派拉蒙面临大规模裁员,斯凯丹斯合并即将完成
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派拉蒙面临大规模裁员,斯凯丹斯合并即将完成

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在联邦通信委员会批准与斯凯丹斯媒体的合并后,派拉蒙全球正准备进行大规模裁员,预计将进行领导层变动和成本削减措施。

联邦通信委员会批准派拉蒙全球与斯凯丹斯媒体的合并后,预计派拉蒙将进行大规模裁员,为斯凯丹斯在未来几周内接管铺平道路。此次交易经历了长时间的不确定性以及派拉蒙多轮裁员,派拉蒙拥有CBS、派拉蒙影业及多个主要有线电视网络。

为获得监管批准,斯凯丹斯同意取消派拉蒙的多元化、公平与包容(DEI)项目,并在CBS任命一名监察员,处理有关新闻和娱乐节目偏见的投诉。联邦通信委员会委员安娜·戈麦斯批评这些措施,称其“对新闻编辑决策和编辑判断施加了前所未有的控制,直接违反了第一修正案和法律。”

即将成为合并后公司总裁的杰夫·谢尔告诉投资者,斯凯丹斯与咨询公司贝恩公司已识别出至少20亿美元的潜在年度成本节约,其中大部分将来自线性电视业务。谢尔指出,“我们知道线性电视面临挑战且在下降……我们必须以不同方式运营这些业务,随着它们的衰退。”

派拉蒙领导层此前宣布每年削减5亿美元成本,主要通过裁员实现,去年美国员工减少约15%。上个月又有数百名员工受到影响。截至2024年底,派拉蒙全球员工约为18,600人,较两年前的24,500人有所减少。斯凯丹斯目前雇佣超过500人。

预计还将有更多裁员,消息人士称总数可能达到数千人。领导层也将发生变动,克里斯·麦卡锡和布赖恩·罗宾斯将离职,而乔治·奇克斯可能继续担任CBS首席执行官。合并完成后,斯凯丹斯及其合作伙伴将向派拉蒙注资15亿美元,主要用于偿还公司141.6亿美元的长期债务。分析师罗伯特·费什曼评论道:“真正的工作才刚刚开始——重建派拉蒙,解决未来关键的战略问题,并规划通向更可持续、更具竞争力未来的道路。”

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Variety

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