David Ellison

2 days ago - In January 2024, it was reported that Ellison was interested in merging Skydance Media with Paramount Global and buying the latter's parent company National Amusements from Shari Redstone. The merger received approval from the FCC in July of 2025. The merger was completed by August 7, 2025, and Paramount Skydance Corporation was formed.

1 day ago - Through an assortment of corporate mergers, splits, and partnerships, Paramount Pictures, CBS, Viacom, and Skydance Media shared a long history prior to the 2025 merger joining the entities as Paramount Skydance. Paramount Pictures was founded in 1912 as the Famous Players Film Company.

December 2, 2020 - In 2018, Jesse raised $100 million of equity capital and formed a broad strategic partnership with Tencent Holdings to bolster Skydance’s footprint in China for its film and interactive divisions. In 2017, he facilitated a multi-year renewal of Skydance’s first-look production and global distribution deal with Paramount.

5 days ago - David Ellison is officially chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance after an $8 billion tie-up. Next on his wish list: Warner Bros Discovery.

1 day ago - On Monday, Paramount Skydance launched a $108bn takeover bid for Warner Bros Discovery, the entertainment giant that owns Hollywood movie studios, along with CNN, HBO and other media businesses. The bid is led by David Ellison, son of the tech ...

According to Paramount, the letter “clearly sets out why Paramount’s $30.00 per share all-cash offer to acquire all of WBD is superior to WBD’s transaction with Netflix.” “We funded, founded and then merged Skydance with Paramount and know the sacrifices and investment it takes to capitalize and grow a media business.

2 days ago - With a lot of bad blood and sleight of hand accusations now brewing between him and Ellison, it’s unlikely the co-CEO and co-chairman role that the Paramount Skydance boss offered the Zaslav on November 24 is still in the mix as Paramount aims to unseat the giant streamer.

2 weeks ago - Skydance owner David Ellison is trying to buy Warner Bros. with the help of Middle Eastern cash. Ellison, whose company Skydance took over Paramount in a highly publicized eight billion dollar merger in August, is tapping the sovereign wealth ...

4 days ago - Netflix vs Paramount over Warner Brothers has turned into a war. Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has now taken his campaign to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) directly to his own employees.

4 days ago - After establishing Skydance in 2010, he produced the Mission: Impossible and Star Trek series of movies as well as the acclaimed Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Ellison later oversaw the company’s expansion into television, animation, and interactive entertainment and led the merger between Skydance and Paramount Global, becoming chief executive officer of the newly formed Paramount Skydance (PSKY) in 2025.

5 days ago - David Ellison-run Paramount Skydance is launching a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros.

3 weeks ago - Senior White House officials have discussed internally their preference for Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros Discovery in recent weeks, and one official has discussed potential programming changes at CNN with Larry Ellison, the largest ...

September 12, 2025 - A little more than a month into his tenure as the CEO and chairman of the newly merged Paramount Skydance, Ellison has moved quickly to sign creative and C-suite talent, greenlight new franchises, and strike a billion-dollar deal for the rights ...

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5 days ago - David Ellison is officially the CEO of Paramount Skydance. After a successful Paramount merger, next on his wish list is Warner Bros.

4 days ago - Paramount Skydance Corporation ... company was formed in 2025 through an $8 billion merger between Skydance Media and Paramount Global....