Paramount Layoffs Hit CBS News
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Paramount announced layoffs as the company restructures after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance earlier this year.
Trey Sherman, a former CBS News associate producer, accused CBS and its parent company, Paramount Global, of discrimination and racism by firing only the Black employees while the whites were relocated.
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The influx in layoffs follows Skydance Media's $8 billion acquisition of Paramount in August, as CBS is one of the media company's subsidiaries. NPR previously reported that Skydance owner David Ellison and the company have expressed interest in shifting CBS News to produce apolitical content.
King is expected to leave the CBS weekday morning show as her contract approaches expiration in May 2026, Variety reported. The Maryland native first joined "CBS This Morning" in November 2011, anchoring the show through multiple format changes and co-hosts.
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Paramount Layoffs: Media And Entertainment Company Cuts Nearly 1,000 Jobs Following Skydance Merger
Paramount has launched a new round of layoffs affecting staff across CBS Entertainment, MTV, BET, and other divisions, The Wrap reports.
David Ellison, whose Skydance bought the media conglomerate this summer for $8 billion, announces move “addressing redundancies.”
The first major wave under CEO David Ellison hits CBS News, MTV, Nickelodeon, and the Paramount film studio as the company seeks $2 billion in cost ‘synergies.’ Paramount is the latest company to join the bloodbath of layoffs this week.
The widely anticipated layoffs come just months after the Trump administration greenlit the creation of the company following Skydance’s bid for the storied entertainment group.
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The newsroom downsizing comes as Paramount Skydance lays off 1,000 employees throughout the newly merged company
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