Tag: Skydance

"Perhaps the company's layoffs are simply about controlling costs. However, if they’re part of a larger strategy to redirect resources toward premium live sports, the next chapter of Netflix’s evolution could be its most significant yet."

"We were never going to [spend over the odds]. We are financially disciplined. We knew what we had and what the opportunity was."

"One top sports executive telling Jon Ourand that the assuming is the merger could be a "bloodbath" with more sports rights than the newly merged company needs."

"He's done a phenomenal job."

"I think in the immediate you will see them operated separately..."

Ellison spoke with CNN’s Anderson Cooper during a company town hall on Tuesday.

"Our focus now turns to the future: building a company that empowers creatives, entertains audiences and rewards shareholders. We couldn't be more excited to get to work."

"With the merger, Skydance now will have access touchpoints in nearly every major pro and college sports entity in the U.S., with the notable exception of the NBA."

"I have real confidence that they both understand and will fully support the principle and practice of the kind of independent news that CNN has always stood for."

Skydance could've treated CNN as a cable asset to trim, spin or sell. Instead, it put the network next to its crown jewels.