David Ellison wants CNN chief executive Mark Thompson to remain in the job once a pending corporate merger closes.

Cited coverage names that deal as the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery transaction.

A New York Times headline carried in the article says the vision is the same CEO and no Bari Weiss, for now.

The article says executive retention is a top priority for the incoming leadership.

Talks on the future operating structure are underway and depend on final agreements between the media companies.

Analysts in the piece say steady management during a takeover can calm market anxiety and protect brand value.

Formal announcements are expected only after the legal and financial steps are finished.

Read the full article on Ellison's reported plan to keep Mark Thompson at CNN.