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BET Lays Off Staff Amid Broader Paramount Cutbacks
BET CEO Scott Mills informed employees Wednesday morning that their ranks are being thinned as part of Paramount Global's most recent round of layoffs.
BET CEO Scott Mills informed employees Wednesday morning that their ranks are being thinned as part of Paramount Global’s most recent round of layoffs. While no exact numbers were provided for BET’s cuts, they are part of Paramount’s move to lay off of 3.5% of its domestic workforce earlier this month, an action that affected several hundred positions. Plans call for BET to “further leverage Paramount’s scaled support functions in areas including linear research, finance, and business and legal affairs,” the memo said.
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