Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Sean Gupta, who has served as senior VP of strategy for Paramount Streaming for more than two years, is exiting the company, Variety has confirmed.
Gupta reported to Jeff Shultz, Paramount Streaming’s chief strategy officer and chief business development officer. Gupta took on the role in the fall of 2021 (when Paramount Global was known as ViacomCBS), tasked with helping shape the media conglomerate’s approach to developing and growing its Paramount+ subscription-streaming property and the Pluto TV free, ad-supported streaming TV service.
The company had formed the consolidated streaming group, led by former Pluto CEO Tom Ryan, in October 2020. Gupta, prior to his most recent role at Paramount Streaming, was senior VP of strategy and business operations for BET Networks.
In that role, which he had assumed in the fall of 2019, he co-led the executive team that conceived of, planned and launched the BET+ premium streaming service.
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