BET Hit by Layoffs Amid Paramount Global Job Cuts
BET—renowned as the world’s leading media company devoted to celebrating Black culture—is reducing its workforce across various departments. This move comes as part of broader cost‐cutting measures at parent company Paramount Global.
In a staff memo, BET CEO Scott Mills explained, “As Paramount’s co-CEOs recently shared, the company is taking further steps to streamline operations to ensure long-term success. BET is not immune to these changes, so we too must reduce staff within our organization.”
The exact number of affected employees has not been disclosed; however, these layoffs are part of Paramount Global’s overall reduction of its U.S. workforce by 3.5%, which is expected to impact several hundred jobs.
Mills outlined plans to adopt a streamlined organizational structure at BET. The company will continue to focus on core functions that underpin its mission and market leadership. Areas such as content strategy and production, programming, marketing and insights, social impact, advertising sales, streaming, and digital operations remain priorities. Other operational responsibilities, including linear research, finance, and legal affairs, will increasingly be managed through Paramount’s centralized support functions.
Paramount Global describes BET Media Group as the largest media organization dedicated to the Black community, committed to championing Black culture across a diverse range of platforms. Its portfolio includes:
- BET
- BET+
- BET Gospel
- BET HER
- BET International
- BET Jams
- BET Soul
- BET Studios
- VH1
Dear Team,
As Paramount’s co-CEOs recently shared, the company is taking further steps to streamline operations to ensure it is positioned for continued success. BET is not immune to the conditions necessitating these actions, so we too must reduce staff within our organization.
Today, we are implementing a streamlined organization structure that will allow BET to maintain those functions central to our mission, value proposition, and market leadership—namely, content strategy and production, programming, marketing and insights, social impact, advertising sales, streaming, and digital. At the same time, we will further leverage Paramount’s scaled support functions in areas such as linear research, finance, and business and legal affairs.
This is a very difficult moment—the departure of talented team members who have been exceptional collaborators, colleagues, and friends; team members who have made significant contributions to BET’s success and share our passion for its mission. On behalf of everyone at BET, I thank each and every one of our departing team members for their outstanding work, their sacrifice, and their enduring contributions to BET’s legacy.
To all my BET colleagues, thank you for your continued commitment to this company, to each other, and to the communities we serve. We are a powerful and resilient brand, a robust business, and above all, a united team. I remain confident in our collective strength as we continue to move BET forward.
Sincerely,
Scott
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