Former NBC chief to head CNN
Former NBC top executive Jeff Zucker was named president of CNN Worldwide on Thursday, heading up the news media operation as it seeks to adapt to new technology platforms.
Zucker will start in January as head of the 23 news and information businesses including the CNN news channel, CNN International and CNN.com, parent company Time Warner said in a statement.
Former CNN Worldwide president Jim Walton announced his departure in July, saying the struggling network needed "new thinking" after his 10 years at the helm.
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