Skydance’s David Ellison describes Paramount’s tech-media hybrid future

July 8 – Skydance Media CEO David Ellison on Monday sketched out a vision for Paramount Global as a technology-media hybrid company at a time Hollywood has been competing for attention with tech giants moving into the entertainment business.

In an hour-long presentation to the financial community following the announcement of a merger agreement with Paramount, Ellison invoked Steve Jobs, describing the late Apple co-founder and Pixar Animation Studios leader as a mentor who informed Ellison’s view of the relationship between art and technology.