Sheridan moving his overall deal to NBCUniversal<\/a> last fall, and as Paramount Skydance prepares to integrate yet another company into the fold upon its pending acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cOver his long tenure, Keith helped oversee countless successful and culturally impactful series across the Paramount portfolio,\u201d Thunell said. \u201cHe was an early champion of Taylor Sheridan and helped bring\u00a0Yellowstone\u00a0to Paramount Network, where it went on to become the top scripted show on cable and launched a franchise. He played an important role in the expansion of the Taylorverse, including\u00a0Landman,\u00a01883, 1923, Tulsa King,\u00a0Mayor of Kingstown, and\u00a0Lioness, as well as more recent hits like\u00a0The Madison\u00a0and\u00a0Marshals;\u00a0and the soon-to-debut\u00a0Dutton Ranch.\u00a0He also helped launch Jez Butterworth\u2019s successful slate of series with Paramount+, including\u00a0MobLand\u00a0and\u00a0The Agency.\u00a0Keith has played a foundational role in MTV Entertainment Studios\u2019 scripted success.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tAlong with shepherding the Sheridanverse and partnership with 101 Studios at Paramount Network (formerly Spike TV in Cox\u2019s early days), Paramount+ and CBS \u2014 which beyond the mainline \u201cYellowstone\u201d shows includes \u201cThe Madison,\u201d \u201cLandman,\u201d the upcoming \u201cDutton Ranch,\u201d \u201cMayor of Kingstown,\u201d \u201cLioness,\u201d \u201cMarshals\u201d and \u201cTulsa King\u201d \u2014 he\u2019s also responsible for Paramount-produced hits including TV Land\u2019s\u00a0\u201cYounger\u201d and \u201cHot in Cleveland\u201d\u00a0with Betty White and Netflix\u2019s\u00a0\u201cEmily in Paris\u201d\u00a0from creator Darren Star.<\/p>\n
\n\tAdditional notable projects created under Cox\u2019s watch include Jez Butterworth\u2019s \u201cMobLand\u201d and \u201cThe Agency.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cGetting the opportunity to identify, develop, and produce these shows with creators like Darren, Taylor, and Jez is what has made this chapter of my career so fulfilling,\u201d Cox wrote in his own message. \u201cBut equally fulfilling has been working closely with my creative partners Antonia Covault and Todd Baynes, who have been on this journey with me since the beginning, and who I know will continue to shepherd these shows moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tCox began his Hollywood career working on multi-cam and single-came comedies at Warner Bros, where he rose to vice president of comedy and boasted 22 sitcoms on the air.<\/p>\n
\n\tRead Thunell\u2019s internal memo announcing Cox\u2019s departure, which was obtained by Variety,<\/em> below.<\/p>\n\n\tTeam,\u00a0<\/em>
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I\u2019m reaching out to share some news with you regarding our wonderful colleague Keith Cox. Keith has made the decision to move on from his role with the studio after 20 years of invaluable contributions.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tOver his long tenure, Keith helped oversee countless successful and culturally impactful series across the Paramount portfolio. He was an early champion of Taylor Sheridan and helped bring\u00a0Yellowstone\u00a0to Paramount Network, where it went on to become the top scripted show on cable and launched a franchise. He played an important role in the expansion of the Taylorverse, including\u00a0Landman,\u00a01883, 1923, Tulsa King,\u00a0Mayor of Kingstown, and\u00a0Lioness, as well as more recent hits like\u00a0The Madison\u00a0and\u00a0Marshals;\u00a0and the soon-to-debut\u00a0Dutton Ranch.\u00a0He also helped launch Jez Butterworth\u2019s successful slate of series with Paramount+, including\u00a0MobLand\u00a0and\u00a0The Agency.\u00a0Keith has played a foundational role in MTV Entertainment Studios\u2019 scripted success.<\/em>
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Additionally, Keith has been instrumental in the development and launch of a wide range of standout series across Paramount Network and TV Land. These include TV Land\u2019s signature originals\u00a0Hot in Cleveland\u00a0and\u00a0Younger, which helped redefine the network\u2019s scripted identity, and on Netflix,\u00a0Emily in Paris, which went on to become a global hit.\u00a0<\/em>
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Keith has worked closely alongside some of the industry\u2019s biggest showrunners, including Darren Star, Terry Winter, and Jez Butterworth, while also collaborating with longtime partner David Glasser and 101 Studios.<\/em>
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Most importantly, Keith is a respected leader and has been an incredible partner to both Dana and me from our first days at Paramount. We are grateful for his leadership, collaboration, and the impact he has had on our teams, creative partners, and franchises.\u00a0<\/em>
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Over the next few weeks, Keith will work on a transition with his talented senior creative team, Todd Baynes and Antonia Covault, who have been shepherding these successes alongside Keith and our partners at 101 Studios. Both Antonia and Todd will continue to work closely with me, and will now report to Carolyn Harris, Head of Current Series.<\/em>
