{"id":1266970,"date":"2022-02-02T20:55:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T01:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1266970"},"modified":"2022-02-02T20:55:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T01:55:14","slug":"implosion-jeff-zucker-resigns-in-disgrace-just-weeks-before-cnn-streaming-platform-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/implosion-jeff-zucker-resigns-in-disgrace-just-weeks-before-cnn-streaming-platform-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Implosion: Jeff Zucker Resigns in Disgrace Just Weeks Before CNN+ Streaming Platform Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fimplosion-jeff-zucker-resigns-in-disgrace-just-weeks-before-cnn-streaming-platform-launch%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1266970&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">CNN is working hard to build hype for its new digital streaming service CNN+, which is set to debut before the end of March. But internal scandals keep usurping the spotlight, with CNN chief Jeff Zucker\u2019s sex scandal becoming the latest bombshell to short-circuit the network\u2019s publicity blitz.<\/p>\n<p>In an unexpected announcement, Jeff Zucker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/the-media\/2022\/02\/02\/nolte-cnn-chief-jeff-zucker-resigns-in-disgrace-over-inappropriate-relationship\/\">resigned in disgrace<\/a> Wednesday after it was revealed he has been in a sexual relationship with a subordinate, CNN\u2019s chief marketing officer Allison Gollust, who used to work for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_19731810\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/cuomocuomo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19731810\" src=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/cuomocuomo1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Allison Gollust, communications director for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Former CNN host<\/em><br \/><em>Chris Cuomo. AP Photo\/Mike Groll, File\/ Ben Gabbe; Seth Wenig-Pool\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zucker\u2019s ignominious departure was the result of an internal CNN investigation into another recent network scandal \u2014 former host Chris Cuomo\u2019s attempts to help his governor brother beat sexual harassment accusations.<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s never-ending PR nightmare has put the ratings-challenged network in a precarious state in the crucial few weeks before CNN+ greets the public. Zucker was a key force behind the conception of the streaming service and served as its biggest public cheerleader, saying it would signal&nbsp;the start of a new era for the company.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will offer consumers a streaming product that grows the reach and scope of the CNN brand in a way that no one else is doing. Nothing like this exists,\u201d he said last year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CZcM3oYhVnI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/26\/business\/media\/cnn-plus-streaming-news.html\">interview<\/a> with the <em>New York Times<\/em>, Zucker said CNN+ will go beyond traditional news and commentary, offering a lighter touch in the form of lifestyle and sports content.&nbsp;\u201cWe do want a service that has a wider aperture and is broader than just today\u2019s bleak news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Morse, CNN\u2019s chief digital officer. told the newspaper that CNN+ will occupy a central place in the network\u2019s operations. \u201cWhat we\u2019re building at CNN+ is not a side hustle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN is believed to be spending vast resources to launch the service, lining up new talent that includes former Fox News host Chris Wallace, NPR veteran Audie Cornish, and Hollywood actress Eva Longoria. The streamer will also feature familiar CNN personalities, including Don Lemon.<\/p>\n<p>Morse&nbsp;said CNN is&nbsp;budgeting for 500 additional employees, including producers, reporters, engineers, and programmers.<\/p>\n<p>But with the network\u2019s ratings in the toilet, questions abound as to whether CNN can persuade its shrinking audience to shell out a monthly subscription fee for the streamer on top of their cable bills. CNN hasn\u2019t announced how much the streamer will cost but one unverified report put it at $5.99 a month.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>As former President Donald Trump predicted, CNN has seen its ratings collapse since he left office in January, regularly coming in at a distant third place behind Fox News and MSNBC. The network\u2019s Trump bump has vanished as viewers flee in droves, with the network averaging a mere 585,000 total viewers in primetime during one week in December, putting CNN in 17th place among all basic cable networks.<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u2019s biggest stars, including Brian Stelter, sometimes come in behind reruns of favorite sitcoms like <em>The Golden Girls&nbsp;<\/em>on TV Land, or kids shows like <em>Paw Patrol<\/em> and <em>Spongebob&nbsp;<\/em>on Nick Jr.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19731690\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1048285216.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19731690\" src=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1048285216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1381\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Host of Reliable Sources and Senior Media Correspondent at CNN, Brian Stelter. (Matt Winkelmeyer\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Many blamed Zucker for the network\u2019s hard-left turn during the Trump years and thee subsequent ratings plummet.<\/p>\n<p>Other scandals that have consumed CNN in recent weeks include the shocking news that two high-ranking network producers have resigned following scandals that both involved pedophilia.<\/p>\n<p>Rick Saleeby, who was a senior producer for CNN\u2019s \u201cThe Lead with Jake Tapper,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/the-media\/2021\/12\/28\/fairfax-county-police-confirm-jake-tapper-producer-investigated-child-exploitation-squad\/\">is under criminal investigation<\/a> following a Project Veritas investigation alleging Saleeby solicited sexually explicit photos of an underage girl.<\/p>\n<p>John Griffin, who worked as a senior producer on Chris Cuomo\u2019s show, was arrested in December on child sex trafficking charges. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which include allegations that he used Kik and Google Hangout to \u201cpersuade parents to allow him to train their daughters to be sexually submissive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN is working hard to build hype for its new digital streaming service CNN+, which is set to debut before the end of March. 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