In a companywide memo Tuesday, the company's trio of co-CEOs — CBS chief George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy, president and CEO, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, and Paramount Pictures head Brian Robbins — cited linear TV declines and a "dynamic macro-environment" for the layoffs. The pink-slips come as the media company, parent of CBS, MTV, Paramount Pictures, Paramount+ and more, is in a holding pattern in its merger with Skydance Media, which is still pending FCC approval nearly a year after the agreement was announced., In a companywide memo Tuesday, the company's trio of co-CEOs — CBS chief George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy, president and CEO, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, and Paramount Pictures head Brian Robbins — cited linear TV declines and a "dynamic macro-environment" for the layoffs., The Fallen Oct 30, 2017 19,293 Jun 8, 2025 #1 Trump's deportation program nets positive approval amid contrasting views over its scope, CBS News poll finds.