- CBS is committing 25% of its script development budget to BIPOC creators (Deadline)
- From Broadway to movie theaters, how the live entertainment business is struggling to find a way forward (Variety)
- Say goodbye to the schmooze—Coronavirus is upending industry networking (Digiday)
- Doc McStuffins creator Chris Nee is ready to make all of kids TV more diverse, with five shows already greenlit at Netflix (IndieWire)
- Vine reboot Byte is surging as users worry about TikTok’s future (AdWeek)
- The summer box office déjà vu continues, as Star Wars sequel tops US ticket sales (Forbes)
- Why are Instagram influencers unionizing? And is now the right time? (Vogue Business)
- UK broadcasters have updated their production guidelines for COVID-19 (Variety)
- Just as the US parks are opening up, Disneyland Hong Kong shuts down amid a spike in coronavirus (CNBC)
- Ready or not, Disney World is reopening—how are workers dealing with it? (Variety)
- …Meanwhile, Disney’s CEO stressed in a private, all-hands meeting how important Hamilton is to the House of Mouse (The Verge)
- Sony has acquired a minority stake in Epic Games, maker of Fortnite and Unreal (IGN)
- TikTok removed 49 million videos in the second half of 2019, while YouTube only removed 14 million over the same period (AdWeek)
- Is there ageism in voice acting? An actor from the original Chicken Run thinks so after she was axed from the sequel (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Recasting voice actors isn’t enough—film and TV creators are looking for more diversity behind the scenes (The Hollywood Reporter)
- India is slowly figuring out how theatrical and at-home releases can co-exist…will other markets follow suit? (Variety)
- TikTok is rolling out a new ad platform, despite a looming US ban (Forbes)
- Quibi has reportedly lost 92% of its users since the free trial period ended (Tech Crunch)
- How to turn young people against you: The US is considering a TikTok ban (The Verge)
- Inside the songwriting musical magic of Disney’s Descendants (Variety)
- Several new documentaries are looking at the downside of childhood fame (Wall Street Journal)
- A popular eSports group is trying to stop bad behavior in the gaming world, starting with itself (Digiday)
- Peacock has an ambitious plan to flex its feathers and crash a crowded streaming market…will it work? (Variety)
- Meet the “Boz.” For new Neftlix CMO Bozoma Saint John, it’s not about numbers, it’s about emotions (Fast Company)
- Disney World will partially reopen despite a surge in COVID-19 cases in Florida (The Hollywood Reporter)
- TikTok is pulling out of Hong Kong because of the country’s new security laws (Engadget)
- The UK government is offering its arts sector US$1.9 billion to keep things afloat (Variety)
- Since India has banned Chinese apps, TikTok is at risk of losing its biggest market (CNN)
- …Meanwhile, Instagram is using the opportunity to expand its competitor Reels in the region (The Verge)
- In lockdown, you can have a job or you can have kids…what happens to people who have both? (The New York Times)
- Can kids learn about social issues like climate change through AR, or is it all just for show? (AdWeek)
- Zootopia is back, baby! Four years after its release, the Disney film is at the top of the box office (Deadline)
- …And COVID-19 could lead to a surge in premium VOD movie releases (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Endemol Shine’s CEO is out as Banijay completes the US$2.2-billion acquisition (TBI Vision)
- A Chinese toy billionaire is looking to go global with his blind box empire (Forbes)
- YouTube has demonetized former king of the platform Shane Dawson (CBC Kids News)
- ViacomCBS is ready to partner up: The media conglom licenses a bunch of content to NBCU’s Peacock (Deadline)
- Banijay is one step closer to a takeover of Endemol Shine (Variety)
- What will police look like on screen now? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Mobile gaming was already winning, but in-app purchases have jumped 24% globally since the pandemic began (Financial Post)
- Another one bites the dust! Facebook shuts down its TikTok clone, Lasso (Tech Crunch)
- As Black talent in the industry push for greater inclusion, is Hollywood ready to listen? (Variety)
- Netflix is shifting some of its cash holdings to financial institutions that support Black communities in the US (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney is getting closer to mastering tech that could change actors faces in productions (The Verge)
- While advertisers pull out in protest, Facebook ups its game with new ad formats and analytics (TubeFilter)
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