Organization
Skydance Media
Film and television producer led by David Ellison; the name of the combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery company after 6 October 2026.
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chaired by
- David Ellison 6 Oct 2026 – chairman and co-CEO Scholarship & press 1
headed by
- David Ellison 2025 Scholarship & press 2
acquired
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Paramount Global
2025
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The FCC approved the merger on 24 July 2025.
involved in
- Paramount-Skydance merger promised to end diversity programs and name an ombudsman, NPR reported Scholarship & press 2
Timeline 3 dates
- 2025 David Ellison head of Skydance Media
- 2025 Skydance Media acquired Paramount Global
- 6 Oct 2026 – David Ellison chair of Skydance Media
Proof 3 sources
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Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are finally one company. So what happens now?, Poynter (commentary), 2026.
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Skydance chairman and co-CEO David Ellison said in a statement
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FCC approves sale of CBS parent company Paramount, NPR, Morning Edition, 2025.
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the head of Skydance, David Ellison
said that he would promise, essentially, to get rid of all diversity, equity, inclusion initiatives that Paramount had embraced in recent years.
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CNN is getting new owners with close ties to Trump, NPR, All Things Considered, 2026.
Scholarship & press
And they were approved, you know, a little over 14 months ago to take over Paramount.
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