{"id":143545,"date":"2025-11-19T20:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/143545\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T20:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T20:29:08","slug":"nbcu-taps-chris-mccarthy-for-taylor-sheridan-producing-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/143545\/","title":{"rendered":"NBCU Taps Chris McCarthy for Taylor Sheridan Producing Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFormer Paramount co-CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/chris-mccarthy\/\" id=\"auto-tag_chris-mccarthy\" data-tag=\"chris-mccarthy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris McCarthy<\/a> has found his next gig and it includes some familiar faces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMcCarthy is talks for a deal at <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/nbcuniversal\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nbcuniversal\" data-tag=\"nbcuniversal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBCUniversal<\/a> to produce \u201cYellowstone\u201d creator <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/taylor-sheridan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_taylor-sheridan\" data-tag=\"taylor-sheridan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Taylor Sheridan<\/a>\u2018s upcoming series and consult on the new relationship between Sheridan, David Glasser\u2019s 101 Studios and NBCU, following Sheridan\u2019s own move from his former home at Paramount, according to sources close to the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe longtime chief of Showtime &amp; MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, McCarthy has had a close working relationship with \u201cLandman\u201d and \u201cYellowstone\u201d creator Sheridan throughout his deal with Paramount.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tPer <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-19\/former-paramount-co-ceo-mccarthy-is-set-for-move-to-nbcuniversal?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=author_alert&amp;utm_term=251119&amp;utm_campaign=author_18846812\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-11-19\/former-paramount-co-ceo-mccarthy-is-set-for-move-to-nbcuniversal?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=author_alert&amp;utm_term=251119&amp;utm_campaign=author_18846812\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg<\/a>, which first reported the news, \u201cWhile Sheridan\u2019s current deal with Paramount doesn\u2019t allow him to make TV shows for NBCUniversal until 2029, McCarthy and 101, led by David Glasser, will start producing next year to prime the audience on NBC and Peacock for Sheridan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRepresentatives for NBCUniversal and 101 Studios did not immediately respond to request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMcCarthy exited Paramount over the summer, ahead of the company\u2019s acquisition by Skydance. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAt the time, McCarthy was head of Showtime &amp; MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks, as well as co-CEO of Paramount Global, a position he took on in April 2024 alongside George Cheeks, president and CEO of CBS, and Brian Robbins, president and CEO of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon. That came after Paramount ousted former CEO Bob Bakish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCheeks has remained at the head of CBS following the Skydance merger, while Robbins departed the company. Now called Paramount Skydance Corp., the company is led by Skydance owner David Ellison, the CEO, and former NBCU CEO Jeff Shell, who acts as president.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Paramount co-CEO Chris McCarthy has found his next gig and it includes some familiar faces. 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