26-05-2023, 07:37 PM
(26-05-2023, 05:39 PM)EastCoast Wrote:(26-05-2023, 12:49 PM)inletwindow Wrote: Also, some departments that were at CNN Center aren't expected to have much of a presence at Techwood, like CNN en Espanol (they will largely be in Mexico City and Miami, etc).
Thanks for the context, you bring up a lot of good points. Didn't realize CNNee was losing it's presence with the move. I know Miami office space is a hot market, but they really do need to build a proper studio if that's going to be the new CNNee HQ.
They do have a proper studio, but not as nice looking as other CNNI studios:
Actually, CNNee's new HQ will be located in the Mexico City bureau, according to Latin American media outlets and industry publication Variety. These are reporting CNN is wanting to build up its presence in Mexico and Argentina, where WBD has already a big presence (the legacy Turner entertainment networks are still based in the Buenos Aires district of San Telmo, where some WBD delegations formerly based in São Paulo are moving; whilst Warner Bros. regional offices are based in Mexico, where WBD is ramping up hiring for its business teams and HBO Max). Some jobs are also moving to the LA bureau. Chris Licht is trying to reduce the emphasis on the linear channel (including axing some shows and maybe closing down the US feed) and increasingly working to ramp up the digital verticals, leading to more personnel cuts.
Programming will still be airing from Miami and Buenos Aires (where since 2018 CNNee has built up a big presence there, at a degree they also own a radio station there), but news gathering and production will be based out of Mexico City, which is in the process of getting new studios (as in Abu Dhabi), and U.S.-based executives would likely still be based or move to Hudson Yards.
variety.com
www.semana.com
www.larepublica.co
For context, CÑÑ's schedule is now majority produced between these three cities (where they do tend to use flash cam sets) and the DC bureau (where they use the former Inside Politics studio overlooking the Capitol). The only show currently produced out of CNN Center is Mirador Mundial, their weekend news program. Additionally, in recent years, CÑÑ (like CNNI) has been an afterthought for CNN executives, especially under the Zucker era. They do still have a strong lineup of news shows, but its digital output and long-form content has failed to attract a younger audience, and its schedule is often full of dubbed CNN Original Series and repeats (especially on weekends).