul-searching about its potential and pitfalls.

Graydon Carter, the legendary Vanity Fair editor who founded Air Mail, is leaving the company.

The job cuts are the result of a merger with Skydance, the Hollywood studio founded by David Ellison.

Paramount has expressed interest in buying Warner Bros. Discovery, a deal that would create a new media behemoth.

The owner of CNN, HBO and the Warner Bros. movie studio revealed that it has received acquisition interest from multiple suitors.

The layoffs come ahead of a corporate spinoff that will formally separate the parent company of NBC News from cable networks like MSNBC and CNBC.

Bari Weiss, a founder of The Free Press, will become editor in chief of CBS News.

Ms. Weiss, a co-founder of the site, would become editor in chief of CBS News, people briefed on the talks said.

Mr. Cavanagh will run the media giant alongside Brian L. Roberts, its longtime chairman and chief executive, in a clear sign of succession planning.