Mike Aaronson, Andres Alvarez
Paramount Taps Mike Aaronson as Head of Worldwide Home Entertainment
February 3, 2026
Months after the acquisition of Paramount Global by Skydance Media led to a flurry of high-level executive departures, the studio has quietly named Mike Aaronson head of worldwide home entertainment.
He succeeds Andres Alvarez, the former Amazon executive who took charge of Paramount’s home entertainment business in June 2024 after the departure of longtime president of worldwide home entertainment Bob Bucci. Alvarez’s title was EVP and head of home entertainment. Alvarez was one of many executives who left the company in October 2025 in a wave of layoffs that also saw the departures of president of worldwide music Randy Spendlove, SVP of production Brian Oh, EVP of production Geoff Stier, and EVP of international theatrical marketing Rachel Cadden.
There has been no official announcement of Aaronson’s appointment, but according to his LinkedIn profile he assumed the position in December 2025, although the profile says he left his previous position — SVP of commercial strategy and growth at Hyper Hippo Entertainment — in January 2026.
Hyper Hippo is a mobile game studio, founded in 2012, behind such games as AdVenture Capitalist, AdVenture Communist and AdVenture Ages. The company also made Dungeon Dwarves in collaboration with Netflix.
Prior to joining Hyper Hippo in June 2022, Aaronson enjoyed a nearly 18-year run at NBCUniversal Media, where he most recently served as EVP of digital distribution and global strategy.
Previously, Aaronson from 2011 to 2021 was SVP of film production development and strategy, digital distribution, for Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. In that role he was responsible for day-to-day aspects of the company’s domestic EST and VOD business, spanning its film and TV content portfolio across more than 40 retailers. He managed ongoing partner relationships, marketing strategy and media spend as well as all related product management, operations and business intelligence. Aaronson also played a key role in the development and launch of Movies Anywhere, the digital movie locker owned by The Walt Disney Co. and supported by most major studios.
Prior to joining NBC Universal, Aaronson spent three years in the New Video Product Development & Marketing group at Comcast Corp. He began his career with LEK Consulting Group’s Corporate Strategy and Merger & Acquisition Advisory.
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