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.

The layoffs are concentrated in CNN’s TV business, where ratings have tumbled as consumers cut off cable and seek other news sources. They will eventually be offset by new hires in digital, where Warner Bros. Discovery is making a $70 million investment, CNN said.

CNN expects to lay off about 200 people as part of a restructuring announced on Thursday that pivots the news organization toward a more digitally oriented future.

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

CNN’s executive vice president of programming, Eric Sherling, shared the news with staffers in a memo. “In the mornings and afternoons, staffing in Atlanta and Washington will

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.

Revealed in a memo from Eric Sherling, CNN’s executive vice president of programming, the changes will see multiple anchors take on different roles in new time slots. Rahel Solomon will kick things off at 5 a.m. with a new concept called 5 Things, Audie Cornish will take over the 6 a.m. CNN This Morning.

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.

A frequent CNN guest slammed the network for laying off 200 workers and sidelining Jim Acosta, who gained a reputation for being a thorn in Donald Trump's side during his first term.

The layoffs are concentrated in CNN's TV business, where ratings have tumbled as consumers cut off cable and seek other news sources.

CNN announced a restructuring Thursday that includes some 200 layoffs, an accelerated pivot to digital operations and new TV roles for personalities like Wolf B

CNN announced a big schedule shakeup comes as the network also put in place layoffs as part of a strategy restructuring.