Paramount CEO David Ellison offered a mantra Thursday that applies to many of its businesses, but especially streaming : “We’re not going to be afraid of technology; we’re going to embrace it.”

He and other top execs emphasized the company’s tech-forward stance throughout a press conference held in New York barely three hours after the close of the companies’ $8.4 billion merger on Thursday.

Ellison said Paramount is “open for business” in streaming. A number of strategic options are on the table, including joint ventures, in the wake of the just-closed $8.4 billion Skydance -Paramount deal. He did not rule out a full merger of subscription service Paramount+ and free, ad-supported Pluto TV after their tech stacks are joined over the next year to 18 months.

“We’re starting from a

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