Having just been named to the hefty position of co-chair and chief content officer for Skydance DTC — overseeing both HBO Max and Paramount+, Casey Bloys is staying put. Variety has confirmed that Bloys — whose contract with HBO was set to expire next year — has signed on for a new multiyear extension.
\n\nInsiders say the new deal for Bloys comes as the exec wants to demonstrate his commitment to the new structure he’s about to run at Skydance, and vice versa. News of Bloys’ new deal came the same day that the new Skydance unveiled its corporate structure.
\n\nIn announcing Bloys’ expanded role overseeing HBO Max and Paramount+, Skydance noted that included “original programming as well as strategy, operations, communications and performance across the company’s streaming platforms.”
\n\nBloys had most recently signed a five-year deal in October 2022 than kept him with the company through most of 2027. Terms of his new deal were not revealed, only that it was a “multiyear” pact.
\n\nBesides Bloys, on the television front Skydance confirmed that JB Perrette (previously Warner Bros. Discovery’s CEO and president of global streaming and games) would serve as co-chair and chief business officer of both Skydance TV…
Original source: https://variety.com/