Skydance Media
American production company
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| August 7 2025 | Expected end of Skydance Animation's status as a division of Skydance Media. |
| May 2025 | Paramount continued to expect the transaction would close within the first half of the year, with the deal still pending FCC review. |
| April 25 2025 | Skydance Animation is set to release the second season of 'WondLa' television series. |
| April 10 2025 | Cinesite revealed to be animating Brad Bird's Ray Gunn. |
| April 8 2025 | Automatic 90-day extension of the merger deal went into effect, extending the potential closure date to July 7, 2025. |
| 2025 | Planned release of Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra and an untitled Star Wars game. |
| 2025 | Skydance Television has multiple TV series projects in development for various networks, including Neuromancer for Apple TV+, Neagley for Amazon Prime Video, and an untitled McConaughey-Harrelson series for Apple TV+. |
| 2025 | Skydance Media plans to release an untitled Kansas City Chiefs docuseries in collaboration with NFL Films, Words + Pictures, 2PM Productions, and Foolish Club Studios, to be broadcast on ESPN. |
| 2025 | Planned release of Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra. |
| 2025 | Skydance Media plans to release 'Fountain of Youth' in co-production with Apple Studios, Project X Entertainment, and Radio Silence Productions, to be distributed by Apple TV+ |
| 2025 | Scheduled release of 'Pookoo', an animated film project for Netflix. |
| 2025 | The merger transaction is expected to close in the first half of the year, with David Ellison becoming chairman and CEO, and Jeff Shell serving as president of the combined company. |
| March 1 2025 | Skydance Animation planned to release the short film 'Flink's Pigeon Problems: A Magical Rescue', directed by Susan Fitzer and Brian Pimental, produced by John Lasseter and Tony Cosanella, to be distributed on Netflix. |
| February 14 2025 | Planned release of 'The Gorge' with Apple Studios, Lit Entertainment Group, and Crooked Highway, to be distributed by Apple TV+ |
| February 12 2025 | Jason Henkel was nominated for the Artios Awards in the Feature Animation category for Spellbound. |
| February 8 2025 | Skydance Animation received multiple Annie Awards nominations: Guillermo Ramíre for Character Design in an Animated Feature Production (Spellbound), and Alex Relloso Horna and Carlos Zapater Oliva for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production (Spellbound). |
| February 2025 | The SEC and European Commission approved the transaction, with Paramount expecting the deal to close in the first half of 2025. The transaction remains under review by the Federal Communications Commission. |
| January 31 2025 | CBS publicly releases the full footage and transcript of the 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, following an FCC investigation initiated by Commissioner Brendan Carr. |
| December 12 2024 | Cinesite becomes an animation partner to Skydance Animation on a new film. |
| December 5 2024 | Skydance Interactive announced and scheduled the release of 'Skydance's Behemoth' for Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR2, and SteamVR. |
| November 22 2024 | Planned release of 'Spellbound' under Skydance Animation, to be distributed by Netflix. |
| November 22 2024 | The studio released 'Spellbound' on Netflix, continuing its animated film production. |
| November 14 2024 | Skydance Media debuts 'Cross' on Amazon Prime Video, co-produced with Blue Monday Productions and Paramount Television Studios |
| October 16 2024 | The Center for American Rights (CAR) files an FCC complaint alleging news distortion in the 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris, claiming the interview was edited to favor her. |
| October 6 2024 | Bill Whitaker interviews Vice President Kamala Harris on 60 Minutes, discussing US-Israel relations during the presidential election, with a segment focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
| August 29 2024 | Skydance Media releases 'Terminator Zero' on Netflix, co-produced with Production I.G and No Brakes |
| July 7 2024 | Skydance Media and Paramount Global officially announce a definitive merger agreement valued at $8 billion, creating the 'Paramount Skydance Corporation' with a total valuation of approximately $28 billion. |
| July 2 2024 | Skydance reaches a preliminary agreement for a 3-way merger with National Amusements and Paramount, initially termed 'New Paramount'. |
| June 2024 | Don Hall, longtime Disney Animation director, joins Skydance Animation to develop and produce an original animated film. |
| June 28 2024 | Skydance Animation releases the television series 'WondLa' on Apple TV+, created by showrunner Bobs Gannaway and co-produced with Gotham Group. |
| June 11 2024 | Paramount and Skydance initially cancel their proposed merger due to unsatisfactory discussions. |
| June 3 2024 | Paramount and Skydance reached a preliminary merger agreement, with Skydance offering $2.25 billion to buy National Amusements and $4.5 billion in cash to Paramount shareholders. |
| May 2024 | Skydance Television signed a first-look TV deal with Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood from their company Undisputed Cinema. |
| May 2024 | Bruce Anderson, producer of Spellbound, is hired as head of production at Skydance Animation. |
| May 17 2024 | Sony and Apollo signed non-disclosure agreements to review Paramount's confidential financial data, but were reportedly pulling back from their all-cash offer. |
| May 3 2024 | Skydance's exclusive negotiation window with Paramount expired and was not extended. |
| May 2 2024 | Sony and Apollo Global Management made a non-binding $26 billion all-cash bid for Paramount. |
| April 29 2024 | Bob Bakish stepped down as President and CEO of Paramount Global, replaced by an office of the CEO led by Brian Robbins, George Cheeks, and Chris McCarthy. |
| April 18 2024 | Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management considered making a bid to acquire Paramount Global. |
| April 2 2024 | Paramount and National Amusements approached Skydance regarding an exclusive acquisition window agreement. |
| March 2024 | Revealed Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra during State of Unreal showcase, developed using Unreal Engine 5, with a planned 2025 release by Plaion. |
| February 27 2024 | Warner Bros. Discovery ended merger negotiations with Paramount. |
| January 10 2024 | Skydance Media considered making an all-cash bid of $2.5 billion for Paramount Global. |
| 2023 | Paramount's parent company, National Amusements, begins exploring potential merger and acquisition opportunities to address debt and remain competitive in the entertainment industry. |
| December 20 2023 | Bob Bakish (Paramount Global CEO) and David Zaslav (Warner Bros. Discovery CEO) met to examine a potential merger, with negotiations described as being in early stages. |
| December 5 2023 | Published Final Cut version of Arashi: Castle of Sin on next-generation virtual reality consoles, developed by Endeavor One. |
| October 2023 | Skydance Animation signs a multi-year deal with Netflix, ending its partnership with Apple TV+ and transferring distribution rights for existing projects. |
| July 12 2023 | Released 'Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning' in collaboration with TC Productions. |
| July 7 2023 | Skydance brought a new $1 billion credit facility to enhance investment flexibility across its business lines. |
| June 2023 | Shane Prigmore leaves Skydance Animation to join Warner Bros. Pictures Animation as Senior Creative Advisor. |
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