Overview
- George Cheeks formally announced his Skydance TV executive roster on Wednesday, assigning direct reports across studios, networks, sports, news and operations.
- Skydance TV Studios will house Warner Bros. Television Group under Channing Dungey, CBS Studios under David Stapf, and Paramount Television Studios under Matt Thunell to coordinate production and programming.
- David Berson was named chair of a combined Global Sports Group overseeing CBS Sports, TNT Sports and WBD Sports and the division’s live rights portfolio that includes the NFL, Champions League, NHL, MLB, March Madness and the PGA Tour.
- Bryon Rubin was named Skydance TV chief operating officer with added oversight of the CBS Television Stations group while Laurel Weir, Mike Benson and Chris Ender were tapped to run research, marketing and communications respectively.
- The leadership memo follows Skydance’s Oct. 6 merger close that created the combined company and signals further integration work ahead, with Skydance Sports Entertainment details pending and recent senior exits such as Jesse Sisgold highlighting continuing changes.