{
  "id": 12892493,
  "title": "David Decker Lands Top Content Sales Role At Skydance With Jay Askinasi Overseeing Ads, Ray Hopkins Leading Distribution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/david-decker-lands-top-content-sales-role-at-skydance-with-jay",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T14:39:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/david-decker-skydance-jay-askinasi-ray-hopkins-1237149956/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Skydance has named its top executives across content licensing, advertising and distribution. David Decker will become President, Content Sales, Jay Askinasi has been named Chief Revenue Officer, Advertising and Ray Hopkins has been appointed President, Distribution. The trio will report to JB Perrette, Co-Chair & Chief Business Officer, Skydance TV and Skydance DTC. Decker’s appointment […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Jay Askinasi to Lead Skydance’s Ad Sales, David Decker to Oversee Content Sales",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/jay-askinasi-to-lead-skydances-ad-sales-david-decker-to-oversee",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:42:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Skydance Names Jay Askinasi Head of Ad Sales, Taps David Decker to Lead Content Sales and Ray Hopkins as Distribution Chief",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/skydance-names-jay-askinasi-head-of-ad-sales-taps-david-decker-to",
        "published": "2026-10-08T15:01:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}