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Variety | Paramount CEO David Ellison’s Pay in 2025 Was $63.2 Million, Former President Jeff Shell Had $60.7 Million in Compensation by Todd Spangler AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Paramount Skydance chairman and CEO David Ellison earned a total 2025 compensation package of $63.2 million—primarily stock that vests over five years—including $58.7 million in sign‑on stock grants, a pro‑rated base salary of $1.41 million, a $1.41 million cash bonus, and $1.69 million in other expenses such as personal security and life‑insurance costs. Former president Jeff Shell, who left the company in April to focus on a breach‑of‑contract lawsuit, received $60.68 million, consisting of comparable salary and bonus figures, the same amount of sign‑on stock (with accelerated vesting under his separation agreement), plus cash equal to his $3.5 million base salary and a $1.5 million target bonus for the year after his departure. Other high‑paid executives disclosed in the SEC filing included chief legal officer Makan Delrahim ($63.58 million), chief strategy officer and COO Andy Gordon ($48.5 million), and Delrahim’s compensation of $844,828 salary, $336,144 bonus and $57.39 million in stock grants. The bulk of each executive’s pay was tied to long‑term equity awards intended to align their interests with Paramount’s ongoing negotiations to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Read more: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-skydance-david-ellison-jeff-shell-pay-2025-compensation-1236730070/ #Paramount #DavidEllison #Skydance #JeffShell #SEC #RJCipriani #MakanDelrahim #AndyGordon AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

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Paramout Skydance finally outbid Netflix this week for Warner Bros Discovery, committing to paying $111 billion. But that doesn't mean CNN will be owned by the Ellisons tomorrow. @Slate@flipboard.com says that there are multiple uphill slogs ahead before the deal goes through, including legal challenges from Democratic state attorneys on antitrust grounds and regulatory hurdles in Europe. Plus, Paramount Skydance is taking on a huge amount of debt — Warner Bros. existing $33 billion load plus tens of billions of Gulf state-backed money. "There’s a not-insignificant chance the Ellisons will soon find themselves way, way over their heads, having overpaid drastically for a portfolio that’s not gonna be anywhere as lucrative for them," writes Nitish Pahwa. https://flip.it/bYfn6I #Media #Entertainment #DavidEllison #WarnerBros #Paramount #Skydance

%Billionaires Gone Wild A few stories about centibillionaires — men whose net worth exceeds $100 billion — and their role in our society: · In 2022 Elon #Musk, the richest man in the world, purchased Twitter. Since then he has turned the platform into a racist cesspool, overrun by literal Nazis. · Last year #Skydance Media, run by #DavidEllison — the son of #LarryEllison, the world’s 6th richest man — acquired #Paramount, which includes #CBS. The new management put #BariWeiss, a conservative pundit with no relevant experience, in charge of CBS News. https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/billionaires-gone-wild #ellison #plutocracy