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Cécile Frot-Coutaz Takes Sky Helm Amidst Exec Shuffle
12 Dec, 2025
Summary
- Priya Dogra exits Warner Bros. Discovery for Channel 4 CEO role.
- Cécile Frot-Coutaz's role at Sky is expanded, replacing Dogra.
- Paramount's $108.4BN bid for Warner Bros. Discovery dominates industry talk.
Channel 4 has appointed Priya Dogra as its new CEO, a strategic move that has garnered praise from industry observers. Dogra, previously the EMEA chief at Warner Bros. Discovery, brings extensive experience to her new role. Her appointment follows Cécile Frot-Coutaz's expanded responsibilities at Sky, effectively filling the leadership gap created by Dogra's exit.
Industry attention is also intensely focused on a dramatic corporate battle, with Paramount launching a significant $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. This offer, bolstered by substantial backing from Middle Eastern wealth funds and other international investors, has become a major talking point across the global entertainment landscape.
Beyond these executive shifts and takeover speculation, the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah recently concluded its fifth edition. The festival showcased significant progress in the Saudi film industry, highlighting local talent and fostering regional creative partnerships as a growing alternative to traditional Western film circuits.
