David Ellison and ex-Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz to oversee both film studios, HBO Max, CNN and CBS News as co-executives

Ynon Kreiz, the new co-chief executive of Skydance, said a planned $6 billion in cost savings will come from “technology, marketing consolidation, real estate optimization, and some labor. Although labor is not the majority of the savings.” But “we’ve been public” that synergies will involve some workforce reduction, he said during a Q&A on CNBC […]

David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz spent a big chunk of their first day as CEO and co-CEO of Skydance, respectively, being interviewed. First by CNN’s Anderson Cooper at the company town hall on the Warner Bros. lot in the morning and then by reporters in the afternoon at a press conference held on the other […]

At this afternoon’s newly merged Skydance presser, we asked when Barbie 2 would be a go project. “Too early to talk about that,” was the official response from former Mattel CEO Ynon Kriez, newly named Skydance co-CEO. Kriez was involved in the first Warner Bros movie based on the famed Mattell blonde doll, that Warner […]

Skydance CEO David Ellison, having just closed the historic merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery after fierce opposition, sought to rally the troops Tuesday in a memo to employees. In the lengthy message (read it below), Ellison and Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz thanked staffers for their patience during the year-long process, and outlined top priorities […]

Ynon Kreiz is set to lead Paramount's day-to-day operations starting Oct. 5 — and his compensation package makes clear just how high the stakes are for the $110 billion Warner Bros. Discovery merger. The deal comes with a $31.5M signing bonus, a salary that nearly doubles post-merger, and $20M+ in annual equity grants kicking in after year one.

Ynon Kreiz has been named co-CEO of the combined Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery. Kreiz will serve alongside Paramount chairman and CEO David Ellison, taking responsibility for day-to-day operations and the integration […]

Ynon Kreiz, who turned Mattel's IP into a Hollywood juggernaut, is joining Paramount as co-CEO to oversee the $110B Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery integration. With a court-approved deal set to close Oct. 6, the combined giant will span HBO, CBS, CNN, Paramount+, and more across 200+ countries.

Ynon Kreiz, who turned Mattel's IP into a Hollywood juggernaut, is joining Paramount as co-CEO to oversee the $110B Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery integration. With a court-approved deal set to close Oct. 6, the combined giant will span HBO, CBS, CNN, Paramount+, and more across 200+ countries.

Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz says toy manufacturing will not come to America, but price increases will.