More than 1,000 staffers impacted in sweeping first-round cuts targeting marketing, PR, programming, and talent divisions—another primary wave expected as new leadership restructures global operations.
Paramount has officially begun its first major workforce restructuring since its merger with Skydance, triggering a wave of layoffs across its broadcast, streaming, and cable units. In what insiders are already calling one of the most consequential entertainment downsizing events of the year, the David Ellison–led leadership team has executed deep personnel cuts at CBS, Paramount+, MTV, CMT, and Paramount Global Content Distribution.
The reductions strike at the core of Paramount’s linear and streaming operations. Marketing, PR/communications, business affairs, and current programming were among the hardest hit, with veteran executives and department heads—many with decades of institutional knowledge—exiting the company.
