Paramount to lay off 2,000 workers
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The changes come as Skydance TV and the former MTV Entertainment and Showtime groups come under the Paramount TV Studios banner, led by Matt Thunell.
The new structure comes as the media giant is laying off 1,000 employees, with more cuts to come at a later date
Paramount TV Studios is reorganizing its leadership team amid the mass layoffs at Paramount following its merger with Skydance.
Paramount Skydance is laying off about 10% of its workforce, achieving some of the cost savings that CEO David Ellison promised investors when he took charge of the media company over the summer.
Ramsey Naito, the president of Paramount Animation, shared she was exiting the company in a memo to staff Wednesday evening.
Paramount has initiated its first major round of layoffs following the company’s merger with Skydance, and the David Ellison regime has cut a number of executives across its television divisions. Paramount’s linear broadcast and cable networks were hit hard,
Ramsey Naito is the latest executive at Paramount to depart the studio as CEO David Ellison continues his leadership shakeup.
As Paramount begins cleaning house under new CEO David Ellison, Paramount Animation‘s President Ramsey Naito is the latest to step down from the company. Below is her note to staff this evening: Team,
Yet another dust-up between Sheridan and Paramount occurred when the studio cast Nicole Kidman, who is one of the stars of Sheridan's Special Ops: Lioness, without giving him a heads-up. According to sources in Sheridan's camp, the writer-director found out about the casting while having dinner with Kidman.