Thread regarding Paramount Global layoffs

@jd Agree, but can’t see that happening.

Time to flush the EVP, SVP, VP, Sr. Director and Directors that are redundant. Especially anyone who doesn’t have staff to match their role. Anyone with over 10 years of service also is a mandatory exit as they are dead weight. Do this and the company will save billions.

Skydance has unveiled its new leadership structure following the Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger, and the biggest takeaway is that former HBO/WBD executives appear to have come out on top, with many Paramount teams being folded into organizations led by WBD veterans. JB Perrette, previously WBD's streaming chief, now oversees major business operations across both companies, while HBO's Casey Bloys has taken control of streaming content for both HBO Max and Paramount+.

The restructuring includes several senior executive departures on both sides. Paramount is losing Domenic DiMeglio, Marco Nobili and Pank Patel, while WBD executives Dan Barnes, Michael Bishara, Jamie Cooke and Juan Sola are also exiting. Their teams are being redistributed under the new leadership, with responsibilities consolidated across marketing, advertising, distribution, strategy and international operations. The objective is to eliminate overlapping management structures and integrate the two companies more closely.

For employees, this looks like the first round of a much larger reorganization rather than a finished structure. Perrette acknowledged that the decisions were made quickly and that additional adjustments, particularly within individual teams, are still coming. For now, HBO/WBD leadership appears to have the upper hand, with much of Paramount being absorbed into the new structure. But reporting lines are still being worked out, and further consolidation and potential layoffs remain a real possibility. In other words, HBO is largely running the show for now. The "for now" part may be the most important.