{
  "id": 16954570,
  "title": "Skydance Sports Chief Jesse Sisgold Exits For RedBird Capital Role As Part Of George Cheeks Restructuring",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/skydance-sports-chief-jesse-sisgold-exits-for-redbird-capital-role-as",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T20:45:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/10/skydance-sports-jesse-sisgold-exits-redbird-capital-1237207469/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Jesse Sisgold is exiting his position as the head of Skydance’s Paramount Sports Entertainment division to take an advisory role at company backer RedBird Capital, according to Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter. Sisgold, described by The Hollywood Reporter as a longtime confidant of David Ellison, previously served as Skydance's president and COO.\n\nFollowing the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, Skydance Co-Chair and Chief Content Officer George Cheeks has established a leadership team. Reported changes include David Berson leading Skydance’s Global Sports Group and Byron Rubin serving as Skydance TV’s Chief Operating Officer with expanded oversight of the CBS Televisions Group. Additionally, Jennifer Mitchell will join the senior leadership team as president of Skydance TV, reporting to Cheeks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Jesse Sisgold Exits Skydance for Role at RedBird Capital Partners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/jesse-sisgold-exits-skydance-for-role-at-redbird-capital-partners",
        "published": "2026-10-28T18:14:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Longtime Skydance Exec Jesse Sisgold Exits for RedBird Capital C-Suite Role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/longtime-skydance-exec-jesse-sisgold-exits-for-redbird-capital-c",
        "published": "2026-10-28T18:37:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}