David Leavy, who’s been steering the ship as Chief Operating Officer at CNN Worldwide since mid-2023, is stepping away from the role at the end of June 2025.

David Leavy is departing his position as chief operating officer of CNN Worldwide and will return to parent Warner Bros. Discovery. Mark Thompson, chairman and CEO of CNN, wrote that Leavy “has ...

Leavy’s pivot back to CNN’s parent company will reunite him with WBD boss David Zaslav, whom he served in senior roles for years before heading to the cable channel in 2023. His new role has ...

David Leavy, who joined CNN as Chief Operating Officer during one of the most turbulent periods in the network’s history, is leaving the cable news brand and returning to Warner Bros. Discovery ...

Discovery Communications Inc. cut 20 percent of the staff in its new-media division yesterday, company officials said. Discovery spokesman David Leavy said the Silver Spring-based firm laid off 10 ...

David C. Leavy, a top executive at Warner Bros. Discovery and longtime deputy to CEO David Zaslav, has been named COO of CNN Worldwide. Leavy will oversee commercial, operational and promotional ...

Warner Bros Discovery Inc senior executive David Leavy has been appointed as chief operating officer of CNN Worldwide, effective June 20, the media network said on Thursday.

David Leavy, a longtime key lieutenant of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, is leaving his current chief operating officer role at CNN and returning to the network’s parent, according to ...