Skydance Adds Kotick, Powell Jobs to Board; Blair Advises

“A board and an adviser! That's a buffet with a salad bar. Also, I have never seen a single movie.” — Chip Darnell, on air

On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on The Recap
Published 6:03 PM ET, Tuesday, October 6, 2026

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First reported by Variety: “Skydance Adds Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to Board, Taps Tony Blair as Adviser”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 6:03 PM ET on The Recap, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Skydance.

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VarietySkydance Adds Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs to Board, Taps Tony Blair as Adviser

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorDiscovery megamerger, added Laurene Powell Jobs and Bobby Kotick as independent directors.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorVariety also says Tony Blair is an adviser. I have met Mr. Blair.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI was once asked to leave a conference room he had just left.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA board and an adviser! That's a buffet with a salad bar. Also, I have never seen a single movie.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIs Skydance the one with the dog?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorChip, it is a studio. Elsewhere, Variety says Sen.