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\n\tParamount<\/a> has initiated its first major round of layoffs following the company\u2019s merger with Skydance, and the David Ellison<\/a> regime has cut a number of executives across its television divisions. <\/p>\n \n\tVariety<\/em> 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. Similarly, CBS Media Venture\u2019s senior vice president of communications Leslie Ryan has been let go.<\/p>\n \n\tIn streaming, Paramount+ executive vice president of programing Jeff Grossman was laid off, as was Patricia Kollappallil, senior vice president of corporate communications at the streamer. <\/p>\n \n\tThe cable networks within Paramount have also been hit hard. MTV, which was already a shell of the powerhouse it once was, has seen a range of layoffs within its comms and talent teams. Wendy Plaut, the senior vice president and head of music & celebrity talent at MTV, is now gone. Likewise, Amanda Culkowski, vice presidnet of music program development and documentaries for MTV\/Paramount+, is out. <\/p>\n \n\tAmanda Culkowski, VP, Music Program Development and Documentaries at MTV\/Paramount+, is also impacted, as is Margaret Comeaux at CMT. Comeaux most recently served as senior vice president of music events and production at the country music network. <\/p>\n