Ellison Names Combined Paramount–WBD Corporate Brand Skydance

<p>According to Variety, the company plans to move its Class B common stock from Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 6, change the ticker from PSKY to SKYD, and amend its certificate of incorporation to Skydance Corporation. Former Mattel chief Ynon Kreiz joins as co-CEO on Oct. 5.</p>

<p>CNBC’s same-day report adds that Ellison’s Skydance acquired Paramount in August 2025 before pursuing Warner Bros. Discovery in a roughly $110 billion enterprise deal. Ellison said the corporate name is meant to give the combined company its own identity without overshadowing Paramount, Warner Bros., or their franchises spanning Harry Potter, the DC Universe, Mission: Impossible, Top Gun, Game of Thrones, and Yellowstone.</p>

<p>Verified as of Oct. 2 reports for readers following entertainment business news on <a href="https://ishookdaily.com/daily-news">Daily News</a>: Ellison named the post-merger corporate brand Skydance; Paramount and Warner Bros. stay as studio sub-brands; close targeted for Oct. 6 with ticker SKYD; Kreiz starts as co-CEO Oct. 5; no separate consumer rebrand of Max or Paramount+ was announced in the cited coverage.</p>