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Warner Bros Discovery’s Billion-Dollar Club: Here’s What Top Execs Took Home From Skydance Deal
Former Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav collected a massive windfall of more than $600 million for orchestrating the company’s $110 billion sale to Paramount – but he wasn’t alone.
Zaslav’s top deputies also made out extremely well from the combination under new corporate parent Skydance…
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Court TV Parent Law & Crime Ups Rachel Stockman To CEO; Founder Dan Abrams To Remain As Chairman
Rachel Stockman, longtime president of Court TV parent Law & Crime, is becoming CEO of the company as founder Dan Abrams steps down from the role.
Abrams, chief legal analyst for ABC News, is staying on as chairman of Law & Crime. The company has been owned since 2023 by Jellysmack, a holding…
Skydance Shares Rebound After David Ellison And Top Execs Ring Opening Bell At New York Stock Exchange
It may be a coincidence – or investor bargain-hunting – but Skydance shares have rebounded Thursday after David Ellison and other top execs rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
Halfway through the trading day, the stock was at $9.42, up 6%. That nearly made up for Wednesday’s…
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Joe Rogan Sets Multi-Year Extension With Spotify
Spotify and top podcaster Joe Rogan have agreed to a multi-year contract extension.
The parties declined to specify terms, including financials. The Wall Street Journal reported that Rogan could end up with an “estimated earnout” of $250 million.
The new extension continues to broaden…
Eyeing More ‘Minecrafts’ And ‘Fallouts’, Microsoft Xbox Launches XP Unit To Take Properties Beyond Video Games
Microsoft Xbox, hoping to replicate the success of franchises like Minecraft and Fallout, is launching a new division called XP designed to extend properties beyond video games.
The XP name is described as a play on “experience points.” It has four main components: Xbox Pictures for film and TV…
‘Beyond The Spider-Verse’ Director Bob Persichetti On “Limitless” Fan Expectations And “Never Saying No”
Bob Persichetti, a director of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, concedes that the audience bar is rising ahead of the third outing in the Oscar-decorated blockbuster franchise.
“Expectations are kind of limitless and we have to try to meet them,” he told Sony Pictures Animation President…
Sony Pictures Entertainment Launches Crunchyroll Storyworks, Aiming To Boost Japanese Anime’s Reach
Sony Pictures Entertainment has unveiled a new division of its Crunchryroll anime subsidiary, Crunchyroll Storyworks.
The new unit, which will be led by Tohru Iokibe, a 25-year veteran of Sony Corp, will aim to deepen ties between Crunchyroll and the Japanese anime community and boost its global…
Walmart-Owned Vizio Sets Original Film Starring Rachel Bilson And Scott Foley, Adds Film & TV Titles In Big Expansion
EXCLUSIVE: Smart-TV maker Vizio, which was acquired by Walmart in 2024, is bringing to market an original holiday movie and more programming from premium suppliers and creators in a major content expansion.
The initiative, unveiled Wednesday during Advertising Week in New York, is designed to…
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HBO Max And Paramount+ Will Eventually Combine After “Short-Term” Bundling Phase, David Ellison Says
Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison sees HBO Max and Paramount+ combining into a single service over time after a “short-term” phase as separate-but-bundled services.
“Long-term, the plan is basically to bring them together,” Ellison said at a press event held on the Paramount lot to mark…
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Skydance Chief David Ellison Asks Merger Opponents To “Give Us Time” To “Rebuild Trust”
Skydance CEO David Ellison said the newly merged company will be in “the business of rebuilding trust” after the bruising battle to bring together Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery.
The year-long saga was one of a handful of topics addressed by Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz during a press…
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Skydance Shares Fall In New York Stock Exchange Debut Amid Debt Debate
Shares in Skydance Media fell 3% on Tuesday, their first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
The stock’s new ticker symbol, SKYD, is an update from PSKY, the one used for Paramount Global shares. Skydance stock finished the day at $9.51 and has pulled back 15% since the merger of…
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Skydance CEOs Pressed On Layoffs & Donald Trump Interference As They Outline Future At Town Hall
Soon after Warner Bros. Discovery accepted Paramount’s acquisition proposal in February, then-Paramount CEO David Ellison pitched senior Warner executives on his $110 billion takeover of their company.
Seven months later, at a town hall meeting held at the same location, the Steven J. Ross…
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