Brian Robbins, David Nevins Divvy Up Paramount in Overhaul

ViacomCBS unveiled yet another major restructuring Monday morning, this one focused on Paramount Pictures, which will now have separate leadership for its film and TV units. Nickelodeon chief Brian Robbins will run the movie division—as president and CEO of Paramount—while Showtime chairman and CEO David Nevins will take over Paramount Television Studios, both adding the new responsibilities to their current roles. James Gianopulos, who had been Paramount Pictures chairman and CEO since April 2017 and had overseen both the film and TV divisions, will step down immediately, and serve in an advisory role through the end of the year. Robbins will oversee films for Paramount+ in addition to the studios' theatrical slate. Under Nevins, Paramount Television is expected to focus more on creating shows for ViacomCBS’ streaming and linear networks, instead of content that will be sold to third parties, a reflection of the growing importance of enhancing the company’s own platforms vs. selling projects to rivals. “The moves we’re making today will build on Paramount’s strong momentum, ensuring it continues to engage audiences at scale while embracing viewers’ evolving tastes and habits,” Bob Bakish, ViacomCBS president and CEO, said in a statement. “A passionate storyteller who takes a holistic view of the entertainment ecosystem, Brian is an expert at building powerhouse global franchises by leaning into the unique strengths of new and established platforms—including theatrical releases, streaming, linear, consumer products and more. "With Brian drawing on his extensive experiences across animation and live action, and David overseeing Paramount Television Studios, we will build on Paramount’s incredible legacy and chart a new path for the studio.” ViacomCBS Taps Multiple Top Execs to Lead Paramount+ Content Strategy Nevins, who joined Showtime in 2010, had been chief content officer of scripted originals at Paramount+ and chairman and CEO of Showtime Networks, while Robbins, who was named Nickelodeon president in 2018, had been president and CEO of Nickelodeon and chief content officer of kids and family at Paramount+. This is a return to Paramount Pictures for Robbins, who prior to taking over Nickelodeon had presided over Paramount Players, a Paramount Pictures production division. The latest of several promotions Both Nevins and Robbins have routinely added new responsibilities in the past few years as Bakish has overhauled the company. In June, they were among the top execs promoted at the company in an expansion of the executive team overseeing Paramount+’s programming strategy. Nevins was named chief content officer of scripted originals at Paramount+, in addition to his Showtime duties. The executive had also quietly dropped the title of chief creative officer of CBS, where he had overseen programming across all CBS properties since 2018. At the same time, Robbins added chief content officer of kids and family at Paramount+ to his duties, overseeing both films and shows in that genre. A week later, he was given global CEO duties for Nickelodeon in a separate restructuring—making the Paramount film job Robbins’ third promotion in three months. Paramount Television Studios president Nicole Clemens will now report to Nevins, to whom she had already been reporting in her second role as president of Paramount+ original scripted series, following Paramount+’s June reorganization. Here’s Why Showtime Was Happy to Send Halo to Paramount+

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Brian Robbins, David Nevins Divvy Up Paramount Pictures in Major Restructuring

The Nickelodeon chief will also run the film side, while the Showtime CEO heads up the TV division

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