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Paramount’s New Sales Chief Wants to Break Barriers Between Streaming, Stand-Alone TV

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Paramount’s New Sales Chief Wants to Break Barriers Between Streaming, Stand-Alone TV
Apr 16, 2026 6:00am PT Paramount’s New Sales Chief Wants to Break Barriers Between Streaming, Stand-Alone TV

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Paramount Skydance’s newly-installed chief revenue officer takes his role into the public sphere this week as the media conglomerate starts a series of “upfront” meetings with various agencies and advertisers. Most of Paramount’s rivals wait until mid-May to host a group of glitzy programing showcases to kick off this annual run of negotiations for billions of dollars of commercial time tied to the nation’s most watched video programing. Paramount has for the past several years opted for this less showy method.

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