Chris McCarthy, who was co-CEO of Paramount Global and president of Showtime/MTV Entertainment and is leaving after more than 20 years, says his “greatest achievement” at the company was his work around mental health.McCarthy revealed last month that he wouldn’t be remaining with the company after Skydance takes control beginning Thursday.“Our greatest achievement goes beyond entertainment,” he wrote in a memo to staff today, seen by Deadline.He said that the company has “literally helped change how an entire industry tells stories about mental health and in doing so will help generations of audiences to come.”McCarthy, whose own stint at Paramount was remarked upon by quite a few Deadline commentors, also talked up his work with the likes of Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan, The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart, South Park and RuPaul’s Drag Race.He talked up the success of MobLand, 1923, and Landman, said with Sheridan, “we built one of the most successful franchises in TV history”, brought Stewart back to “to speak truth to power”, “continued to elevate and celebrate Drag Race globally while others try to silence it” and noted the deal with South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker ensured that they “can continue to point out the inanities and insanities of life for years to come”.
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