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David Ellison, an actor-turned-producer and son of centibillionaire Larry Ellison, will helm Paramount after its merger with his Skydance media company is complete.
The Larry Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners are expected to take control of Paramount in the coming days. David Ellison, 42, will serve as chairman and chief executive.
Upon closing of Paramount Global and Skydance Media's $8 billion merger, Oracle co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison will hold a minority voting interest of approximately 35.5% in the combined company.
In meeting with FCC officials, Skydance's David Ellison promised that CBS's "editorial decision-making reflects the varied ideological perspectives of American viewers."
Skydance separately promised to appoint a CBS News ombudsman to 'promote transparency and increased accountability' at CBS News. Skydance CEO David Ellison also has met with center-right journalist Bari Weiss.
Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Ron Wyden also question whether Skydance was involved in discussions to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
David Ellison is the son of Larry Ellison, Oracle's billionaire founding CEO. While that gives him notoriety, it isn't why he's interesting. David is an aspiring Hollywood mogul, leading a $350 ...
The premiere of Flyboys was a big night for David Ellison. It was September 2006, and at just 23, he was making his feature-film debut, playing a pilot in a cast headed by James Franco.
Skydance CEO David Ellison discussed his company's pending merger with Paramount with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr at a meeting this week
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David Ellison started his pursuit of Paramount Global last winter — 30 years nearly to the month after Sumner Redstone and Barry Diller began their long M&A fight for control of one of Hollywood ...
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.
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