The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger now has the all-clear signal, and staffers are gearing up for multiple rounds of layoffs in the next few months.
“There will be a race to get this done in the fourth quarter,” said one exec, noting that the job cuts would likely be just the first round, as it would be impossible to accomplish the level of expected layoffs all in one swoop.
Said another: “I don’t see a world where they’re not laying off a bunch of people before the end of the year. I think there are many people in the industry who don’t even understand the toll it’s going to take.”
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