David Ellison Says ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ A Pivotal Event For Him As Paramount CEO Commits To 30 Theatrical Releases A Year Post-Merger: “Movies Should Be Seen In Theaters”

Paramount CEO David Ellison was emphatic about theatrical on a call with Wall Street, saying. “It’s something we deeply, deeply believe in.”

The Media Front: David Ellison, the King of All Media

In this edition of the Media Front column, we talk about David Ellison’s rise, CNN’s future, MS NOW-Crooked Media mash-up, Axios’ video plans.

David Ellison's Paramount is shaking up a key engineering group as it looks to catch up to Netflix's tech

Paramount Skydance is shuffling the structure of a streaming key team as it prepares to absorb Warner Bros. Discovery.
The Playlist

David Ellison Says If Merger Clears They Will Release 15 WB Movies Year & Echoes Netflix’s 45-Day Theatrical Window Commitment

David Ellison is publicly stating commitments to release 15 films from Warner Bros. per year and reaffirms a 45-day theatrical window.

Ted Sarandos on Netflix Nixing Warner Bros. Bid, Trump’s Role and Dialogue With Theaters

The co-CEO pulled back the curtain on the stunning events of the past week that led to David Ellison prevailing with a sweetened $111 billion deal to merge two of Hollywood's last remaining legacy studios.

Paramount CEO says Warner Bros tie-up to carry $79 billion net debt, no cable asset sales planned

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison said on Monday its deal for Warner Bros will leave the combined company with about $79  billion in net debt and that there were no plans to divest or spin off any of the cable assets at this time.
Mediaite

‘Breaking News… That Affects Everybody I’m Looking At in the Studio’: Jake Tapper Tells Viewers CNN May Be on Verge of Takeover by David Ellison

Jake Tapper broke some unique news to viewers on Thursday's edition of The Lead, telling them that Paramount Skydance is poised to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, and with it, CNN.