paramount global, the parent company of BET, is trimming its domestic staff by 3.5% as part of an organizational restructuring. This move comes while they wait for the FCC’s approval on the acquisition of Skydance Media.
As a devoted fan, I find myself reflecting on the statement made by Scott Mills, the esteemed president and CEO of BET Media Group. In a memo shared with The Hollywood Reporter on a Wednesday, he expressed that even a powerhouse like BET is not exempt from the circumstances demanding such measures. Consequently, we, too, must undertake reductions in our workforce within our organization.
Initially, Paramount did not specify exactly how many employees would be let go or the consequences of these layoffs. However, in a prior statement, they mentioned that the reductions would affect hundreds of their American workforce spread across their various operations.
Mills emphasized that we’ll make more use of Paramount’s extensive backing in departments like research for linear projects, finance, and business and legal matters, which are likely to experience the greatest impact.
Read the full memo below.
| Dear Team, As Paramount’s co-CEOs recently shared, the company is taking further steps to streamline Paramount to ensure it is positioned for continued success. BET is not immune to the conditions necessitating these actions, so we too must reduce staff within our organization. As a result, today we are implementing a streamlined organization structure where BET will continue to operate the functions that are core to our mission, value proposition and market leadership position, including content strategy and production, programming, marketing and insights, social impact, advertising sales, streaming and digital. At the same time, we will further leverage Paramount’s scaled support functions in areas including linear research, finance, and business and legal affairs. This is a very difficult moment – the departure of talented team members who have been great collaborators, colleagues and friends; team members who have so meaningfully contributed to BET’s success and who share our passion for BET’s mission and purpose. On behalf of everyone at BET, I thank each of our departing team members for their great work, their sacrifice, and their enduring contributions to BET’s legacy. To all my BET colleagues, I thank you for your continued commitment to this company, to each other, and to the communities we serve. We are a powerful and resilient brand, a powerful and resilient business, and most importantly, a powerful and resilient team. I remain confident in our collective strength to continue moving BET forward. Sincerely, |
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2025-06-25 14:24