Paramount to lay off 2,000 workers

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Paramount to lay off 2,000 workers shortly after merging with Skydance
Paramount announced layoffs as the company restructures after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance earlier this year.

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Paramount lays off 1,000 workers in first round of cuts
Paramount Skydance begins layoffs, plans to slash about 2,000 jobs

MTV, Paramount and Ridiculousness

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‘Ridiculousness’ canceled at MTV in aftermath of Paramount layoffs
The long-running MTV comedy clip series "Ridiculousness" has been canceled. The current season, its 46th, will continue to air on MTV through 2026, according to two sources familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, but no more original episodes of the show will be produced.

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Paramount TV Layoffs Hit CBS Entertainment, Paramount+, MTV and More
MTV cancels Rob Dyrdek's long-running clip show “Ridiculousness” after 46 seasons

Paramount, Taylor Sheridan

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Taylor Sheridan reportedly plans to leave Paramount for greener pastures at NBCUniversal
Paramount has undergone some major changes under new owners Skydance and CEO David Ellison, and Belloni suggests that Sheridan wasn’t a fan of the new regime. The creator doles out hit after hit, but he doesn’t do it for cheap.

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Paramount reportedly didn’t make an offer to keep TV titan Taylor Sheridan
Taylor Sheridan Isn't Done with Paramount Yet - He's Writing the Studio's ‘Call of Duty' Movie

Paramount Layoffs Impact TV Executives Across CBS, P+, MTV, BET, Nick & Distribution; George Cheeks Reflects On “Incredibly Difficult” Decisions

A number of television executives have been affected by the major round of layoffs at Paramount, the first since the company ...

Paramount Television Studios Head Matt Thunell Sets Leadership Team

The new structure comes as the media giant is laying off 1,000 employees, with more cuts to come at a later date ...

Paramount Layoffs Begin: David Ellison Tells Staff Restructuring Required to Address “Evolving Priorities”

About 1,000 roles are expected to be impacted this week, ahead of the new owner's first earnings call as Paramount CEO in ...

Paramount begins steep layoffs as David Ellison reshapes the media giant

Paramount Skydance is laying off about 10% of its workforce, achieving some of the cost savings that CEO David Ellison ...

Paramount signs 10-year lease for a New Jersey production facility

Paramount has signed a 10-year lease to occupy a production facility currently under construction in New Jersey. The move ...

Paramount's No Good Very Bad Week

A top talent jumping ship, massive layoffs, Warner Bros. rejecting an acquisition bid, a messy shakeup at CBS News. David ...

Paramount Animation’s Ramsey Naito Steps Down As President

As Paramount begins cleaning house under new CEO David Ellison, Paramount Animation‘s President Ramsey Naito is the latest to ...

The Shockingly Large Amount Paramount Made Ryan Reynolds Pay So Deadpool Could Make A John Candy Joke

Colin Farrell revealed to Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show” that Tom Cruise “was not happy” with him during the making of ...