WorldPingSkydance CEO David Ellison said the newly merged company will be in “the business of rebuilding trust” after the bruising battle to bring together Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery.
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WorldPingSkydance CEO David Ellison defended meeting with Donald Trump as Paramount sought to complete its merger with Warner Bros Discovery, while addressing concerns that he talked to the president about the future of CNN.
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The $80 billion in debt will not prevent the company from taking creative risks, said the Skydance co-CEO.
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WorldPingSkydance chairman and CEO David Ellison sees HBO Max and Paramount+ combining into a single service over time after a “short-term” phase as separate-but-bundled services.
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The new owner of Warner Bros. Discovery believes all the apparent coziness with the president is just business as usual. "We don’t want to politicize,” says the Skydance chief.
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But building out that tech stack is going to take a while.
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WorldPingParamount now owns Warner Bros. as last-ditch effort to stop $111B merger fails.
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