Brian Robbins

Nickelodeon head Brian Robbins is slated to become the next chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, people familiar with the matter have confirmed to Variety. Robbins, a former child actor who appeared on the ABC sitcom “Head of the Class,” has experience in some of the new forms of entertainment attracting younger consumers He founded AwesomenessTV in 2012. He sold the company, which specialized in making YouTube content for Generation Z, to DreamWorks Animation. A person familiar with the matter said Robbins is expected to retain oversight of Nickelodeon. a key unit for its corporate parent.