Having just been named to the hefty position of co-chair and chief content officer for Skydance DTC — overseeing both HBO Max and Paramount+, Casey Bloys is staying put. Variety has confirmed that Bloys — whose contract with HBO was set to expire next year — has signed on for a new multiyear extension.
Insiders say the new deal for Bloys comes as the exec wants to demonstrate his commitment to the new structure he’s about to run at Skydance, and vice versa. News of Bloys’ new deal came the same day that the new Skydance unveiled its corporate structure.
In announcing Bloys’ expanded role overseeing HBO Max and Paramount+, Skydance noted that included “original programming as well as strategy, operations, communications and performance across the company’s streaming platforms.”
Besides Bloys, on the television front Skydance confirmed that JB Perrette (previously Warner Bros. Discovery’s CEO and president of global streaming and games) would serve as co-chair and chief business officer of both Skydance TV and Skydance DTC, while George Cheeks (previously chair of TV media at Paramount Skydance) would serve as co-chair and chief content officer, Skydance TV.
The Ankler was first to report Bloys’ deal renewal.
