
"Paramount Global CEO Initiates 800-Employee Layoffs to Streamline Costs"
Paramount Global is laying off about 800 employees, approximately 3% of its workforce, as part of cost-cutting measures. CEO Bob Bakish announced the layoffs in a memo, expressing confidence in the decision and emphasizing the company's recent successes. The move comes amid ongoing M&A discussions and financial challenges, with the company reporting a 3% rise in revenue in the third quarter of 2023 but a decline in its linear TV division.

