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Skydance’s Cheeks inherits three TV studios — and a consolidation question

The Ankler’s Elaine Low reports that George Cheeks now oversees Warner Bros. TV, CBS Studios and Paramount Television Studios as Skydance closes its Warner Bros. Discovery deal, while HBO’s Casey Bloys has signed a new deal to lead the combined direct-to-consumer division.

Why it matters. The Disney-Fox merger precedent suggests Skydance’s debt load will force consolidation of the three studios into fewer survivors.

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