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  • Hollywood’s Top Dealmakers of 2024

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    Story by Erik Hayden
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    Hollywood's top dealmakers in 2024 navigate a shifting media landscape, from major mergers to sports rights deals and the rise of AI-powered content production.
    beat sheet
    • Skydance Media's $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global creates a new entertainment powerhouse, with plans to dominate direct-to-consumer streaming.
    • The NBA inks $76 billion in rights deals with Disney, NBC, and Amazon, transforming the TV landscape and bringing more live games to broadcast and streaming platforms.
    call sheet
    David Ellison, Shari Redstone, Adam Silver, Jimmy Pitaro, Brian Roberts, Mike Hopkins, Lindsay Dougherty, Matthew Loeb, Carol Lombardini, Nick Khan, Mark Shapiro, Bela Bajaria, Ted Sarandos, Doug McMillon, William Wang, Bob Iger, Josh D'Amaro, Tim Sweeney, Maria Anguelova, Michael Kustermann, Richard Zimmerman, Selim Bassoul, Egon Durban, Ari Emanuel, Mark Shapiro, Gerry Cardinale, Jeff Zucker, David Zaslav, Mike Fries, Chris Winfrey, Tom Montemagno, Kim Kelleher, Ray Hopkins, Josh Grode, Aaron Sobel, Lee Solomon, Wang Jianlin, Scott Greenstein, Jen Sargent, Michel Pratte, Jeff Silver, Matt Rosen, Jason Weinberg, Stephanie Simon, Jon Feltheimer, Michael Burns, Cristóbal Valenzuela, Skydance Media, National Amusements, Paramount Global, CBS, Paramount+, MTV, Showtime, RedBird Capital, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Ropes & Gray, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Latham & Watkins, Disney, NBC, Amazon, Prime Video, Peacock, ESPN, IATSE, Teamsters Local 399, Hollywood Basic Crafts, AMPTP, WWE, TKO, Netflix, Walmart, Vizio, Hogan Lovells, Wilson Sonsini, Epic Games, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Alamo Drafthouse, Cedar Fair, Six Flags, Knott's Berry Farm, Kirkland & Ellis, Weil, Squire Patton Boggs, Endeavor, Silver Lake, WME, IMG, PBR, On Location, OpenBet, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, RedBird IMI, Warner Bros. Discovery, Liberty, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, DLA Piper, All3Media, Studio Lambert, Neal Street, Two Brothers Pictures, EverWonder Studios, Hidden Pigeon Company, Front Office Sports, Media Res, AMC Networks, Paramount, Charter Communications, Legendary Entertainment, Apollo, Dalian Wanda Group, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Wachtell Lipton, SiriusXM, Wondery, Armchair Expert, New Heights With Jason and Travis Kelce, Initial Group, Grandview, Untitled, TPG, CAA, François-Henri Pinault, Lionsgate, Runway, Moana 2, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie, Dune: Part Two, Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, SmartLess, Call Her Daddy, Armchair Expert, New Heights With Jason and Travis Kelce
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Hollywood’s Top Dealmakers of 2024

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Erik Hayden
from The Hollywood Reporter
Image from The Hollywood Reporter
scrn logline
Hollywood's top dealmakers in 2024 navigate a shifting media landscape, from major mergers to sports rights deals and the rise of AI-powered content production.
beat sheet
  • Skydance Media's $8 billion acquisition of Paramount Global creates a new entertainment powerhouse, with plans to dominate direct-to-consumer streaming.
  • The NBA inks $76 billion in rights deals with Disney, NBC, and Amazon, transforming the TV landscape and bringing more live games to broadcast and streaming platforms.
call sheet
David Ellison, Shari Redstone, Adam Silver, Jimmy Pitaro, Brian Roberts, Mike Hopkins, Lindsay Dougherty, Matthew Loeb, Carol Lombardini, Nick Khan, Mark Shapiro, Bela Bajaria, Ted Sarandos, Doug McMillon, William Wang, Bob Iger, Josh D'Amaro, Tim Sweeney, Maria Anguelova, Michael Kustermann, Richard Zimmerman, Selim Bassoul, Egon Durban, Ari Emanuel, Mark Shapiro, Gerry Cardinale, Jeff Zucker, David Zaslav, Mike Fries, Chris Winfrey, Tom Montemagno, Kim Kelleher, Ray Hopkins, Josh Grode, Aaron Sobel, Lee Solomon, Wang Jianlin, Scott Greenstein, Jen Sargent, Michel Pratte, Jeff Silver, Matt Rosen, Jason Weinberg, Stephanie Simon, Jon Feltheimer, Michael Burns, Cristóbal Valenzuela, Skydance Media, National Amusements, Paramount Global, CBS, Paramount+, MTV, Showtime, RedBird Capital, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Ropes & Gray, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Latham & Watkins, Disney, NBC, Amazon, Prime Video, Peacock, ESPN, IATSE, Teamsters Local 399, Hollywood Basic Crafts, AMPTP, WWE, TKO, Netflix, Walmart, Vizio, Hogan Lovells, Wilson Sonsini, Epic Games, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Alamo Drafthouse, Cedar Fair, Six Flags, Knott's Berry Farm, Kirkland & Ellis, Weil, Squire Patton Boggs, Endeavor, Silver Lake, WME, IMG, PBR, On Location, OpenBet, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, RedBird IMI, Warner Bros. Discovery, Liberty, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, DLA Piper, All3Media, Studio Lambert, Neal Street, Two Brothers Pictures, EverWonder Studios, Hidden Pigeon Company, Front Office Sports, Media Res, AMC Networks, Paramount, Charter Communications, Legendary Entertainment, Apollo, Dalian Wanda Group, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Wachtell Lipton, SiriusXM, Wondery, Armchair Expert, New Heights With Jason and Travis Kelce, Initial Group, Grandview, Untitled, TPG, CAA, François-Henri Pinault, Lionsgate, Runway, Moana 2, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie, Dune: Part Two, Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire, SmartLess, Call Her Daddy, Armchair Expert, New Heights With Jason and Travis Kelce
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