Warner Bros. TV Group & U.S. networks chairman/CEO Channing Dungey sent a memo to her staffers on Tuesday evening confirming her role in the new Skydance structure, including the fact that she will be a part of the company’s new executive leadership team. Dungey’s oversight will be expanding: As expected, she shared the news that
George Cheeks, newly appointed to the role of Skydance TV co-chair and chief content officer, laid out his vision to staffers Tuesday, as the $111 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery officially closed. Hours after Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz sent a memo to employees at the combined
Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery have officially merged into Skydance Corp. And the top leaders have notified the new company’s staffers that layoffs are in the offing. David Ellison, chairman and CEO, and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz (formerly chief exec of Mattel) sent a memo to employees at the combined company Tuesday morning around 9:40
Having just been named to the hefty position of co-chair and chief content officer for Skydance DTC — overseeing both HBO Max and Paramount+, Casey Bloys is staying put. Variety has confirmed that Bloys — whose contract with HBO was set to expire next year — has signed on for a new multiyear extension. Insiders
David Ellison has emerged victorious. And he’s boldly — or arrogantly, if you prefer — decided to name the entertainment giant that he’s bolted together Skydance Corp., nodding to the original name of his film production firm that has swallowed up two Hollywood studios over the past 14 months. Defying skeptics and beating back opponents,
After nearly a year of dealmaking drama, Paramount Skydance‘s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery is about to become reality. Across Europe, where the Paramount chief David Ellison has spent time courting support for his vision of building a Hollywood colossus, the mood is surprisingly upbeat. The debt-laden $111 billion merger is set to close Oct.
