- Peter Rice sends last memo to staff after Disney ouster: ‘I am incredibly sad’ (Variety)
- …Meanwhile, successor Dana Walden pledges inclusion and collaboration going forward (Deadline)
- Jurassic World Dominion came out on top at the box office this weekend with a US$143-million opening (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Spotify is acquiring a voice AI company to expand its business beyond music and podcasts (TechCrunch)
- Marvel’s Thunderbolts villain team is getting a dedicated movie (The Hollywood Reporter)
- CMG secures more global presales for Cesar Zelada’s 2024 animated film Kayara (Variety)
- Duolingo returns to China’s App Store after being banned in a regional education crackdown last year (TechCrunch)
- Jeff Frost is reportedly stepping down as president of Sony Pictures TV Studios (Deadline)
- The BAFTAs will return to February timing next year (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Amazon Kids+ is changing its pricing for the first time since it launched in 2012 (TechCrunch)
- Samsung TV users will soon be able to stream Xbox games without a console (Variety)
- Paramount is bringing Pluto TV to Canada (Deadline)
- Plant-based food brand Lightlife is serving up Lightyear-themed packaging and recipes (Financial Post)
- Disney’s Strange World will skip theaters in France in response to new release windows (Deadline)
- Barbie fans can shop its latest Forever 21 collection on Roblox (RTIH)
- How apps are trying to be less addictive (The Washington Post)
- Bill Kramer is elected as CEO of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (Variety)
- Netflix lineups in most European markets offer 30% homegrown programming (Deadline)
- …Meanwhile, data shows that SVODs in general are investing in international content for growth (TBI Vision)
- Fisher-Price is now included in Mattel’s toy recycling initiative (Forbes)
- TikTok is making a metaverse play with animated avatars that users can customize (Variety)
- Pirate screenings of Hollywood movies may be Russia’s response to sanctions (Variety)
- Roku launches new hub Espacio Latino with free Spanish-language programming (Deadline)
- How kids music is reshaping to be more “bearable” for adults (The Guardian)
- Marvel projects among top winners at the 2022 MTV Movie and TV Awards (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Wonder Woman actor Lynda Carter is defending the character’s bisexuality during Pride Month (Deadline)
- How Disney’s Obi-Wan Kenobi is restoring balance to Star Wars lore (The Hollywood Reporter)
- A Super Nintendo World theme park is opening at Universal Studios Hollywood in 2023 (Engadget)
- And in a bit of random news, the violin used in The Wizard of Oz is expected to sell for US$20 million at auction (The Guardian)
- A former CBS and Tristar CEO is slamming the streaming business model as being terrible for profit-sharing (Deadline)
- Warner Bros. is adamant about not recasting The Flash actor Ezra Miller despite several bizarre brushes with the law (Variety)
- Facebook owner Meta is experimenting with metaverse classrooms in universities (EdSurge)
- Amazon is pulling its Kindle products and retail from China by 2024 (Engadget)
- Star Wars and Disney are defending actor Moses Ingram from racist online attacks (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Netflix’s password-sharing test in Peru is confusing subscribers (TechCrunch)
- Nielsen is banking on its new Gracenote tech to measure bingeability (Variety)
- The future of the metaverse might see consumers having digital offspring (The Guardian)
- Bob’s Burgers: The Movie is Disney’s most successful 2D-animated feature release since The Princess and the Frog (Cartoon Brew)
- …Meanwhile, its live-action Pinocchio remake will premiere September 8 on Disney+ worldwide (Variety)
- Xbox is launching a dedicated sign language channel on Twitch to engage deaf gamers (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Edtech companies will need to review and evolve to avoid a “doom and gloom” future (EdSurge)
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