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C External Link Paramount is laying off thousands of employees. It has been two months since Skydance bought Paramount for $8 billion, and — shocker — the newly merged megacorporation has already begun the process of laying off thousands of its workers. It’s almost like these big media consolidation deals invariably end up harming workers. Paramount begins laying off 2,000 people months after Skydance merger [ The Washington Post ] Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Comments Loading comments Getting the conversation ready... The Verge Daily A free daily digest of the news that matters most. Email (required) By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.