Fresh off the Skydance merger, David Ellison briefed Paramount staff on how the studio will operate going forward. Highlights include:
- Paramount+ and Pluto TV will stay separate brands but migrate onto the same tech stack within 12–18 months to cut costs.
- The studio plans to guard its IP instead of licensing it out — Ellison cited the billion-dollar South Park pact as the new benchmark.
- Some assets such as National Amusements, the Times Square headquarters and the Ed Sullivan Theater could be sold, while the Los Angeles lot and CBS Broadcast Center remain in-house.
- Expanding the NFL partnership is a priority, and every game should live inside the base subscription without surcharges.
- MTV and Comedy Central will be refocused on digital instead of being shuttered.
- Theatrical releases move back to the top of the priority list, with streaming reserved for series.
- The prequel Dexter: Original Sin is paused so the team can concentrate on Dexter: Resurrection.