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1. As Skydance-Paramount Merger Closes, the 'South Park' Trump Takedown Shows the Fight Is On | Analysis

2. How Mattel Studios President and Chief Content Officer Robbie Brenner Is Crafting a Post-'Barbie' Slate

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3. Creatorverse: As Late Night Is Dying, Podcasting Is Thriving

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4. Paramount Co-CEO Chris McCarthy to Exit Following Skydance Merger

5. How Producer Michael Uslan Gave Us ‘Batman' and Shaped the Superhero Movie Era

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6. Read FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez's Scathing Dissent After Skydance-Paramount Approval: 'Direct Violation of the First Amendment'

7. Fox and Paramount Technology Chiefs to Discuss the Future of AI in Hollywood at TheGrill

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