Jim Gianopulos to Exit Paramount Pictures, Brian Robbins to Take Over as Chairman and CEO

, who currently runs kids network Nickelodeon for parent company ViacomCBS, will take over.

A source familiar with the situation says Robbins will continue to oversee Nickelodeon and kids and family at streaming service Paramount+. before turning his attention to producing, has been a rising star at Viacom since joining the conglomerate as president of Paramount Players in 2017 to produce films inspired by Viacom brands like Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central.

In June, when ViacomCBS restructured its exec ranks to prioritize streaming, Robbins was among the executives who were given greenlight power at Paramount+ as content chiefs in their respective areas of focus. Robbins oversees kids and family fare for the streamer on top of his duties at Nickelodeon. Gianopulos at the same time added the content chief title for movies at Paramount+.

Green slime all over the mountain.

We really are witnessing the death of traditional Hollywood. He was one of the last old school studio execs.

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