CNN not waiting to make more changes at network, insider says: 'They’re not going to wait out deals'

The sudden ouster of CNN's Brian Stelter last week despite recently signing a new contract shows CEO Chris Licht isn't going to wait for existing contracts to expire before making changes, an insider tells Fox News Digital.

The abrupt cancellation of Stelter's show "Reliable Sources" came after the media correspondent had re-upped in 2021 with the network for four years, according to the New York Times.

"It’s interesting they’re buying out contracts with so much time left on them," a CNN insider told Fox News Digital. "They’re not waiting. They’re eating it...