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Paramount president Jeff Shell will cut $2 billion in ‘painful’ belt-tightening after troubled Skydance merger

We do not want to be a company that has layoffs every quarter,” Shell said, citing constant waves of cuts under Paramount’s ...

Paramount’s New President Jeff Shell On Board With Theatrical & Windows; DTC Chair Cindy Holland Not Prioritizing Streaming Pics

Paramount’s New President Jeff Shell might have experimented greatly with windowing at NBCUniversal during the pandemic and ...

Jeff Shell On Future Of CBS’ 10 PM Hour & Cancellation Of ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’

Skydance’s acquisition of Paramount Global put former NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell back in charge of a broadcast network. As ...

Paramount Layoffs Will Be “Painful” But One & Done, Jeff Shell Promises; David Ellison Keeps Timeline Private For Now

Looking to save $2 billion, everybody knows David Ellison’s Paramount is going to have to make some deep cuts & now we know ...
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Paramount to Slash Jobs in “One Painful Move,” Jeff Shell Says as Company Prepares For Big Layoffs

Paramount is preparing for big layoffs, but the company says it wants to get it done all at once rather than slowly over time ...
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Paramount Prepares Major Layoffs in “One Painful Move,” Jeff Shell Confirms – They Could Even “Exceed” the $2 Billion Target

Paramount is preparing to make big layoffs, and the company says it will be tough but quick. The news came during a press meeting in Los Angeles with Paramount president Jeff Shell and CEO David ...

Paramount Boss Weighs In on Colbert Cancellation & Why Late-Night Is a ‘Huge Problem’

Speaking with Deadline at a Los Angeles press event on Wednesday (August 13), Shell opened up about his plans for CBS, including his thoughts on late-night following the recent cancellation of The ...

New Paramount Plans to Ramp Film Slate Up to 20 Theatrical Films Per Year

"Star Trek" and family films are a priority, though Paramount's new execs stopped short of committing to a hard theatrical ...

New Paramount President Jeff Shell Says Real Estate Assets Are ‘On the Table’ for Possible Sale, but Not Hollywood Lot

New Paramount president Jeff Shell said real estate assets are "on the table" for possible sale, but not the Hollywood lot.

Streaming Movies ‘Not a Priority’ at Paramount-Skydance; David Ellison Says ‘Debate Is Over’ About Theatrical Releases Driving Value for Film

The leadership team at Skydance’s Paramount have no interest in playing the original streaming movies game, and doubled down ...

David Ellison Sets His Team: These Are the People Who Will Run the New Paramount

George Cheeks, Cindy Holland, Josh Greenstein, Dana Goldberg will all get new roles, joining Jeff Shell and Ellison in the ...

Paramount Sets Pay for New CEO David Ellison, President Jeff Shell

Paramount has set the base salaries for its new C-suite on the heels of Skydance closing its $8 billion acquisition of the ...