{"id":31067,"date":"2026-01-06T10:50:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/lauren-marriott-departs-paramount\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T10:53:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T15:53:57","slug":"lauren-marriott-departs-paramount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/lauren-marriott-departs-paramount\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauren Marriott Departs Paramount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lauren Marriott, who most recently served as senior VP of content partnerships and brand strategy at Paramount Global Content Distribution, is exiting the company after 18 years.<\/p>\n<p>Marriott joined Viacom (now Paramount) in 2008 and held various regional sales roles before leading the international content licensing division from 2017 to 2021. 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