David Ellison Appoints Israeli to Lead Merged Paramount-Warner Studios

David Ellison appoints Israeli to lead merged Paramount-Warner studios

(JTA) — Jewish entertainment mogul David Ellison has appointed an Israeli businessman to help lead operations at the new company being created by his controversial merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. The move came days after a settlement cleared the way for the combined mega-studio’s formation. Ynon Kreiz, the Israeli-American former CEO of Mattel, is joining the company as Ellison’s co-CEO. The merged entity will be known simply as …

David Ellison Brings in Mattel’s Ynon Kreiz to Help Lead $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Merger

For the past two years, David Ellison has been assembling the pieces of a media empire. As he prepares to take control of a combined Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, he is bringing in an experienced entertainment executive to help manage the sprawling company and address a question that has followed his aggressive expansion: can […]