Paramount Global-Skydance Media Merger Gets FCC Approval
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Now that David Ellison’s Skydance has secured the keys to Paramount Global, what toys await him inside the company’s intellectual property chest? After a nail-biting federal approval process that inspired backlash,
Paramount’s cable business has cratered. The news division is in turmoil. A.I. is coming for movies. And those are just the obvious challenges facing David Ellison as he takes control.
McCarthy became co-CEO of Paramount, alongside George Cheeks and Brian Robbins, in April 2024. The trio took on the role after the ouster of Bob Bakish as the company was in its first round of negotiations with Skydance. McCarthy is also president of Showtime/MTV Entertainment and oversees the company’s streaming platforms Paramount+ and Pluto TV.
Nickelodeon is bringing a massive lineup of exclusive collectibles to Comic-Con, covering franchises like Avatar: The Last Airbender, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.