Paramount Skydance to slash 1,600 more jobs after revenue disappoints — but issues upbeat forecast

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Paramount Skydance said it will make $1.5 billion in programming investments next year, as it forecast fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates, in its first quarterly results for the combined company since the completion of the $8.4 billion merger.

Shares of the company were up 2.5% in trading after the bell.

The company said it will also cut about 1,600 jobs as part of a strategic review, in addition to the 1,000 employees it laid off in late October.

Aerial view of the Paramount water tower in Los Angeles, with the Hollywood sign visible in the distance.Paramount Skydance reported third-quarter revenue of $6.7 billion below analysts’ estimates of$6.97 billion. Getty Images
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison speaks at a conference.Paramount issued its first quarterly results for the combined company since the completion of the $8.4 billion merger with Skydance. CEO David Ellison, above. AFP via Getty Images

For the fourth quarter, Paramount Skydance expects revenue between $8.1 billion and $8.3 billion, above estimates of $8 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG.

It reported revenue of $6.7 billion for the third quarter, compared with estimates of $6.97 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG.

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