Paramount’s First Upfront Under Skydance Touts Tech, Sports and the Company’s Rebirth

Bogdan Hofbauer

Paramount Skydance held its first upfronts presentation for advertisers Thursday, gathering media buyers, talent and reporters on the Melrose Avenue lot to hear the new-ish company’s marketing pitch. Paramount will continue the road show in the coming days, with several more meetings and events planned in markets including New York. But this week’s event — kicked off by CEO David Ellison , who had just made an appearance earlier in the day in Las Vegas for the company’s CinemaCon presentation —