The new lineup was unveiled just hours after CNN CEO Mark Thompson outlined job cuts and a digital-first strategy for the venerable cable news channel. Among the changes: The Lead

CNN made several changes to its lineup, including giving anchor Jake Tapper a new time slot and removing Jim Acosta from his morning show.

CNN is shaking up its TV lineup as it grapples with ratings downturns and costs. Jake Tapper, Audie Cornish, Kasie Hunt and others get new duties

Former NPR host and CNN podcast host Audie Cornish will take over CNN This Morning in the 6 a.m. time slot. The show was previously hosted by Kasie Hunt, who will now host a show called The Arena, which airs at 4 p.m.

There is no word on what will happen to Jim Acosta, as Blitzer and Brown’s The Situation Room will take his place in the 10 a.m. ET slot. Tapper’s show will move to 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET, with a new show hosted by Hunt, called The Arena, getting the 4 p.m. ET slot.

The Lead With Jake Tapper will now air from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., a one-hour shift from its previous spot at 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. As previously speculated, Wolf Blitzer is also up for a big change.

He previously appeared during the 10 a.m. hour, which is now being taken over by Blitzer and Brown. The changes are set to go into effect in March. CNN’s executive vice president of programming ...

His departure will undoubtedly leave a void within CNN, a company that in recent years seems to have lost its bearings and struggles to clearly define its position.

The new lineup was unveiled just hours after CNN CEO Mark Thompson outlined job cuts and a digital-first strategy for the venerable cable news channel.

CNN announced a restructuring Thursday that includes some 200 layoffs, an accelerated pivot to digital operations and new TV roles for personalities like Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper and Audie Cornish.

Furious CNN staffers have rounded on their CEO Mark Thompson over mass layoffs which also saw star anchor Jim Acosta publicly humiliated.    'Honestly, this place is such a mess,' an anonymous on-air personality told The Independent after the roughly 200 firings affecting CNN's TV division.

CNN announced a big schedule shakeup comes as the network also put in place layoffs as part of a strategy restructuring. The post JUST IN: CNN Moves Tapper, Blitzer and Hunt — And Leaves Acosta in Limbo — As Part of Schedule Shakeup first appeared on Mediaite.