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Film and television production company founded by David Ellison.
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Skydance has made former Mattel chief Ynon Kreiz co-CEO, expected to find $6 billion in savings over three years, Business Insider reports. David Ellison keeps the studio and talent deals, leaving Kreiz the cuts and the layoffs expected with them.
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Paramount Skydance closed its $110bn Warner Bros Discovery merger with $80bn of debt and a $6bn yearly savings target. Its settlement with US states covers films and news, while streaming prices and jobs stay its own call.
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Paramount named Mattel's Ynon Kreiz co-CEO alongside David Ellison shortly after a judge approved its 12-state settlement over the $81 billion Warner deal. Both chief executives take over a studio whose operating plan now has to fit the terms 12 states negotiated and a federal judge approved.
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Paramount is set to close its $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger on October 6 as Skydance, under a settlement requiring 30 theatrical films a year. Households paying for both HBO Max and Paramount+ keep two apps for now, with no announced price or date for the merged service.
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Cryptobriefing reports Ellison plans to sell up to $7.5bn of Oracle stock while personally guaranteeing more than $40bn of media deals, with 277 to 346 million shares already pledged. At $150 that sale is 50 million shares.
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