Paramount has initiated its first major round of layoffs following the company’s merger with Skydance, and the David Ellison regime has cut a number of executives across its television divisions. Paramount’s linear broadcast and cable networks were hit hard, with marketing, communications/PR, business affairs and programming departments all seeing major cuts in personnel.

Variety has confirmed that the cuts have impacted Teri Fleming, executive vice president and head of marketing for Paramount Global Content Distribution. Multiple executives in the current department at CBS Entertainment have also been laid off. Those include Pamela Soper and Amanda Palley, both of whom were senior vice presidents of current programming.

In communications/PR, CBS’ New York team was hit hard; among t

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