Paramount Layoffs Affect CMT: A round of layoffs expected to affect 15% of the workforce at Paramount Global has impacted staff at the company's Nashville-based network, CMT. In a staff memo yesterday (9/24) Paramount Co-CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins said, "Like the entire media industry, we are working to accelarate streaming profitability while at the same time adjusting to the evolving landscape in our traditional businesses." The memo noted that 90% of the planned staff reductions are now complete. 

Among those affected at CMT were:

• Dir./Music & Talent Stacey Cato
• VP/Production Quinn Brown 
• Sr. Dir./Production Ray Sells
• Sr. Producer Jennifer DeVault
• Mgr./Music & Talent Jordan Walker
• Sr. Mgr./Music & Talent Abbi Roth
• Exec. Asst. Bryana Cielo

Hot Air: No official word, but SVP/Music & Talent Leslie Fram is also believed to be departing.