August is a traditionally quiet month, but things are different in 2025, Insider fans, so we’re back earlier than planned. Paramount ‘s top-brass have been outlining their plans, and the festival circuit is springing back into life. Jesse Whittock here to bring you the big news. Sign up for the newsletter here .

Of Paramount Importance

A merry Skydance: As we found out last week, U.S. entertainment’s freshest player on the block is the clunky-sounding Paramount, a Skydance Corporation. This week, we found out what the new kid is planning to do, now he has the keys to the castle. David Ellison, who is now Paramount CEO following completion of his Skydance company’s takeover of the studio biz, almost immediately settled into life as a Hollywood mogul with jargon-heavy press appearance

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