- Chinese animated film phenom Ne Zha 2 is going global with an English dub (Variety)
- Disney has unveiled new Lilo & Stitch merch for the live-action remake (THR)
- Google is back in court today for an antitrust case that could result in it being broken up (NPR)
- A UCLA survey highlights what content teens turn to when they’re stressed (Scholars and Storytellers)
- How Sephora, Foot Locker and other retailers are winning with Gen Alphas (Retail Dive)
- …Meanwhile, US retail spending surged in March as consumers brace for price hikes (CNBC)
- Trade tariffs could leave Disney’s theme parks a lot more vulnerable (LA Times)
- Looking at A Minecraft Movie’s “chicken jockey” mayhem in a positive light (Vulture)
- A new op-ed urges the US government to reverse tariffs and save the toy industry (The Toy Book)
- …and THR takes a closer look at how tariffs could impact the entertainment biz (THR)
- Florida’s Epic Universe theme park is on track to make US$2 billion in year one (CNBC)
- Niantic is laying off 68 employees in the wake of selling its game biz to Scopely (Game Developer)
- LA location shoots declined by 22% in Q1, but have bounced back since the fires (Variety)
- Elmo is among the latest star-studded batch of Bluey Book Reads narrators (The Standard)
- …and Bluey has joined Moana 2 in Nielsen’s top-10 streaming ranking for March (THR)
- Regal Cinemas is navigating the chaos of A Minecraft Movie with a special screening (Forbes)
- WGA says there were 42% fewer TV writing jobs in the 2023/2024 season (THR)
- A new US$28-million fund is looking to support indies in the EU (VideoAge International)
- South Korean content is second only to US content in terms of Netflix watch time (Advanced TV)
- The King of Kings had a US$19-million opening weekend, setting a new animated Biblical film record (Deadline)
- The Toy Association is lobbying the US government to keep toys tariff-free (The Toy Book)
- Could A Minecraft Movie lead the way for a new Roblox film? (THR)
- Angel Studios’ The King of Kings surpasses US$14.6 million in presales (Deadline)
- Amazon is testing a new Buy for Me AI sales agent for third-party sites (RetailDive)
- The UK’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee is recommending a 5% streamer levy (Deadline)
- …And Animation UK is lobbying hard to get a piece of it (Advanced Television)
- LeBron James has been named Mattel’s first Kenbassador (The Toy Book)
- Trump announces 90-day tariff pause, for all countries except China (BBC)
- NRF forecasts that retail sales will grow by 3.7% despite tariffs (Supermarket News)
- Paramount to premiere The Angry Birds Movie 3 on January 29, 2027 (THR)
- Blippi is entering a new era with premium episodes on Netflix (TheWrap)
- Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in Canada to align with US timing (Mobilesyrup)
- Mattel scales back its DEI disclosures to investors amid US government crackdown (THR)
- Netflix wins the bid for Hasbro Entertainment’s Monopoly competition series (Deadline)
- The FCC has extended the Paramount/Skydance merger deadline to July 6 (TheWrap)
- China is considering banning Hollywood films to push back against tariffs (Variety)
- Trump extends TikTok’s US sale deadline by 75 days to negotiate with China (Reuters)
- Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in the US while it assesses tariff impacts (Wired)
- A Minecraft Movie has a US$313-million opening weekend (THR)
- Retailers discuss implementing AI in their shopping experiences (RetailDive)
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