- Kids are flocking to local news to try and make sense of everything that is going on (Variety)
- Cinedigm has acquired indie streaming home Fandor, with plans to add a free tier to the service (Deadline)
- NBCUniversal’s chairman says its content operations overhaul was a lot of work, but it was necessary (TBI Vision)
- The EU is fining a handful of video game publishers for geo-blocking titles (The Verge)
- Let’s chill out about screen time for kids—they’ve had a tough year (The Verge)
- Paramount+ will launch on March 4 in the US and LatAm (Variety)
- Foreign streamers might be what Canada needs to save its struggling media industry (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Is it time to talk about churn? People won’t stay subscribed to all of these SVODs forever (Bloomberg)
- Faced with rising COVID numbers, the UK says film/TV jobs no longer qualify for travel exemptions (Variety)
- Joe Biden’s inauguration will include some programming just for kids (USA Today)
- Not enough people watching? Apple TV+ is extending its free trial, again (Digital TV Europe)
- It’s hot to be cold: A pod-based ice-cream maker and more CES tech trends (The Verge)
- Joanne Rogers has passed away at 92 (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Peacock is supposed to hit 52 million subs by 2024…is it enough to compete? (Digital TV Europe)
- In a bid to bolster its subscriber base, Apple TV+ has gotten a face lift (9 to 5 Mac)
- ASMR toys are growing in popularity, even though they may just be a spin on fidget toys (Mashable)
- And for a bit of levity: Why are sea-shanties so popular right now? (The New Yorker)
- Major US studios have resumed filming, but for some it’s just too soon (The Hollywood Reporter)
- YouTube has Kelly Merryman to thank for its new status as Hollywood’s darling (Los Angeles Times)
- The data is in, and unsurprisingly, price hikes are the top reason consumers will drop a streamer (Variety)
- Don’t underestimate teens: How Wattpad is turning fan fiction into mega-hits (The Verge)
- Streaming may be the future, but many are using it to watch old network hits (The New York Times)
- …And while blockbusters are attracting SVOD subscribers, they aren’t necessarily keeping them (The Verge)
- A rival is suing Google for US$2 billion for monopoly abuse (Business Insider)
- What will award shows and festivals look like this year? Even they don’t know (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Netflix’s 2021 film slate includes a new movie every week, many of which will be for kids (Variety)
- The players are all in place for the streaming wars, and now the real spending battle begins (The Hollywood Reporter)
- If you want Sky to commission your show, it had better be environmentally sustainable (Deadline)
- For Sony, the future of filmmaking is…drones? (Engadget)
- New series, avant-garde choices and fresh starts are the future for MCU in the streaming age (Deadline)
- …Meanwhile, a Walt Disney column from 1953 is surprisingly relevant for today’s House of Mouse (Variety)
- Turning an ear to families, Spotify Kids is expanding with playlists that parents can share with their children (Engadget)
- It might seem an unlikely match, but the Nickelodeon and NFL broadcast was a touchdown (Sportsnet)
- Several former Disney and Discovery execs have banded together to launch…you guessed it, another streamer (TBI Vision)
- You can thank the kids: Print book sales were up 8% last year, with juvenile titles making up one-third of US sales (Publishers Weekly)
- Caillou may have been cancelled in the US, but it’ll keep going in Canada and beyond (The Globe and Mail)
- Fan-made Star Wars films are gaining a lot of traction…how long before Disney steps in and shuts them down? (New York Times)
- Here’s how governments are providing aid to their respective entertainment industries (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Netflix has opened new studio facilities in South Korea to expand its capacity there (Variety)
- After 20 years on air, Caillou is coming to an end (CNN)
- Following a rollout of modern “work from home” toys in 2020, Fisher-Price is now going retro (USA Today)
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