LinkedIn Hires Ex-CNN Digital Exec Courtney Coupe as First Head of Original Programming
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Courtney Coupe, most recently SVP of content strategy and operations for CNN Digital, is joining LinkedIn as the company’s first head of original programming.
In the new role, Coupe reports to LinkedIn editor in chief Dan Roth. She will oversee the strategy, development and production of all original video and audio content at the business-oriented social media platform.
LinkedIn has been investing in original content for a decade and is now bringing those efforts together under a newly formed original programming team, led by Coupe. “Courtney has spent her career creating high-quality, economy and career-focused audio and video content for some of the top brands in media,” Roth said in announcing her hire. “We’re excited that she’s bringing her talent for developing groundbreaking content to LinkedIn and helping us deliver insights that drive conversation.” Coupe comes to LinkedIn with nearly 20 years of media experience.
At CNN, where she worked for more than seven years, she had led content strategy and programming for CNN+, before Warner Bros.
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