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  "title": "Skydance Adds Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick to Board of Directors, Tony Blair to Advise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/skydance-adds-laurene-powell-jobs-and-bobby-kotick-to-board-of",
  "topic": "business",
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  "published": "2026-10-06T21:39:37.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "account": "Activision Blizzard former CEO Bobby Kotick and Emerson Collective founder Laurene Powell Jobs have joined Skydance's board of directors as independent members, with former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair set to advise the company. Co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz, along with other board members, will work alongside Kotick, Jobs, and Blair to guide Skydance's growth while honoring the legacies of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.",
  "summary": "Jobs and Kotick join Ynon Kreiz as new additions to Paramount's existing board The post Skydance Adds Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick to Board of Directors, Tony Blair to Advise appeared first on TheWrap .",
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        "title": "Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs Join Skydance Board of Directors",
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        "title": "Skydance Adds Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick to Board of Directors, Tony Blair to Advise",
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        "title": "Skydance Adds Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to Board, Taps Tony Blair as Adviser",
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        "published": "2026-10-06T21:40:56.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Skydance Sets Board With Laurene Powell Jobs, Bobby Kotick New Directors, Tony Blair As Advisor",
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        "published": "2026-10-06T22:03:01.000Z"
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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."
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