Exclusive Updated with more names, refresh for latest: Details are starting to emerge about the major round of layoffs Tuesday at Paramount Global impacting about 800 employees in the U.S.
Headed into today’s reductions, there had been chatter about Paramount TV Studios possibly downsizing. The studio, led by Nicole Clemens, has remained independent from the larger CBS Studios as the two combined support operations in November 2022 by centralizing finance, law, production and casting.
Paramount TV Studios, which absorbed Paramount+’s scripted originals team in 2022, is now streamlining its programming operations by consolidating development and current under Head of Development Jana Helman, who will continue to report to studio president Clemens.
Leaving are Cheryl Bosnak, Ptvs’s EVP and Head of Current; Kate Gill, SVP Development; Julie Katchen, VP of Current; and Devin Crossfield, Manager, Development.
Also departing is Ptvs’ SVP and Head of Communications Dominic Pagone, who moved into...
Headed into today’s reductions, there had been chatter about Paramount TV Studios possibly downsizing. The studio, led by Nicole Clemens, has remained independent from the larger CBS Studios as the two combined support operations in November 2022 by centralizing finance, law, production and casting.
Paramount TV Studios, which absorbed Paramount+’s scripted originals team in 2022, is now streamlining its programming operations by consolidating development and current under Head of Development Jana Helman, who will continue to report to studio president Clemens.
Leaving are Cheryl Bosnak, Ptvs’s EVP and Head of Current; Kate Gill, SVP Development; Julie Katchen, VP of Current; and Devin Crossfield, Manager, Development.
Also departing is Ptvs’ SVP and Head of Communications Dominic Pagone, who moved into...
- 2/13/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Global has chosen the nine writers who will participate in the Paramount Writers Mentoring Program for 2024-2025. Selected in the program’s 20th year are Jamil Akim O’Quinn, Wei Ling Chang, Adrian Colón Jr., Jai Franklin Sarki, Seth Harrington, Natalie Higdon, writing team Dijorn Moss & Trinea Moss and Nick Spates.
The Paramount Office of Global Inclusion helms the program. It is an eight-month-long program that provides mentorships, career development, support and personal access to executives and the decision-making processes for new writers in television. The program’s end goal is to prepare them for a television career.
For 16 weeks, participants will attend small workshop-style meetings with showrunners, executive producers, agents, managers and development and current executives to better understand how the writing and television business works. The writers are paired with an executive from the Paramount studio brands for regular meetings, fostering discussions about their work and receiving valuable...
The Paramount Office of Global Inclusion helms the program. It is an eight-month-long program that provides mentorships, career development, support and personal access to executives and the decision-making processes for new writers in television. The program’s end goal is to prepare them for a television career.
For 16 weeks, participants will attend small workshop-style meetings with showrunners, executive producers, agents, managers and development and current executives to better understand how the writing and television business works. The writers are paired with an executive from the Paramount studio brands for regular meetings, fostering discussions about their work and receiving valuable...
- 1/17/2024
- by Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety Film + TV
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- 7/21/2023
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Paramount Television has hired Brian Segna from Universal Content Productions as senior vice president of development. Additionally, Kate Gill and Nicole Harjo were hired to vice president posts.
All three will report to Jenna Santoianni, Paramount TV’s executive vice president and head of development. Santoianni came aboard in March.
“I am thrilled by the addition of these three incredible executives to our stable. Their innovative taste and copious experience will be pivotal in developing our already-robust slate as Paramount Television continues to scale rapidly. I can’t wait to see what projects and new talent they bring to our diverse offerings.”
Also Read: Why ViacomCBS Might Still Be Too Small
Tegna was vice president of scripted television development, where he worked on “Nightflyers,” “Pearson,” “Channel Zero” and George R.R. Martin’s upcoming “Wild Cards” for Hulu. He was ITV Studios before that.
Harjo was previously vice president of television at The Kennedy/Marshall Company,...
All three will report to Jenna Santoianni, Paramount TV’s executive vice president and head of development. Santoianni came aboard in March.
“I am thrilled by the addition of these three incredible executives to our stable. Their innovative taste and copious experience will be pivotal in developing our already-robust slate as Paramount Television continues to scale rapidly. I can’t wait to see what projects and new talent they bring to our diverse offerings.”
Also Read: Why ViacomCBS Might Still Be Too Small
Tegna was vice president of scripted television development, where he worked on “Nightflyers,” “Pearson,” “Channel Zero” and George R.R. Martin’s upcoming “Wild Cards” for Hulu. He was ITV Studios before that.
Harjo was previously vice president of television at The Kennedy/Marshall Company,...
- 8/19/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Paramount Television has added a trio of executives: Brian Segna as Svp Development and Kate Gill and Nicole Harjo as VPs of the division.
“I am thrilled by the addition of these three incredible executives to our stable,” said Jenna Santoianni, Evp and Head of Development at the studio, to whom they will report. “Their innovative taste and copious experience will be pivotal in developing our already-robust slate as Paramount Television continues to scale rapidly. I can’t wait to see what projects and new talent they bring to our diverse offerings.”
Segna joins from Ucp, where he served as VP Scripted Television Development. He worked on a number of series and pilots there including Nightflyers, Pearson, Channel Zero and two series in the works for Hulu based on the George R.R. Martin book Wild Cards. Prior to that he was VP Scripted Television Development for ITV Studios America.
Gill was with YouTube Originals,...
“I am thrilled by the addition of these three incredible executives to our stable,” said Jenna Santoianni, Evp and Head of Development at the studio, to whom they will report. “Their innovative taste and copious experience will be pivotal in developing our already-robust slate as Paramount Television continues to scale rapidly. I can’t wait to see what projects and new talent they bring to our diverse offerings.”
Segna joins from Ucp, where he served as VP Scripted Television Development. He worked on a number of series and pilots there including Nightflyers, Pearson, Channel Zero and two series in the works for Hulu based on the George R.R. Martin book Wild Cards. Prior to that he was VP Scripted Television Development for ITV Studios America.
Gill was with YouTube Originals,...
- 8/19/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Television is continuing to add to its executive ranks.
The studio has tapped Brian Segna as its new senior vice president of development, along with Kate Gill and Nicole Harjo, both of whom are joining as vice presidents of development. The trio will all report to Jenna Santoianni, executive vice president and head of development for Paramount TV.
“I am thrilled by the addition of these three incredible executives to our stable,” said Santoianni in a statement. “Their innovative taste and copious experience will be pivotal in developing our already-robust slate as Paramount Television continues to scale rapidly. I can’t wait to see what projects and new talent they bring to our diverse offerings.”
Segna joins from Universal Cable Productions where he served as VP of scripted TV development. While there, he worked on series and pilots including “Nightflyers” for Syfy and Netflix, “Pearson” for USA Network, and “Channel Zero” for Syfy.
The studio has tapped Brian Segna as its new senior vice president of development, along with Kate Gill and Nicole Harjo, both of whom are joining as vice presidents of development. The trio will all report to Jenna Santoianni, executive vice president and head of development for Paramount TV.
“I am thrilled by the addition of these three incredible executives to our stable,” said Santoianni in a statement. “Their innovative taste and copious experience will be pivotal in developing our already-robust slate as Paramount Television continues to scale rapidly. I can’t wait to see what projects and new talent they bring to our diverse offerings.”
Segna joins from Universal Cable Productions where he served as VP of scripted TV development. While there, he worked on series and pilots including “Nightflyers” for Syfy and Netflix, “Pearson” for USA Network, and “Channel Zero” for Syfy.
- 8/19/2019
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
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