The iconic Paramount Television Studios is shutting down this week as part of a cost-cutting effort by parent company Paramount Global PARA -0.10%decrease; red down pointing triangle.
A memo written by Paramount's three co-chief executive officers was circulated to staffers on Tuesday, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
Paramount Global will begin laying off 15% of its workforce in the United States starting Tuesday as part of its planned job cuts, the media giant said in an internal memo.
Paramount Global has initiated the first wave of layoffs as it looks to reduce its U.S. workforce by 15%. The first of three stages of the staff reductions is beginning today, with 90% of the planned cuts to be completed by the end of September.
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / August 12, 2024 / The following statement is being issued by Levi & Korsinsky, LLP: To: All Persons or Entities who own Paramount Global ("PARA" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:PARA) stock purchased prior to July 7, 2024. You are hereby notified that Levi & Korsinsky, LLP has commenced an investigation into the fairness of the merger of Skydance with Paramount, whether the Board of PARA has harmed stockholders by agreeing to enter into this transaction, and whether all material facts have been properly disclosed to stockholders.
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Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARAA ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 8, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Jaime Morris - Executive Vice President of Investor Relations Brian Robbins - President & Chief Executive Officer Chris McCarthy - President & Chief Executive Officer George Cheeks - President & Chief Executive Officer Naveen Chopra - Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Michael Morris – Guggenheim Robert Fishman – MoffettNathanson Ben Swinburne - Morgan Stanley Rich Greenfield - LightShed Partners John Hodulik – UBS Steven Cahall - Wells Fargo Bryan Kraft - Deutsche Bank Operator Good afternoon. My name is Felicia and I'll be the conference operator today.
Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) stock is up 4.5% at $10.66 at last glance, after the streaming giant reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings of 54 cents per share, though revenue missed estimates.
Paramount Global will cut approximately 15% of its U.S.-based workforce in upcoming layoffs, co-CEO Chris McCarthy disclosed in an earnings call on Thursday.
Paramount Global (PARA) wrote down the value of its cable-TV networks by nearly $6 billion, a day after Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) also took a massive charge, as streaming services like Netflix (NFLX) continue to disrupt traditional networks.
Paramount Global's shares jumped 6% premarket on Friday as investors cheered strong growth at the media group's streaming business, even as the company joined rival Warner Bros Discovery in writing down the value of its TV assets.
US entertainment conglomerate Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA) which owns CBS, Nickelodeon, Paramount+ and others, intends to reduce its workforce by 15% under a $500 billion cost-saving plan. The news was delivered to shareholders during Paramount's second-quarter earnings call, when Paramount also noted a $5.98 billion goodwill impairment charge for its Cable Networks reporting unit due to “a downward adjustment to the reporting unit's expected cash flows”.