{
  "id": 12158975,
  "title": "Here’s Skydance’s New Leadership Team: Mark Thompson and Bari Weiss to Separately Run CNN and CBS News, James Gunn Stays at DC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/heres-skydances-new-leadership-team-mark-thompson-and-bari-weiss-to",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:17:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news/business/skydance-leadership-team-paramount-warner-bros-bari-weiss-mark-thompson-james-gunn-casey-bloys/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz introduced their new executive team for Skydance on Monday, stating that Mark Thompson will lead CNN and Bari Weiss will spearhead CBS News. Casey Bloys will continue as Chief Content Officer for Skydance DTC, while George Cheeks will hold the same position at Skydance TV. Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein will manage Skydance Motion Picture Group. James Gunn will remain Co-Chairman of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran, and JB Perrette will serve as Chief Business Officer for DTC and TV. The new team also includes Andy Gordon as President, Dennis Cinelli as Chief Financial Officer, Makan Delrahim as Chief Legal Officer, Dane Glasgow as Chief Product Officer, Rebecca Mall as Chief Marketing Officer, and Melissa Zukerman as Chief Communications Officer. Ellison emphasized the team's ambition and their shared belief in the power of great storytelling, while Kreiz highlighted their focus on enhancing their integrated DTC platform, optimizing the linear TV portfolio, and driving synergies in the competitive market. The leadership changes come ahead of the anticipated merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, valued at $110 billion.",
  "summary": "Featuring Casey Bloys, George Cheeks, Dana Goldberg, Josh Greenstein, JB Perrette, Peter Safran, Andy Gordon, Makan Delrahim and more The post Here’s Skydance’s New Leadership Team: Mark Thompson and Bari Weiss to Separately Run CNN and CBS News, James Gunn Stays at DC appeared first on TheWrap .",
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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."
}