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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...

Nickelodeon’s Liz Paulson is taking on a bigger role at Kids & Family. Paulson, who currently oversees animation casting and talent development, is adding live-action casting and talent for Nickelodeon and Studio content for third-party platforms, to her purview. The move is part of Nick’s consolidation of its Animation and Live-Action casting and talent under one team, spanning talent development and current series productions, movies and Studio content. Based in Nickelodeon’s Animation Studio in Burbank, CA, Paulson reports to President of Animation Ramsey Naito for animation talent/casting; and to Brian Robbins, ViacomCBS Kids & Family Entertainment President, for live-action talent/casting.

Since joining Nickelodeon last year, Paulson has been key in identifying and cultivating talent for several of Nickelodeon’s upcoming animated series, including Star Trek: Prodigy, The Patrick Star Show, the all-new Rugrats, Big Nate, Transformers, Baby Shark’s Big Show!, among others.

Prior to Nickelodeon, she...

The Rugrats are crawling back to television just ahead of Memorial Day Weekend.

Paramount+ has set a Thursday, May 27 premiere date for the Nicktoon’s CG-animated revival. The date was confirmed in a sizzle reel for the recently rebranded streaming service (fka CBS All Access), which features new footage of Tommy Pickles and his menacing cousin Angelica.

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As previously reported, original voice actors E.

The cast of HBO’s foul-mouthed Veep is set to reunite in the absolute last place you’d expect: Children’s television.

Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky and Timothy Simons have signed on for the forthcoming Rugrats revival, which is set to premiere on Paramount+ (fka CBS All Access) this spring.

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Hale will take over the...

Nickelodeon is filling out the “Rugrats” voice cast for its grown-ups.

Joining the upcoming revival will be: Ashley Spillers and Tommy Dewey as Tommy’s parents; Tony Hale as Chuckie’s father; Natalie Morales as Phil and Lil’s mother; Anna Chlumsky and Timothy Simons as Angelica’s parents; Nicole Byer and Omar Miller as Susie’s parents; and Michael McKean as Grandpa Lou Pickles.

The series will premiere this spring on Paramount+.

The CG-animated series returns the original voice cast for the children: E.G. Daily reprise her role as Tommy Pickles alongside Nancy Cartwright as Chuckie Finster, Cheryl Chase as Angelica Pickles, Cree Summer as Susie Carmichael and Kath Soucie as Phil and Lil DeVille.

“This incredibly talented group of actors provides a fresh and very funny take on these iconic roles, combining humor with heart to bring the characters to life in a whole new way,” said Liz Paulson,...

In today’s TV News Roundup, Variety obtained an exclusive first look at John Legend in “The Simpsons” and NBC announced premiere dates for a slew of its returning unscripted series.

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Alexis Ren and Jaime Ray Newman have been cast in “Deputy.” Ren will appear in an upcoming episode as the suspicious lover of a wealthy older man, while Newman has landed a recurring role as the county district attorney who frequently butts heads with the sheriff’s department. The ongoing Fox series stars Stephen Dorff, Yara Martinez, Brian Van Holt, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Shane Paul McGhie, Mark Moses and Danielle Moné Truitt, and is produced by creator Will Beall, as well as David Ayer, Chris Long and Barry Schindel.

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Netflix has set its upcoming fantasy series “The Letter for the King” to premiere on March 20. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Tonke Dragt, the...

Nickelodeon is bolstering its executive team in its Animation Studio headquarters. Hired in the newly created senior positions are former Fox Animation executive Darlene Caamaño Loquet as Svp of Nickelodeon Movies; former 20th Century Fox TV Svp casting Liz Paulson as Svp of Nickelodeon Animation Casting & Talent Development; and former Walt Disney Animation Studios executive Camille Eden as Vice President of Nickelodeon Recruiting and Talent Development. All will be based at the Burbank headquarters and will report to Ramsey Naito, Evp of Nickelodeon Animation Studios.

“Nickelodeon Animation is focused on three vital elements to drive our business forward—building the culture, developing talent and creating great animated content for kids and families everywhere—and Darlene, Liz and Camille are the perfect leaders to bring our creative-lead mission into the future,” said Naito.

In the newly created roles, Caamaño Loquet will oversee Nickelodeon’s movie business, building and managing a slate...

Twentieth Century Fox Television has promoted Liz Paulson to senior vice president of Casting. If you like the ensembles on “Empire,” “New Girl,” and “The Last Man on Earth,” you should really know her name. Maybe even consider congratulating her on Twitter. Paulson’s boss Sharon Klein used a press release to do just that. “Liz came to the studio seven years ago, having worked in the commercial casting world, and she has really made her mark,” the Casting executive vice president said. “She’s whip smart, wildly creative and an incredible business woman, and everyone, from the Chairmen to our showrunners,...

She has worked on such shows as Fox’s Empire and 24 and FX’s American Horror Story, and now Liz Paulson has been promoted to Svp Casting at 20th Century Fox Television. Paulson’s other credits include Fox’s New Girl, The Last Man on Earth, Star and Rosewood, along with CBS' Life in Pieces, ABC's Fresh off the Boat and NBC's The Carmichael Show. "Liz came to the studio seven years ago, having worked in the commercial casting world, and she has really made her mark," said…...

Konkle and Beeler Announce Production of Edgy Comedy Series

Shooting starts on a season of a live-action, innovative 12 episode program that combines the familiar form and structure of investigative shows with the fresh anarchic free form of Adult Swim and Monty Python.

Los Angeles, CA, February 23, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Pith-e Production's David Beeler and Tom Konkle are officially in production on an ambitious comedy series called, "Safety Geeks:s.V.I."

A season one promo is on www.daveandtom.com and all around the web. Konkle and Beeler are the actors, writers and producers of the Koldcast.TV internet series, "Invention with Brian Forbes" and mockumentary, "The Archaeology of Comedy" on Mevio.com and on DVD from Amazon.com.

"Safety Geeks:s.V.I.” is a comedy series that uses live actors in an all-green screen environment. It is a "procedural" comedy in that it takes the popular new genre of...