Robbins is an affront to their identities he comes from television, said while holding one’s nose. Robbins “all the very best success.”įor many film industry stalwarts, Mr. Gianopulos recounted a list of major changes he had successfully navigated over his nearly 40-year career - such as the introduction of VCRs and online film rentals - and wished Mr. Gianopulos “a towering figure in Hollywood” and thanked him for revitalizing Paramount. Robbins was an “expert” at developing franchises by “leaning into the unique strengths of new and established platforms.” Horn, the chief creative officer at Walt Disney Studios, is widely expected to retire in the coming months.īob Bakish, the chief executive of ViacomCBS, said in a statement that the leadership change would “build on Paramount’s strong momentum, ensuring it continues to engage audiences at scale while embracing viewers’ evolving tastes and habits.” He said Mr. And it added to a changing of the guard: Ron Meyer, a longtime film power at Universal, left last year amid a sex scandal, and Alan F. It was seen by some as barbarous - tradition holds that senior statesmen get to write their own endings.

But the ouster rattled the film business nonetheless.

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