2025 CMT Awards paused ahead of Paramount merger

2025 CMT Awards paused ahead of Paramount merger: Here's why, what to know
This year's CMT Awards have been put on pause in the midst of parent company Paramount's upcoming merge with David Ellison’s Skydance Media.
2025 CMT Awards are canceled amid merger with Paramount
CMT Music Awards are officially on pause as Paramount Global continues its merger with Skydance Media. The MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV Millennial Awards and Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards Mexico are also affected,
CMT Music Awards paused in Austin due to Paramount, Skydance merger
The CMT Music Awards are being paused in Austin as Paramount Global's merger with Skydance Media pauses several award shows.
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Paramount "optimizes" CMT Music Awards, MTV EMAs out of 2025
CMT is among the Paramount divisions hit with extensive layoffs in 2024. Meanwhile, cable networks like Nickelodeon and MTV are reportedly not priorities for Skydance. Amid the company’s competitors shedding or restructuring cable networks, it’s possible those brands will be dropped from the Paramount portfolio altogether.
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