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Skydance Boss David Ellison, New Mattel CEO Roger Lynch Join Paley Center’s Board of Trustees (EXCLUSIVE)

The Paley Center for Media has announced four new appointees to its board of trustees: David Ellison, chairman and chief executive officer, Skydance; Roger Lynch, who was recently named chairman and CEO, Mattel, Inc.; Dina Powell McCormick, the president and vice chairman of Meta; and Chris Winfrey, Charter Communications’ president and chief executive officer. Additionally, […]

20 Oct 2026, 13:53 UTC

Business

Skydance's David Ellison tells CNBC combined company is 'positioned to win in every single vertical'

Skydance includes two film studios, the CBS broadcast network, a sprawling pay TV portfolio and streaming services Paramount+ and HBO Max.

8 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC

Entertainment

David Ellison’s ‘Day One’ Skydance Press Conference: Studio Lot Dibs, Trump Ties and Everything Else We Learned

And just like that, David Ellison is in the driver’s seat. The newly minted executive leadership team at Skydance, led by chairman and CEO Ellison and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz, held an on-the-record press gaggle at the Paramount lot in Hollywood, hours after their hard-fought acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery officially closed. Both in jeans and […]

7 Oct 2026, 03:37 UTC

Business

David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz announce Skydance leadership team

The leadership team for Skydance, the merged entity of Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, will include Bari Weiss, Mark Thompson and Casey Bloys.

5 Oct 2026, 15:47 UTC

Entertainment

David Ellison Names Skydance Corp.’s New Leadership Team for Movies, TV, Streaming and More

David Ellison, on the eve of officially closing the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger to form Skydance Corp., has announced his picks for the senior execs to run his new company. The new leadership team will be led by Ellison, chairman and CEO, and co-CEO Ynon Kreiz, the former Mattel chief who joins Skydance starting Monday. […]

5 Oct 2026, 13:23 UTC

Business

David Ellison just brought in a co-CEO to run his new empire: Meet Ynon Kreiz

Ynon Kreiz's appointment as co-CEO of Skydance answers a key governance question for Ellison's soon-to-be-merged company.

3 Oct 2026, 11:56 UTC

Business

David Ellison says combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will be named Skydance

It's a full-circle moment for a company that has undergone two major acquisitions within the last 18 months.

2 Oct 2026, 13:34 UTC

Business

David Ellison names Ynon Kreiz co-CEO of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount CEO David Ellison announced outgoing Mattel chief Ynon Kreiz will serve as the co-CEO of the anticipated combination of Paramount and WBD.

30 Sept 2026, 21:55 UTC

Entertainment

David Ellison Taps Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz to Be Co-CEO of Merged Paramount-Warner Bros.

Ynon Kreiz, who is stepping down as CEO of Mattel after eight years, will join David Ellison’s Paramount — which is expected to close its mega-merger with Warner Bros. Discovery on Oct. 6 — as co-CEO of the new company, Paramount announced. As chairman and CEO, Ellison will lead all strategy, creative and technology functions. […]

30 Sept 2026, 16:49 UTC

Entertainment

David Ellison Mulls Tapping Elon Musk for Paramount Investment While Closing in on Warner Bros. Takeover: Report

David Ellison, seeking fresh capital for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros., is considering reaching out to Elon Musk — the controversial tech mogul who is the world’s richest person — to “become part of a syndicate of equity investors into Paramount,” according to a report by Semafor. According to the report, citing anonymous sources, “Musk’s name […]

23 Sept 2026, 17:52 UTC

Entertainment

David Ellison Says Paramount Hopes to Close Warner Bros. Deal in ‘Approximately Two Weeks’; Studios to Remain in California

Update: David Ellison isn’t looking for greener pastures. The CEO of Paramount Skydance (soon to include Warner Bros. Discovery) issued an official statement that both content studios will remain in California. “Now that we reached and announced a settlement, we’re eager to get to work building a stronger Hollywood. Let me be clear: the newly […]

21 Sept 2026, 19:38 UTC

Entertainment

John Oliver Takes Swipe at David Ellison and His ‘Business Daddy’ Larry Ellison on ‘Last Week Tonight’

When we last saw John Oliver behind the desk of “Last Week Tonight,” he was mocking Trump for sacrificing a number of members of his senior staff on a decoy plane amidst his peculiar catering truck escape in Turkey. On Sunday night, the funnyman returned to his Emmy-winning HBO series after a monthlong summer break […]

21 Sept 2026, 05:31 UTC