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Skydance’s David Ellison on His Plans for Paramount
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Matt is joined by Skydance CEO David Ellison and RedBird Capital's Gerry Cardinale to discuss Ellison’s acquisition of Shari Redstone’s family company and the merger of Paramount Global with Skydance Media. David and Gerry outline what the future holds for Paramount as a media company, including what they intend to do with Paramount+, their thoughts on the theatrical business, and how tech will help shape the future of storytelling (03:11). Matt finishes the show with a prediction about the 2024 Summer Olympics (32:40).
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Host: Matt Belloni
Guests: David Ellison and Gerry Cardinale
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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