The CEO of WarnerMedia has apologized after admitting the coronavirus pandemic — which has killed 2.5 million people globally, including more than 500,000 Americans — is "good for ratings".
Jason Kilar, who heads up CNN and HBO's parent company, made the insensitive remarks at a virtual tech conference Thursday.
"It turns out that pandemic is a pretty big part of the news cycle, and that's not going away anytime soon", Kilar said.
"If you take a look at the ratings and the performance, it's going well", Kilar continued.
"I wish I could go back and be more thoughtful about my communication", Kilar added in another tweet.
"I am sorry for the sentence and for uttering it. My apologies. [Thanks] for highlighting it and holding me accountable".
