We had been hearing for weeks that Paramount+, which was spared in the first wave of Paramount Global’s ongoing layoffs last month, would take the brunt of cuts in the second round. That has been happening today,

Paramount+’s communication team has been hit by Paramount Global’s latest round of layoffs in its 15% reduction of its U.S. workforce, with senior vice presidents Morgan Seal and Amanda Cary among those impacted.

Paramount Global is now going through Phase 2 of its planned layoffs, which started in August. After Tuesday, 90% of the layoffs will be finished.

Paramount Global said it was continuing to cut staff amid a difficult climate, hoping to net 90% of its overall layoffs

A total of about 2,000 workers are losing their jobs to reduce annual costs by $500 million ahead of a merger with Skydance Media.

Paramount Global is moving forward with a second wave of layoffs, impacting around 15 percent of its remaining workforce. This article, Paramount begins second wave of layoffs, was first published at The Desk.

Paramount is implementing another round of major company-wide layoffs on Tuesday. In a memo to staff Tuesday morning, co-CEOs George Cheeks, Brian Robbins and Chris McCarthy said that the company will undergo “phase two” of its workforce reductions today,