Paramount Leaders Avoid Warner Bros. Questions in Q4 Earnings Call
Variety • • business
Key Points:
- Paramount Skydance's Q4 2025 earnings showed declines in its core linear TV business but growth momentum for Paramount+ and its FAST streaming platform Pluto TV, with CEO David Ellison acknowledging the film slate "underperformed" last year.
- The company expects a down year for Paramount Pictures' film revenue in 2026 despite doubling theatrical releases, attributing the decline to a rebuild phase aimed at improving profitability through better cost management and licensing deals.
- Ellison emphasized a major investment in engineering talent, planning to increase headcount tenfold to drive technological upgrades and operational improvements at the century-old studio.
- Paramount remains confident about its long-term NFL broadcasting relationship through CBS, highlighting the value of regionalized Sunday game coverage and preparing for potentially
