Deals & Moves

623 deals & moves in the AdTech ecosystem

Paramount Skydance said the company formed by its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will be named Skydance (Skydance Corporation, NYSE: SKYD) at closing, expected October 6, 2026; the Paramount and Warner Bros. studios and other brands keep their own names.

Oct 2, 2026

Michael Kassan invests in OptimizeGEO

Funding

Leadership change at Arqiva

Leadership Change

Paramount Skydance names Ynon Kreiz co-CEO of the combined company with Warner Bros. Discovery

Leadership Change

David Ellison named Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz co-CEO of the combined Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, effective at closing; Ellison stays Chairman and CEO and Kreiz oversees day-to-day operations and integration.

Sep 30, 2026

Salesforce acquires Listen Labs

Acquisition

Sep 30, 2026

Deals & Moves

Live Nation invests in Creator Nation

Morning Brew acquires Express Checkout

Banijay Entertainment merger with All3Media

pubX acquires Compliant

SAMY acquires Get Engaged

Leadership change at illuma: Michel Guillon, Head of Solutions Architecture

YouTube invests in Class CrunchLabs

Leadership change at TBWA\Chiat\Day

Leadership change at RPA: Renee Chez, Chief Growth Officer

Leadership change at World Federation of Advertisers: Stephan Loerke, CEO

Leadership change at OpenX

Goalhanger restructuring

Leadership change at VML

Leadership change at Albertsons

Chicago Ventures invests in pubX

Assembly shutdown

Leadership change at Skydance

Leadership change at Banijay America: Ben Samek, Chief Executive Officer

Comcast completes Versant spin-off

Paramount Skydance to be renamed Skydance after Warner Bros. Discovery deal

Michael Kassan invests in OptimizeGEO

Leadership change at Arqiva

Paramount Skydance names Ynon Kreiz co-CEO of the combined company with Warner Bros. Discovery

Salesforce acquires Listen Labs