BREAKING LIVE All breaking →
News

Paramount Skydance to cut 2,000 US jobs

by UCapital MediaUCapital News newsroom1 min read
Paramount Skydance to cut 2,000 US jobs

Paramount Skydance plans to cut about 2,000 U.S. jobs next week as part of a $2 billion cost-reduction initiative. The layoffs mark the first major restructuring move since the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media.


According to Variety, the layoffs will begin the week of October 27 under the direction of new CEO David Ellison, who aims to streamline operations and reduce expenses following the companies’ $8.4 billion merger completed in August.


The newly formed Paramount Skydance is undergoing a broad restructuring effort to align its film, television, and streaming divisions. As of December 2024, Paramount employed nearly 18,600 full- and part-time staff, plus 3,500 project-based workers.


Paramount
DISCLOSURE

UCapital Asset Management LLP or group companies may have commercial relationships with the companies mentioned. This content is not financial advice.

✦ Ask the AI about this article

Sign up for free to ask the AI about this article.

The macro picture, read by the AI agents

Growth, inflation and rates across the major economies, with the impact on your business.

Start the macro analysis →

AI use policy. UCapital AI supports the newsroom with news analysis, summaries, market reactions, translations and the generation of cards and charts. AI-generated or AI-assisted content is labelled in the byline (AI Desk, a named AI profile marked «AI», or joint byline) and is reviewed by editors before publication. News received via API feeds from third-party providers is attributed to the original source. AI can make mistakes: report any inaccuracies to the newsroom. Users’ personal data is not used to train the models.