Kevin MacLellan, the veteran media exec who led Paramount’s global content distribution and international networks, is departing the newly merged Skydance Corp., Variety has learned.
The larger international structure for the new Skydance Corp. has yet to be determined, according to akydance CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz “are looking to thoroughly reorganize the international piece of the newly formed organization.”
While some of Skydance’s international leadership is still TBD, all networks and streaming platforms outside the U.S. will be under the purview of JB Perrette, the former WBD executive who is co-chair and chief business officer of both Skydance TV and Skydance DTC streaming divisions.
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Gerhard Zeiler, who has served as Warner Bros
Gerhard Zeiler, who has served as Warner Bros. Discovery’s president of international, is expected to leave the company as well. Zeiler recently announced his intention to enter Austrian politics, saying he would bid for leadership of Austria’s ruling Social Democratic Party.
MacLellan joined Paramount in August 2025 with Skydance Media’s Paramount Global acquisition, reporting directly to David Ellison. In his role as president of global content distribution and international, MacLellan directed worldwide licensing of Paramount, CBS and Skydance film and television content across streaming and digital transactional platforms. He also held direct operating responsibility for Paramount’s international cable networks including MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon as well as its commercial broadcast businesses, Channel 5 (UK) and Network 10 (Australia).
Prior to joining Paramount, MacLellan advised RedBird Capital Partners on its investment in Paramount, providing “strategic and industry expertise throughout the transaction, including valuation analysis,” as well as other entertainment-sector deals for the firm, according to his LinkedIn bio.
MacLellan previously worked at NBCUniversal for nearly two decades, most recently as chairman, global distribution and international. He left NBCU in 2020. MacLellan previously held senior roles at Sony Pictures and HBO and is a graduate of Marist College and Sussex University.
