Overview

• Bittler confirmed his departure in a memo to staff with the subject line “I Was Dreaming When I Wrote This.”
• He most recently oversaw communications for Nickelodeon, Awesomeness and kids and family programming on Paramount+.
• His exit follows Skydance’s purchase of Paramount Global and comes after fellow EVP Liza Burnett Fefferman left earlier in August.
• Nickelodeon is being folded into an enlarged TV unit led by CBS chief George Cheeks as part of the reorganization.
• During his tenure, Bittler helped launch Logo and led campaigns for brands including SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, PAW Patrol and Avatar: The Last Airbender after joining Viacom in 2000 following roles at CNN and CNBC.