David Nevins, longtime Showtime chief, is poised to take on oversight of Paramount Television as the studio undergoes a restructuring and leadership change as Brian Robbins takes the reins as studio chief.The shakeup means that Robbins will not oversee TV production for the studio as did his predecessor Jim Gianopulos, sources close the situation said.
Reps for ViacomCBS did not immediately return calls for comment. The news is expected to be formally announced on Monday.The moves at Paramount firmly puts most of ViacomCBS’ non-CBS and non-MTV Entertainment Group TV programming under Nevins, whose expansive title is chief content officer, scripted originals, Paramount Plus and chairman/CEO, Showtime Networks.
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