Skydance Sports
Skydance Sports is a subsidiary of Paramount Sports Entertainment, a division of Paramount Skydance. Established on October 20, 2021 by Skydance Media, the division is dedicated to sports films, series, and documentaries. It is led by Jon Weinbach.
History
In January 2022, Skydance Sports announced a co-production agreement with Meadowlark Media on sports documentaries. The first two productions under this agreement were Good Rivals—a three-part documentary series on the Mexico–United States soccer rivalry for Amazon Prime, and a documentary on women's basketball player Diana Taurasi.In March 2022, Religion of Sports signed with Skydance Sports to develop, finance, and produce a slate of sports-related shows for multiple platforms, starting with a series called The Owl. It is created and executive produced by Michael Perri and directed by Aurora Guerrero. In April 2022, it was reported that Amazon Studios had partnered with Skydance Sports, Artists Equity, and Mandalay Pictures on a Ben Affleck biographical drama on Nike's Air Jordan shoe line. On October 12, 2022, Kylian Mbappé and his production banner, Zebra Valley, signed a multi-year first-look deal with Skydance Sports.
On November 3, 2022, Skydance Sports announced a behind-the-scenes documentary series following the 2024 America's Cup, produced by Free Solo directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.
In November 2022, the NFL announced a joint venture with Skydance Sports via its NFL Films division and investment arm 32 Equity to create a "premier global multi-sports production studio". The first projects announced under the venture included a documentary miniseries on Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, the NFL draft documentary The Pick is In for The Roku Channel, a Jason Kelce documentary for Amazon Prime Video, and the NFL-themed Christmas movie Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story for Hallmark Channel.
On March 4, 2025, Skydance Sports announced a multi-year media deal with Josh Allen, where he will develop scripted, unscripted, and branded content for the company.
On September 12, 2025, after the acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance, Paramount Skydance announced the formation of a similar division known as Paramount Sports Entertainment. The division will incorporate Skydance Sports and be led by its chairman Jesse Sisgold; the new division is expected to also collaborate with CBS Sports, but it will not be directly involved in live sports broadcasts.