Paramount Hires Head of Consumer AI as It Pushes Further Into Tech [The Hollywood Reporter]

Paramount Hires Head of Consumer AI as It Pushes Further Into Tech [The Hollywood Reporter]

By Alex Weprin

May 18, 2026| Paramount is pushing further into artificial intelligence, with the David Ellison-led entertainment company hiring a new head of consumer AI on Monday.

Dane Glasgow, the former Meta executive who joined Paramount as chief product officer last year, announced the hiring of Barak Turovsky in a memo to staff, which was obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. Turovsky will be executive VP and head of consumer AI for the company

“He joins at a critical time in our company’s evolution as we look to scale AI and ML to meaningfully drive our growth,” Glasgow wrote in his memo. “He will be responsible for growing our AI / ML team and their capacity as we attract some of the best talent available. Barak and team will also explore ways to leverage AI to improve personalization, content discovery, platform intelligence, consumer engagement, and monetization capabilities across Paramount+ and Pluto TV.”

Read more at The Hollywood Reporter.

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