Reverberations from the historic combination of Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery are now being felt overseas.
\n\nDespite a Monday report claiming international executive Kevin MacLellan was close to clinching the top job outside North America, sources tell Variety he will not move forward in the role.
\n\nWhile insiders praised him as a transformative leader, the source said David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz are looking to thoroughly reorganize the international piece of the newly formed organization. Further information on the international leadership team is not yet available, as the transaction is set to close on Tuesday and operational fallout will continue well into the months ahead.
\n\nMacLellan currently serves as Paramount’s president of international and global content distribution, a role he assumed in 2025. Before that, he served as president of international television at NBCUniversal from 2011 to 2013, then as the company’s chairman of global distribution and international from 2013 to 2020.
\n\nIn the memo announcing MacLellan’s departure from NBCUniversal in 2019, former Paramount Skydance president Jeff Shell praised him as a “trusted friend and advisor,” noting he oversaw a staff of 2,600 employees in 36 countries and advised on the acquisition of Sky.
\n\nEarlier on Monday, Variety reported that…
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