{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Option","title":"Episode 149: Ynon Kreiz Eyes Senior Role at Paramount-WBD","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/733178ad\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":224,"description":"Former Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz has held direct conversations with Paramount CEO David Ellison about a senior executive role at the combined Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery, which is expected to close next week pending a federal judge's sign-off on an antitrust settlement. With the $110 billion merger days away, Ellison is assembling a management structure in real time — and Kreiz's international résumé points to a likely role overseeing the newly combined company's sprawling global operations. Key Takeaways: Kreiz stepped down as Mattel CEO on Wednesday after 8 years; Mattel's own...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4RKcc1IGb7a3BJ1dndiWrVMcYNS3d-RHc5yAO2mJR8g/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zODVm/MzRmM2IxNDUwOWZj/NDg0NGJhMjhjOTI2/MmZhMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}