Paramount hires a former Google exec as its head of consumer AI. Read the memo about its tech ambitions.

David Ellison's Paramount Skydance hired a former Google exec as its head of consumer AI. Paramount is turning to AI to jump-start its streaming services.

Business Insider • 14 hours ago

Paramount's Warner Bros. Takeover Expected To Breach Its SkyShowtime Venture With Comcast

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is expected to create complications for its SkyShowtime partnership with Comcast, Deadline can reveal.

Deadline • May 15, 2026

Paramount's tech chief is leaving after 7 years — read his final memo to employees

Paramount's chief tech officer is leaving the company after more than seven years. The departure was planned, a person familiar with the move said.

Business Insider • May 15, 2026

U.S., EU lawmakers pledge European scrutiny of Paramount's WBD deal

A group of U.S. and EU lawmakers said European regulators will "closely examine" Paramount's proposed acquisition of Warner Brothers Discovery. The lawmakers sent a joint letter to Paramount CEO David Ellison shared exclusively with CNBC.

CNBC • May 14, 2026

Paramount+ is exploring adding podcasts, following Netflix's lead

Paramount+ is exploring adding podcasts, following a push from Netflix. A Paramount streaming executive said video podcasts could help drive engagement and discovery.

Business Insider • May 14, 2026

Paramount Skydance Corporation (PSKY) Presents at MoffettNathanson's Media, Internet & Communications Conference Transcript

Paramount Skydance Corporation (PSKY) Presents at MoffettNathanson's Media, Internet & Communications Conference Transcript

Seeking Alpha • May 13, 2026

MANNY HALLEY PRODUCTIONS' STAR-STUDDED MOCKUMENTARY COMEDY SERIES "LOT PATROL" GREENLIT BY BET

Starring DeRay Davis, Carl Anthony Payne, Skeet Carter, Tamera Kissen, Darius McCrary, TK Kirkland, Alex Thomas, Nick Nervies, Dawn Raven, Iyana Halley, and G Thang, the Half-Hour Series Goes Behind the Gates of a Major Hollywood Studio, Where the Real Show Is Always Off Camera NEW YORK, May 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Manny Halley Productions' LOT PATROL has been greenlit by BET, a new original comedy series. The series offers a laugh-out-loud look at Hollywood from a perspective the industry rarely lets you see.

PRNewsWire • May 13, 2026

Paramount Skydance says $110B WBD merger needed to compete with Netflix, other streaming rivals

"Absent something transformative, neither party is positioned to grow to a scale where they would catch up to the leading streamers," Delrahim said.

New York Post • May 13, 2026

WBD Sales Chiefs Acknowledge The “Ellison In The Room”, Nodding To Paramount Deal At Upfront

Warner Bros. Discovery co-heads of sales Ryan Gould and Robert “Bobby” Voltaggio kicked off the company's upfront Wednesday by acknowledging the looming $110 billion Paramount acquisition.

Deadline • May 13, 2026

House lawmakers press Paramount CEO on Warner Brothers acquisition

Two key U.S. House Democrats asked ​Paramount Skydance CEO David ‌Ellison on Tuesday to disclose if he or the ​company offered to ​make changes to CNN's coverage ⁠of President Donald Trump ​in exchange for approval ​of a tie-up with Warner Brothers Discovery.

Reuters • May 12, 2026