CBS News Layoffs Impact Big Names at Network
- On Wednesday, Paramount Global's cuts hit CBS News, canceling CBS Mornings Plus and CBS Evening News Plus, with nearly 100 staffers losing jobs and CBS Saturday Morning facing a major overhaul.
- Skydance Media's takeover earlier this year prompted cuts already in motion before Bari Weiss, editor-in-chief, and Pluto TV and Paramount+ struggled to monetize news at scale.
- CBS News will close its Johannesburg bureau, shifting oversight to the London bureau and cutting producers, editors, digital staff and international correspondents amid low morale at the CBS Broadcast Center in New York.
- Flagship broadcasts remain intact, with CBS Mornings and CBS Evening News anchored by Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil, and Norah O'Donnell; John Dickerson announced earlier this week he is leaving, and weekend programming will continue in interim form.
- Paramount has already cut roughly 1,000 positions company-wide, with another 1,000 expected in the coming weeks as advertising revenue migrates to tech platforms.
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Paramount Layoffs Hit TV Executives Across CBS, MTV, BET Networks
The recent layoffs enacted at Paramount have impacted television executives at CBS, MTV, BET, and the Paramount+ streaming network. The post Paramount Layoffs Hit TV Executives Across CBS, MTV, BET Networks appeared first on Breitbart.
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