Paramount Global merges Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios' teams

Paramount Global has revealed that the Showtime team will be merging with the one from sister brand MTV Entertainment Studios. Within the combined entity, a new leadership structure has been set by Paramount’s President & CEO of Streaming, Tom Ryan, and President and CEO of Showtime and Paramount Media Networks, Chris McCarthy.

“As we continue to integrate Showtime across the organization partnering with Tom Ryan and his team in streaming, I am excited to share that we are combining Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios into one unified leadership team,”  McCarthy wrote in a memo to the staff. “Together, these creative powerhouses make some of the biggest hits in TV: from ‘Yellowstone’ to ‘Yellowjackets,’ ‘Dexter’ to ‘The Daily Show,’ ‘Billions’ to ‘Beavis,’ ‘The Chi’ to ‘The Challenge,’ ‘Jersey Shore’ to ‘Tulsa King,’ ‘Drag Race’ to ‘The Department,’ ‘Love and Hip Hop’ to ‘Your Honor,’ plus ‘Emily in Paris,’ ‘South Park’ and ‘Mayor of Kingstown,’ to name just a few,”  he added.

As a result of the merging of departments, some executives are taking on new and expanded roles at the combined Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios division, such as: Nina L. Diaz, who will expand her role as Chief Creative Officer & President of Content; Keyes Hill-Edgar, who will expand his role as Chief Operating Officer at Paramount Media Networks and Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios; Keith Cox, who will expand his role as President of Scripted, reporting to Diaz; Amy Israel, who will continue in her role as EVP for Showtime Original Scripted, reporting to Diaz; Trevor Rose, who will expand his role as EVP/Head of Talent and Casting, reporting to Diaz; Keri Flint, who will expand her role as EVP/Head of Production, reporting to Diaz and Hill-Edgar; Michael Elias, who will take on a new role as EVP/Head of Scripted Production, reporting to Flint; and Liza Burnett Fefferman, who will expand her role as EVP/Head of Comms. & Co-Head at MTV Doc Films with Diaz.

At the same time, there are some executives who will leave the company due to the restructuring, such as: Jana Winograde (Co-President of Entertainment at Showtime), Michael Crotty (Group CFO and COO at Paramount Global Premium Group), Vinnie Malhotra (SVP of Docs, Unscripted and Sports Programming), Rob Rosenberg (Creative Director of Global Brand and Originals at Paramount International), and Kent Sevener (EVP of Content Acquisition at Showtime).

McCarthy also addressed the layoffs, adding: “With this new structure, we will be saying goodbye to several colleagues and friends who have been vital in making Showtime what is today including from the executive team: Michael Crotty, Vinnie Malhotra, Rob Rosenberg, Kent Sevener and, as announced earlier today, Jana Winograde. Please join me in thanking them for their invaluable contributions and wishing them the best in their next endeavors.”