US EditionParamount to cut 3% of U.S. workforce as it deepens cost-cutting
- Paramount Global announced on Tuesday it will cut 3.5% of its U.S. workforce to reduce costs amid industry challenges.
- The cuts respond to ongoing declines in traditional linear television and a dynamic macro-economic environment affecting the media sector.
- The joint memo from co-CEOs Cheeks, McCarthy, and Robbins stated the layoffs prioritize investment in Paramount's growing streaming business Paramount+.
- Paramount had about 18,600 employees worldwide at the end of 2024, and the company aims to trim $500 million in costs to return to profitability.
- These layoffs follow a 15% domestic workforce reduction last year and come as Paramount awaits regulatory approval to merge with Skydance Media.
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