TVNewser on Tuesday reported that the TV news channel is making changes to its London operation "in an effort to CNN International" which means cutting 90 minutes of CNN International programming done from London.
CNN International will be simulcasting another 90 minutes from the feed of CNN in the United States. According to TVNewser, some jobs in London will be moved to Atlanta in America.
Going forward, CNN International will broadcast more simulcast feeds from America, as well as more repeats of Christiane Amanpour's programme Amanpour and other programmes originating from CNN International's Abu Dhabi bureau.
The Guardian reports that staffers - including some managers whose shows were affected - were given no advance warning of CNN's announcement that was made on Tuesday in London by Jeff Zucker, CNN boss, at a meeting at CNN's London office.
The CNN London staff cuts come after the long-serving CNN International boss, Tony Maddox, earlier this month unexpectedly announced that he was leaving CNN.
London-based shows like the talk show CNN Talk is apparently being cut and cancelled completely as CNN is refocusing its London office to produce for its online offering.
CNN's parent company Time Warner was recently taken over by AT&T and renamed WarnerMedia.
In a statement to The Guardian CNN said "In the coming months, CNN International will be consolidating key parts of its production model centrally in Atlanta, in much the same way as we currently do with large parts of our programming for CNN US. This means that some jobs will shift from London to Atlanta, but overall headcount will be unchanged".
