BET Lays Off Staff in Conjunction With Paramount Global's Workforce Reduction Efforts

BET announces impending layoffs as part of cutbacks at parent company

Black Entertainment Television (BET) CEO Scott Mills this week announced that the company is facing several hundred layoffs as part of its parent company, Paramount Global’s, cutbacks.

BET Lays Off Staff in Conjunction With Paramount Global’s Workforce Reduction Efforts

BET CEO Scott Mills said the network has not been spared from "conditions necessitating these actions." ...

BET Lays Off Staff in Conjunction With Paramount Global's Workforce Reduction Efforts

BET CEO Scott Mills said the network has not been spared from "conditions necessitating these actions."

BET Lays Off Staff As Part Of Broader Paramount Cutbacks

BET CEO Scott Mills informed employees Wednesday morning that their ranks are being thinned as part of Paramount Global’s most recent round of layoffs. While no exact numbers were provided for BET’s cuts, they are part of Paramount’s move to lay off of 3.5% of its domestic workforce earlier this month, an action that affected […]

“BET Is Not Immune” From Paramount Job Cuts, CEO Scott Mills Says in Unveiling “Streamlining”

The exec didn’t immediately detail the number of layoffs or the financial impact.

BET Hit by Layoffs as Part of Paramount Global’s Latest Job Cuts

BET is making layoffs across multiple departments amid the broader wave of cutbacks at parent company Paramount Global. The layoffs were announced by BET CEO Scott Mills in a memo to staff Wednesday, which was obtained by Variety. “As Paramount’s co-CEOs recently shared, the company is taking further steps to streamline Paramount to ensure it is positioned for continued success,” Mills wrote in the memo. “BET is not immune to the conditions …