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Photorealistic composite image showing Paramount Television Studios branding, a corporate conference room meeting, and television production equipment.

Photorealistic composite image showing Paramount Television Studios branding, a corporate conference room meeting, and television production equipment.

The Paramount Television Studios label is making a comeback — and returning to its roots. Skydance Media on Monday morning announced the top executive team for the combined Paramount company after its acquisition of Paramount Global closes August 7. It includes Skydance’s Dana Goldberg, who will serve as Co-Chair of Paramount Pictures and Chair of Paramount Television and will lead Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Films (with Josh Greenstein) as well as Paramount Television Studios. This marks the official rebirth of Paramount TV Studios, whose previous incarnation shut down a year ago after an 11-year run. Being housed at Paramount Pictures under Goldberg, the new Paramount TV Studios is a throwback to its original incarnation, launched in 2013 by Paramount Pictures’ Brad Grey and run by Amy Powell. Watch on Deadline Goldberg is expected to name Skydance’s President of Television Matt Thunell as head of Paramount TV Studios, sources tell Deadline. The newly formed unit will absorb Skydance Television, which produces such series as Reacher, Cross and Foundation, as well as the previously merged Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, consisting of MTV Entertainment Studios, home of the Taylor Sheridan universe and Darren Star’s Emily In Paris and Jez Butterworth’s MobLand, and Showtime’s production operations. Sheridan, whose current deal with MTVE Studios goes to 2028, is expected to be based at Paramount TV Studios going forward. In addition to the expansive Yellowstone Voir plus