Paramount Layoffs: Streaming Focus & Workforce Cuts
- workforce by 3.5% as part of an effort to cut costs, the company announced Tuesday.
- The decision, impacting hundreds of employees, was revealed in a company-wide memo from co-ceos George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins.
- The media company, whose holdings include paramount+, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, CBS and Paramount Pictures, is navigating "continued industry-wide linear declines and dynamic macro-economic environment, while prioritizing investments...
Paramount Global is making important workforce cuts, impacting 3.5% of its U.S.employees as the media giant refines its strategy.These layoffs, announced in a memo from the co-CEOs, are a direct response to “industry-wide linear declines” and a “dynamic macro-economic habitat.” The company, home to Paramount+, Nickelodeon, and CBS, is prioritizing investments in its streaming business. This strategic shift underscores the changing landscape of the entertainment industry, impacting hundreds of employees. News Directory 3 keeps you informed on these critical industry developments. with international positions potentially affected and the company navigating a proposed merger, where will Paramount go next? Discover what’s next for the media conglomerate.
Paramount Global announces job cuts amid industry shifts
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Paramount Global is reducing its U.S. workforce by 3.5% as part of an effort to cut costs, the company announced Tuesday.
The decision, impacting hundreds of employees, was revealed in a company-wide memo from co-ceos George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins. The executives said the move was a ”hard, but necessary step” to streamline the association.
The media company, whose holdings include paramount+, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, CBS and Paramount Pictures, is navigating “continued industry-wide linear declines and dynamic macro-economic environment, while prioritizing investments in our growing streaming business,” the co-CEOs said.
An image of a woman holding a cellphone in front of the Paramount logo displayed on a computer screen April 29,2024,in Edmonton,Canada (Artur Widak/NurPhoto via getty Images / Getty Images)
The company said it is ”committed to ensuring all impacted employees are supported with care and respect during this time.”
As of the end of 2024, Paramount Global employed approximately 18,600 people worldwide on a full-time or part-time basis. the memo indicated that some international positions may also be affected.
The latest cuts follow layoffs last year that trimmed roughly 15% of paramount’s U.S. workforce. Those earlier reductions focused on marketing, communications, finance, legal and technology departments, executives said.
| Ticker | security | Last | Change | Change % |
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| PARA | PARAMOUNT GLOBAL | 12.17 | +0.17 |
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What’s next
Paramount Global is in a proposed merger with Skydance Media. The media company had a market capitalization of $8.6 billion as of Tuesday afternoon.
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