Media & Streaming · United States
Paramount Skydance layoffs
We've tracked 4 rounds of Paramount Skydance layoffs between Feb 2024 and Oct 2025, affecting 4,800 people in total. None of these cuts were publicly blamed on AI. Headcounts are what was reported at the time, and some may have changed since.
People affected
5K
Across tracked announcements
Announcements
4
Feb 2024 → Oct 2025
AI-attributed
0%
Of affected people
Every tracked announcement
- −2,000(10% of workforce)
Paramount Skydance began cutting about 2,000 jobs, roughly 10% of its workforce, in a restructuring that followed the completion of its merger in August 2025.
Source: CBS News
- −Undisclosed(3.5% of workforce)
Paramount cut 3.5 percent of its US workforce as cable television declined, ahead of its merger with Skydance.
About the figure: Percentage refers to the US workforce; no headcount was given.
Source: CNBC
- −2,000(15% of workforce)
Announced on an earnings call ahead of the Skydance merger as part of $500 million in annual cost savings.
About the figure: Other outlets (Deadline, The Guardian) specify the 15% applies to the U.S.-based workforce. Quote omits the opening clause of the sentence.
Source: Los Angeles Times
- −800(3% of workforce)
Layoffs came a day after the company announced record Super Bowl ratings.
About the figure: Figures are attributed to a person familiar with the matter, not an official company number.
Source: CNBC
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