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Please join me in thanking Keith for his many contributions. We wish you the best and will miss you deeply!\u00a0
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Matt<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tSee Cox\u2019s own note to employees below.<\/p>\n
\n\tAs I mark my two decades at this amazing company, I wanted to send a note of thanks as I embark on my next chapter.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tTwenty years ago this month, I packed my bags and moved to New York City to join Viacom and work at the TV Land network. Back then, all the Viacom channels were ramping up their original programming, and since TV Land was home to some of the most celebrated comedies of all time, the company decided to try its hand at original comedies of its own.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tWe broke out of the gate with the incredibly successful HOT IN CLEVELAND. The night we shot the pilot, when Betty White walked onto the stage, the audience gave her a standing ovation that seemed to last 10 minutes. We knew that night we had something special. HOT IN CLEVELAND went on for six seasons, won multiple awards, and helped establish TV Land as a legitimate original programming destination, paving the way for our first single-camera comedy, YOUNGER.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tYOUNGER, created by the iconic Darren Star, ran for seven seasons and became one of the defining shows of the studio. Darren had already created multiple global television hits, and it was incredibly rewarding to partner with him in building another. That creative relationship eventually led us to EMILY IN PARIS, which we sold to Netflix, where it became one of their most successful comedy series worldwide. I remain incredibly proud of the teams, both creatively and behind the scenes, who helped make these series so special.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tThen came 2018. The company decided to rebrand Spike as Paramount Network, and Bob Bakish asked me to head up development under Kevin Kay. It was quite an honor, but we knew we had to make an impact quickly and build a slate that could redefine the network.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tIn a breakfast meeting with David Glasser, Kevin and I heard a pitch described as \u201cThe Godfather in Montana.\u201d We immediately saw the potential. A month later, we met with Taylor Sheridan and bought YELLOWSTONE in the room.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tWhat followed exceeded anything we could have imagined. YELLOWSTONE became the #1 scripted show on television and launched what Chris McCarthy would later call the Taylorverse. With Taylor at the center of it all, we built one of the most compelling lineups in television: MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN, LIONESS, TULSA KING, LANDMAN, THE MADISON, 1883, 1923, CBS\u2019s mega hit MARSHALS, and the upcoming DUTTON RANCH.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tOne of the things I\u2019m proudest of is how aggressively and passionately this company supported these shows from the very beginning. With talented teams across every department rowing in the same direction, we were able to launch an unprecedented number of successful series in a remarkably short amount of time.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tMost recently, our expansion into London led us to another exceptional creator, Jez Butterworth. Through my partnership with David Glasser, we brought Jez into the fold with an overall deal that led to the critically acclaimed THE AGENCY and MOBLAND.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tGetting the opportunity to identify, develop, and produce these shows with creators like Darren, Taylor, and Jez is what has made this chapter of my career so fulfilling. But equally fulfilling has been working closely with my creative partners Antonia Covault and Todd Baynes, who have been on this journey with me since the beginning, and who I know will continue to shepherd these shows moving forward.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tI\u2019m incredibly confident that with Dana and Matt at the studio and Cindy, Jane, and Chris at Paramount+, these shows and franchises will continue to thrive. They care deeply about the work, the creators, and the audiences.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tI apologize if this farewell reads a little like an IMDb page, but these shows were never just titles on a slate. They were years of collaboration, creative risk-taking, belief, hard work, and friendship. Our shows define our company, and our company is defined by its people.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tWhat I will miss most are the people who made these 20 years so memorable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tAnd with that, I say thank you for 20 amazing years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\tKeith<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source variety.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After 20 years with Paramount brands, MTV Entertainment Studios president Keith Cox is stepping down from his position. Paramount Television Studios president Matt Thunell and Cox announced the news in notes to Paramount employees Thursday, which were obtained by Variety. 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