Studio Signal — Weekend Edition, Saturday, September 19, 2026
California regulators may finally allow David Ellison to merge Skydance and Paramount with Warner Bros Discovery under a landmark compromise that forces their movie studios to operate independently. Plus, the entertainment industry faces a major technological setback when the world's first AI actress severely malfunctions on live television.
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