CNN is preparing to cut staff this week as CEO Mark Thompson pushes ahead with a major digital overhaul, with even deeper reductions possible if a looming merger reshapes the network, the New York Post reports.

The Warner Bros. Discovery-owned outlet is expected to eliminate “a few dozen” positions as it refocuses its more than 3,000-person workforce on growth areas, according to the Status newsletter.

The cuts are said to target roles tied less to digital expansion, underscoring CNN’s continued move away from its traditional cable model.

The layoffs follow an earlier round under Thompson, who reduced headcount by roughly 6% last year as part of a broader strategy to pivot toward streaming and digital audiences.

Bigger changes could be on the horizon.

Paramount recently agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal valued at about $110 billion, a transaction still awaiting regulatory approval. If completed, the merger could trigger more sweeping cuts at CNN, particularly as overlapping roles are consolidated.

At Paramount, similar restructuring is already underway.

BS News recently trimmed about 6% of its workforce — roughly 60 to 70 employees — with leadership saying parts of the newsroom needed to shrink to fund digital growth initiatives.

The company also shut down its long-running CBS News Radio division, eliminating all roles tied to the unit.

Industry observers expect a combined CNN and CBS News operation to streamline functions aggressively.

As one former media executive put it, “The day of reckoning is coming,” adding that consolidation would allow companies to “combine a number of functions and save a lot of money.”