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Paramount CEO Memo Calls Mass Layoffs 'Necessary'

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The company is planning on cutting around 2,000 roles overall.

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  1. Paramount Skydance to cut more than 1,000 employees

    Headline from NBC News ·

  2. Newest

    Paramount CEO Memo Calls Mass Layoffs 'Necessary'

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  1. Variety

    Paramount Skydance to Lay Off 1,000 Employees This Week, With Additional Cuts Expected Later (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Layoffs are coming down at Paramount Skydance this week, with the freshly merged company looking to slash 1,000 jobs in the U.S. on Wednesday, Oct. 29

  2. New York Post

    Paramount Skydance to slash 1,000 jobs this week in first wave of mass layoffs (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Paramount Skydance will begin cutting 1,000 employees on Wednesday -- the first phase of sweeping layoffs as CEO David Ellison pushes to trim $2 billion in costs.

  3. Deadline

    Paramount Layoffs Begin; CEO David Ellison Says Cuts Are Key To Building “Strong, Future-Focused Company” (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Paramount has begun significant layoffs this morning, with about 1,000 U.S.-based workers being let go today, and roughly another 1,000 soon to follow.

  4. Insider

    Read the memo Paramount Skydance sent to staffers after laying off 1,000 employees in its first phase of cuts (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Paramount Skydance just cut about 1,000 employees. Read the memo that CEO David Ellison sent to staffers about the layoffs.

  5. Breitbart News

    Paramount Slashing 1,000 Jobs Wednesday in First Round of Mass Layoffs (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Paramount will be cutting 1,000 jobs this Wednesday as part of the major shakeup under new CEO David Ellison.

  6. Deadline

    Paramount Layoffs Impact TV Executives Across CBS, MTV, BET & Distribution (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    A number of television executives have been impacted by the major round of layoffs at Paramount.

  7. The Guardian

    CBS News staffers to be laid off as part of massive round of cuts from Paramount (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Paramount will lay off about 1,000 staffers Wednesday as part of a longer term cost-cutting plan

  8. Variety

    Paramount Layoffs Underway: CEO David Ellison Says Cuts Are ‘Necessary’ for Company’s Long-Term Success (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Paramount Skydance is laying off about 1,000 employees. Chairman and CEO David Ellison sent employees a memo about the companywide cuts.

  9. Adweek

    Paramount CEO Memo Calls Mass Layoffs 'Necessary' (opens Adweek)

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    Adweek's feed description

    The company is planning on cutting around 2,000 roles overall.

  10. Fox7 Austin

    Paramount reportedly laying off 2,000 employees (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    Paramount will lay off about 10% of its workforce to align with “evolving priorities,” CEO David Ellison said in a reported internal memo to employees.

  11. Los Angeles Times

    Paramount set to begin laying off 1,000 workers in first round of cuts (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The restructuring comes two and a half months after David Ellison's Skydance Media completed its acquisition of Paramount.

  12. NBC News

    Paramount Skydance to cut more than 1,000 employees (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Paramount began a sweeping round of layoffs Wednesday, according to a memo from CEO David Ellison, just months after the Trump administration greenlit its controversial $8 billion merger with Skydance, an entertainment group looking to shake up the entire media ecosystem.

  13. Seattle Times

    Paramount to lay off 2,000 employees shortly after its merger with Skydance (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    In long-awaited cuts just months after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance, Paramount has begun layoffs set to impact about 2,000 employees.

  14. CBS News

    Paramount to lay off 2,000 workers shortly after merging with Skydance (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Paramount announced layoffs as the company restructures after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance earlier this year.

  15. The Hollywood Reporter

    Paramount Layoffs Begin: David Ellison Tells Staff Restructuring Required to Address “Evolving Priorities” (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    Major Paramount layoffs begin under CEO David Ellison and new ownership.

  16. CNN

    Paramount begins steep layoffs as David Ellison reshapes the media giant (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    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.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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