Skydance Television president Matt Thunell is set to add oversight of Paramount’s TV studios to his duties amid the pending closure of the Paramount-Skydance deal, Variety has confirmed.
Thunell will run a merged division comprised of his current studio Skydance Television, as well as Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios — effectively making him the replacement for now-ousted Chris McCarthy. The new TV operations will be called Paramount Television Studios, a revival of the original Paramount TV arm that shuttered in 2024.
In this expanded role, Thunell will report to Dana Goldberg, newly appointed co-chair of Paramount Pictures and chair of Paramount Television.
Representatives for Skydance did not immediately respond to request for comment Monday.
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