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Skydance CEO Discusses Future of HBO Max and Barbie Sequel
Skydance chairman David Ellison announced plans for the eventual combination of HBO Max and Paramount+ into a single service. At a press event, former Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz, now co-CEO of Skydance, declined to comment on the status of the Barbie 2 sequel.
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At this afternoon’s newly merged Skydance presser, we asked when Barbie 2 would be a go project. “Too early to talk about that,” was the official response from former Mattel CEO Ynon Kriez, newly named Skydance co-CEO. Kriez was involved in the first Warner Bros movie based on the
2026-10-07 01:01 UTC
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HBO Max And Paramount+ Will Eventually Combine After “Short-Term” Bundling Phase, David Ellison Says
Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison sees HBO Max and Paramount+ combining into a single service over time after a “short-term” phase as separate-but-bundled services. “Long-term, the plan is basically to bring them together,” Ellison said at a press event held on the Para
2026-10-07 01:01 UTC