- SpongeBob will be the first-ever animated host of the Kids’ Choice Awards (THR)
- DVD rental business Redbox is officially dead, as parentco Chicken Soup liquidates assets (Variety)
- French app developer Sekai secures license to popular manga/anime franchise Naruto (Tech Crunch)
- New book tells the untold story of iconic PBS children’s show Reading Rainbow (WIVB)
- American theater chain Regal raises US$250 million to upgrade its locations after a strong Q1 (THR)
- Disneyland workers to hold a strike authorization vote on July 19 (Deadline)
- Girls creator Lena Dunham is no longer attached to Mattel’s Polly Pocket movie (Variety)
- Duolingo doubles down on animation with its second studio acquisition after going public (Tech Crunch)
- VIZ Media acquires anime brand RWBY from WBD’s recently shut down Rooster Teeth (ICv2)
- Sleep tracking app Pokémon Sleep wakes up to US$100 million in first-year revenue (Games Industry)
- Disney has released its first trailer for Natasha Kline’s animated comedy series Primos (THR)
- Peppa Pig and Play-Doh reap rewards from Hasbro’s early adoption of Amazon Prime ads (Marketing Dive)
- Despicable Me 4 and Inside Out 2 score huge box-office wins (Deadline)
- A surprise election win for France’s left-wing alliance brings relief to the film/TV industry (Variety)
- Max opts to kill off DC’s Arkham Asylum Batman spinoff series (THR)
- Here’s a handy guide to how parental controls on social media platforms actually work (Tech Crunch)
- Breaking down UK screen sector priorities for the newly elected government (Deadline)
- Streamers move to challenge a proposed 5% tax on revenue in Canada (WSJ)
- Alcohol advertising is creeping into kids streaming lineups in Australia (The Guardian)
- Cineworld is reportedly looking to close 25 theaters in the UK (THR)
- YouTube updates its erase tool for selective removal of copyrighted music (TechCrunch)
- The Skydance-Paramount merger is back on with a revised agreement (NYT)
- Why YouTube is the top platform driving purchase behavior among kids (Entrepreneur)
- Despicable Me 4 is projected to do up to US$120 million at home this weekend (Deadline)
- MIP Doc and MIP Formats to fold into the inaugural MIP London event (Variety)
- Inside Out 2 has joined the billion-dollar club in just 19 days (Cartoon Brew)
- Wicked will no longer face off against Moana 2 after release date change (THR)
- Wednesday is poised to become the largest production ever to film in Ireland (Variety)
- Tubi launches in the UK with more than 20,000 films and series (BBC)
- Amazon joins a very exclusive US$2-trillion market cap club (Retail Dive)
- Roblox is adding generative AI tools for the platform’s developers (GamesIndustry.biz)
- Mondo TV to pay US$538,000 for violating US sanctions against North Korea (CNN)
- The Academy invites 56 animation pros to join the class of 2024 (Cartoon Brew)
- Paramount streamlines its websites, cutting content and redirecting to Paramount+ (THR)
- King breaks down how it’s using AI to develop new Candy Crush levels (GamesIndustry.biz)
- Disney serves up a Serena Williams docuseries to engage women’s sports enthusiasts (Variety)
- The Collision Awards unveils its inaugural list of animation finalists (AWN)
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