BET is cutting jobs as part of a streamlining of its organization under a recently unveiled 3.5 percent reduction of the domestic workforce at its parent company Paramount Global as the conglomerate awaits FCC approval of Skydance Media’s deal to acquire it.”BET is not immune to the conditions necessitating these actions, so we too must reduce staff within our organization,” BET Media Group president and CEO Scott Mills said in a Wednesday staff memo obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.He didn’t immediately detail the number of layoffs or their financial impact. In its previous announcement, Paramount said the cuts will amount to several hundred U.S. employees across its business.“We will further leverage Paramount’s scaled support functions in areas including linear research, finance, and business and legal affairs,” Mills highlighted in signaling what areas will be most affected.
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