Skydance Media

Skydance Media, LLC
	Logo used since 2020
Trade name	Skydance
Formerly	Skydance Productions (2006–2016)
Company type	Public
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	April 4, 2006; 18 years ago
Founder	David Ellison
Fate	Merger with Paramount Global (pending)
Headquarters	Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Area served	Global
Key people	David Ellison (chairman and CEO); Dana Goldberg (CCO); Don Granger (EVP of Feature Productions); Jesse Sisgold (president and COO); Larry Wasserman (CFO);
Products	Animation; Motion pictures; Television; Video games/Interactive Games;
Brands	Uncharted (label)
Owners	David Ellison (controlling); RedBird Capital Partners (minor); CJ ENM (minor); Tencent (minor); KKR;
Divisions	Pictures; Television; Animation; Interactive; Sports; Development; Productions; ;
Website	skydance.com

Skydance Media, LLC, also known as Skydance Productions, is an American media production and finance company^[3] based in Santa Monica, California. Founded by David Ellison in 2006, the company specializes in films, animation, television, video games, and sports.

In 2009, the company entered a five-year partnership to co-produce and co-finance films with Paramount Pictures. This agreement was renewed twice, extending to 2021. On July 7, 2024, Skydance announced its intent to merge with Paramount Global in an $8 billion transaction, under an agreement in which Skydance would acquire Paramount's publicly-held controlling shareholder National Amusements, and then perform an all-stock merger with the company. The transaction is expected to close in spring 2025.

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^ "Business Search on Skydance + LLC". businesssearch.sos.ca.gov. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
^ Singleton, Alex (2024-01-10). "Channel 5 owner is takeover target for Silicon Valley billionaire's heir". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-20.

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[cabs-2] "Business Search on Skydance + LLC". businesssearch.sos.ca.gov. California Secretary of State. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

[3] Singleton, Alex (2024-01-10). "Channel 5 owner is takeover target for Silicon Valley billionaire's heir". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-20.

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