Paramount Slashes 1,000 Jobs as New CEO Eyes $60 B Warner Bros. Takeover
Paramount Skydance began laying off about 1,000 employees this week, roughly 5% of its workforce, following its $8.4 billion merger with Skydance Media. Nearly 100 CBS News staffers are affected. CEO David Ellison said the cuts are necessary for long-term stability. Paramount has made multiple failed takeover bids for Warner Bros. Discovery, whose stock surged nearly 10% on the news.