{
  "id": 12894796,
  "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",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T15:01:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/skydance-jay-askinasi-david-decker-ray-hopkins-executive-appointments-1236905626/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "David Ellison’s Skydance, formed from the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, continues to announce senior executive appointments for the new company: On Thursday, the company said Jay Askinasi will lead ad sales for Skydance, David Decker will head up content sales, and Ray Hopkins will oversee distribution. Askanasi and Hopkins will also serve […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:39:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}