Skydance Corp
Skydance Corporation is an American multinational entertainment and media conglomerate that was founded on August 7, 2025. The company was formed through the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media and operated under the name of Paramount Skydance Corporation. Shortly after, it submitted several bids to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, and the companies entered into an acquisition agreement on February 27, 2026, with the deal closing on October 6, 2026, after an extensive antitrust review and settlement. Upon the merger's completion, the company renamed itself as Skydance, and it operates Warner Bros. Entertainment and Paramount Pictures as separate film studios, along with an editorial board overseeing CBS News and CNN.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- SKYD, PSKY, SKYD-WT [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE, Nasdaq [1]
- SEC industry
- Television Broadcasting Stations [1]
- Business sectors
- entertainment industry [2]
- Company / filing name
- Skydance Corp [1]
- Headquarters location
- Los Angeles; One Astor Plaza [2]
- Business address
- 1515 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY, 10036 [1]
- Founded
- 2025-08-07 [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Founders
- David Ellison [2]
- Official website
- skydance.com ↗ [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- CIK
- 0002041610 [1]
- SIC code
- 4833 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Skydance Corporation is an American multinational entertainment and media conglomerate that was founded on August 7, 2025. The company was formed through the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media and operated under the name of Paramount Skydance Corporation. Shortly after, it submitted several bids to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, and the companies entered into an acquisition agreement on February 27, 2026, with the deal closing on October 6, 2026, after an extensive antitrust review and settlement. Upon the merger's completion, the company renamed itself as Skydance, and it operates Warner Bros. Entertainment and Paramount Pictures as separate film studios, along with an editorial board overseeing CBS News and CNN. [3]
David Ellison leads Skydance as its chairman and CEO, and the company trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SKYD. Its primary corporate headquarters are located at One Astor Plaza in New York City, along with The Studios at Paramount in Los Angeles on the creative side. The company operates businesses across film, television, streaming, and interactive media, with its core streaming services being HBO Max and Paramount+ [3]
Larry and David Ellison own the majority of the company, with a 77.5% majority stake of Skydance's voting shares and 47.2% of all shares. RedBird Capital owns a minority stake composed of 22.5% of the voting shares and 13% of all shares. David and Yvon Kreiz, the Co-CEO, wrote that "integrating two companies will bring change, including difficult decisions that affect our workforce", adding that management was "committed to handling this process thoughtfully. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Skydance. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives Skydance Corp a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: SKYD (NYSE), PSKY (Nasdaq), SKYD-WT (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Frequently asked questions
When was Skydance Corp founded?
Founded: 2025-08-07. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of Skydance Corp?
Headquarters location: Los Angeles; One Astor Plaza. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for Skydance Corp?
Business sectors: entertainment industry. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Skydance Corp relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — Skydance Corp filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Skydance (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
- Company chronology / filing ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.