Paramount reports first-quarter streaming gains, plans 15% layoffs, takes $6 billion hit on cable operations

Paramount reports first-quarter streaming gains, plans 15% layoffs, takes $6 billion hit on cable operations

Paramount Global (PARA) reported its first profit in its streaming division on Thursday, while its linear TV division reported a bigger-than-expected slowdown as the company took a nearly $6 billion writedown on its cable division. During a conference call, the company also announced plans to lay off 15% of its U.S. workforce. The layoffs will … Read more

Paramount reports first-quarter streaming gains, plans 15% layoffs, takes $6 billion hit on cable operations

Paramount reports first-quarter streaming gains, plans 15% layoffs, takes $6 billion hit on cable operations

Paramount Global (PARA) reported its first profit in its streaming division on Thursday, while its linear TV division reported a bigger-than-expected slowdown as the company took a nearly $6 billion writedown on its cable division. During a conference call, the company also announced plans to lay off 15% of its U.S. workforce. The layoffs will … Read more

Paramount Global posts $6 billion writedown, announces layoffs

Paramount Global posts $6 billion writedown, announces layoffs

Paramount Global said Thursday it has taken a $6 billion writedown of its cable television network division, in another sign that Hollywood is reckoning with the traditional television industry’s continued decline. Executives also announced a new round of layoffs to reduce Paramount’s workforce by 15%. The revelations, part of Paramount’s second-quarter earnings report, come as … Read more

Paramount Global posts $6 billion writedown, announces layoffs

Paramount Global posts $6 billion writedown, announces layoffs

Paramount Global said Thursday it has taken a $6 billion writedown of its cable television network division, in another sign that Hollywood is reckoning with the traditional television industry’s continued decline. Executives also announced a new round of layoffs to reduce Paramount’s workforce by 15%. The revelations, part of Paramount’s second-quarter earnings report, come as … Read more