CNN staffers see Paramount merger as 'inevitable' despite legal battle delaying Ellison takeover

A delay in the looming Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery mega-merger that would put CNN under the control of David Ellison did little to quell anxieties at the struggling network. A CNN insider told Fox News Digital that everyone they’ve spoken to feels the merger is "inevitable," and said the delay hardly lifted spirits inside the company that has seen multiple leadership changes in recent memory. "No change in morale," the insider said. "Keep in mind the current situation is grim, so people see