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Paramount Skydance Mass Layoffs to Start Week of Oct. 27

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Lionsgate Vet Shaun Barber Is Paramount’s New Head Of Domestic Theatrical Distribution

Paramount has hired Lionsgate's Shaun Barber as their new head of domestic theatrical distribution. He replaces Chris Aronson who announced his exit in early October.
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An update Shaun Barber who was best known for being at Lionsgate is joining Paramount as Head of Domestic Theatrical Distribution.

Paramount Pictures has hired Lionsgate Co-President of Worldwide Theatrical Distribution Shaun Barber as its new Head of Domestic Theatrical Distribution.

The news comes in the wake of Josh Goldstine’s arrival to the Melrose Avenue lot as President of Global Marketing and Distribution and the exit of Paramount President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution Chris Aronson last month.
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Lionsgate Names Michael Viane EVP Worldwide Theatrical Distribution & Operations

Lionsgate Motion Picture Group has named Michael Viane to the position of Executive Vice President, Worldwide Theatrical Distribution and Operations.
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Michael Viane takes over a spot at Lionsgate that was previously managed by Shaun Barber prior to joining Paramount.
 
CTListener said:
The story says the show is in its 46th season! Is this some sort of inside joke? Later in the story, the show's debut year is given as 2011.
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TheBigA said:
It's possible that the show has multiple seasons within a calendar year. That's the case with The Voice.
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There would have to be 3 "seasons" per calendar year, or per TV season (i.e., September-August), for the numbers to work. The other possibility is that someone misspoke and intended to refer to MTV's 46th season. That makes a certain sense, since MTV launched in 1980 or '81.
 
K.M. Richards said:
Bring back reruns of Captain Kangaroo.
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Weiserguy said:
There would have to be 3 "seasons" per calendar year, or per TV season (i.e., September-August), for the numbers to work. The other possibility is that someone misspoke and intended to refer to MTV's 46th season. That makes a certain sense, since MTV launched in 1980 or '81.
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Not that Wikipedia is always correct but they list 48 seasons, with many years having 3 seasons and some years having more than 3 seasons.

Ridiculousness (TV series) - Wikipedia

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Among the Paramount layoffs: CMT host Cody Alan, host of the network's weekly Hot 20 Countdown.

Country Aircheck wonders if this may be the end of CMT as a country music channel:

Hot Air: No official word, but as the last remaining original music programming following last year's pause on production of CMT Crossroads and the CMT Music Awards, the end of H20C could be the end of CMT as a country music network. Parent company Paramount has been restructuring and laying off employees since its August acquisition by Skydance, but CMT has been in a years-long drawdown of staff and investment, punctuated most recently by the news that SVP Margaret Comeaux is also departing at year-end
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Last week the company announced the end of production for MTV's Ridiculousness. So that channel may also disappear.
 
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'CMT Hot 20 Countdown' To Air Final Episode In December, More Exit CMT/Paramount

17-year CMT Hot 20 Countdown host Cody Alan will host his final show at the end of December [...]
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Here is the link and here is more on who is out at Paramount.

17-year CMT Hot 20 Countdown host Cody Alan will host his final show at the end of December, amid changes at Paramount. This will mark the end of the show, which first premiered in 2013.

Three additional staff members have also exited Paramount Global, following the company’s merger with Skydance Media. Sr. Director, Communications Ali Marszalkowski; Manager, Communications Justin Permenter and Sr. Director, Marketing and Creative Production Mark Thomas are among the departures.

Marszalkowski joined Paramount in 2019 as Director, Communications, before being elevated to Sr. Director, Communications in 2022. During her time with the company, she worked on projects for CMT, MTV, VMAs, Paramount+, Showtime and CBS. Before Paramount, she held roles at Sunshine Sachs and Rodale Inc. Marszalkowski graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelors in Public Relations.
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If Paramount shuts down a number of cable networks does that mean they will charge cable and satellite companies less for the package of channels (basically CBS and the cable channels) they are carrying?
 
Larry said:
If Paramount shuts down a number of cable networks does that mean they will charge cable and satellite companies less for the package of channels (basically CBS and the cable channels) they are carrying?
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I doubt it. It's more likely a repurposing of those channels to carry movies and programming created and owned by Paramount.

A Star Trek channel perhaps. A Mission Impossible channel. Or variations on categories of content. That's what I expect.
 
TheBigA said:
I doubt it. It's more likely a repurposing of those channels to carry movies and programming created and owned by Paramount.

A Star Trek channel perhaps. A Mission Impossible channel. Or variations on categories of content. That's what I expect.
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Isn't that what they're using FAST channels for?
 
NoDakObserver said:
1689 episodes is actually impressive, for a show I always viewed as a throwaway show and never paid much attention to.
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That’s interesting to see Ridiculousness having more episodes and seasons than show that have been running over 20 years like Survivor and NCIS. NCIS has nearly 500 episodes in its 22 year history and Survivor has 700 episodes in its 25 year history. I didn’t think that show would have that many episodes but then again it’s how the shows contract was written on how they are released at certain intervals.


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Ridiculousness is the very definition of a throwaway show. All of its content is created and submitted by its viewers, and the commentary by Rob Dyrdek and his various co-hosts and guest "stars" is minimal and spontaneous, largely consisting of braying laughter. In the devolution of television entertainment, it's the next step down from the blooper show.
 
Tech scion David Ellison marked his 96th day running Paramount by disclosing an upbeat financial outlook for next year and a plan to reduce an additional 1,600 workers.

Monday’s conference call with analysts was the first time Ellison, Paramount’s chairman and chief executive, directly addressed Wall Street after merging his production company, Skydance Media, with Paramount in August — an $8-billion deal that ushered the Redstone family from the entertainment stage.


One of Ellison’s top priorities will be to reverse decades of under-investment in programming. Paramount plans to increase content spending by $1.5 billion next year, including nearly doubling the number of movies that it releases. The Melrose Avenue studio intends to boost output from eight releases to 15 that are planned for next year.
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Paramount sheds another 1,600 workers as David Ellison team digs in

Tech scion David Ellison marked his 96th day running Paramount by disclosing an upbeat financial outlook for next year and a plan to cut an additional 1,600 workers.
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Here are plans for more layoffs at Paramount as the Ellison era of company continues.
 
What Ellison is doing should look very familiar to people in radio. He's shifting his workforce from people who were involved in declining areas, such as the company's cable music channels, to people who will create new content. So yes, the company is laying off lots of people. But they will be replaced by new people who will be involved in creation and production.
 


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