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A number of television executives have been affected by the major round of layoffs at Paramount, the first since the company was established by the $8.4 billion merger of Paramount Global and Skydance in August.
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The news division is also closing its bureau in South Africa, as every corner felt the impact of the larger Paramount cuts.
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The influx in layoffs follows Skydance Media's $8 billion acquisition of Paramount in August, as CBS is one of the media company's subsidiaries. NPR previously reported that Skydance owner David Ellison and the company have expressed interest in shifting CBS News to produce apolitical content.
A former CBS News producer accused network of race-based layoffs in a viral TikTok, claiming only people of color were terminated while White staffers were relocated to other positions.
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