{
  "id": 11551839,
  "title": "Skydance Lumps Paramount-Warner Bros. TV Studios Under George Cheeks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/skydance-lumps-paramount-warner-bros-tv-studios-under-george-cheeks",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-02T23:10:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/tv/skydance-tv-studio-leadership-george-cheeks-paramount-warner-bros/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As executives finalize the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, George Cheeks will be responsible for overseeing Skydance's television production studios, including Warner Bros. TV, CBS Studios, and Paramount Television Studios. The 54-year-old is currently the chair of TV Media at Paramount, reporting to CEO David Ellison. Cheeks already oversees CBS Studios, which includes network CBS and cable channels such as BET, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central. Upon the restructuring, Warner Bros. Television chairman and CEO Channing Dungey, and Paramount Television's president Matt Thunell will both remain in their positions and report to Cheeks, along with CBS Studios president David Stapf.\n\nThis shift may pave the way for future consolidation as Skydance integrates with CBS. Warner Bros. TV, historically the largest independent TV studio, has recently reduced its broadcast hit productions, entrusting them to networks instead. It remains uncertain whether this trend will continue with the merger. CBS Studios is responsible for popular network shows like \"NCIS,\" \"Fire Country,\" \"Matlock,\" and \"Ghosts.\" Recent successes for WBTV include \"The Pitt,\" \"Ted Lasso,\" and the debut of \"Rooster\" and \"Stuart Fails To Save the Universe.\" Paramount TV produces the Taylor Sheridan series for Paramount+, including \"Reacher,\" \"Neagley,\" and \"Lioness.\"\n\nThis executive structure mirrors Skydance's movie division, which is led by Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures under Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg. With Cindy Holland leaving her role at Paramount as of Tuesday, Casey Bloys is now positioned to oversee both HBO Max and Paramount+ in the streaming sector.",
  "summary": "Warner Bros. TV, CBS Studios and Paramount Television Studios will fall under his jurisdiction in the merged company The post Skydance Lumps Paramount-Warner Bros. TV Studios Under George Cheeks appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "George Cheeks May Be Poised for Expanded TV Role at Skydance Post Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/george-cheeks-may-be-poised-for-expanded-tv-role-at-skydance-post",
        "published": "2026-10-02T23:40:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}