The state of media RTO: Here's what companies from Paramount to Netflix are telling workers heading into 2026

Paramount Skydance, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Netflix have very different approaches to remote work.

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• Remote work policies are changing at many large companies, including media giants.
• NBCUniversal and Paramount Skydance asked staffers to return to the office in early 2026.
• Here's a list of which major media firms do and do not allow remote work.

It was a year of RTO mandates in the media industry.