New Leadership Appointments

Jay Askinasi leads Skydance ad sales following Paramount Skydance-WBD merger, while WBD's Ryan Gould and Bobby Voltaggio exit.

Skydance Leadership Announcements

JB Perrette named Jay Askinasi chief revenue officer of advertising, David Decker president of content sales, and Ray Hopkins president of distribution.

Askinasi's Strategy Focus

Askinasi emphasized focusing on client results and controlling controllables amid industry noise.

“We work in an industry where there’s always a headline and noise, and every media company and every tech company has something going on; it’s incumbent upon us to stay the course and focus on delivering the assets to the clients and making sure that we’re driving results.”

WBD Ad Leaders Exit

WBD's Ryan Gould and Bobby Voltaggio exit as ad sales leaders following merger announcements.

“This wonderful portfolio of world-class IP is still going to be intact. [Advertisers] can still transact against any of the endpoints. And we’re here to see it through until the merger happens.”