- Toys ‘R’ Us Studios debuts an AI-generated retrospective at Cannes Film Fest (ToyBook)
- Paramount+ is rolling out another price hike on new subs in August (Vulture)
- Apple Studios VFX workers are looking to unionize with IATSE (Cartoon Brew)
- Moose Toys unveils its upcoming MrBeast range of figures and collectibles (PR Newswire)
- Pixar’s Inside Out 2 surpasses Dune: Part Two as 2024’s highest-grossing film (Variety)
- Hasbro earmarks New Jersey for LBE growth with three new retail experiences planned (Forbes)
- The LEGO Group taps WME to support and advise its entertainment strategy (Deadline)
- Framestore is closing its Vancouver VFX studio in response to production slowdown (Cartoon Brew)
- Malaysia’s proposed expansion of film censorship raises industry concerns (Variety)
- New York moves to restrict addictive social media content aimed at kids and teens (The Verge)
- A survey estimates 6% of US households watch TV exclusively on mobile devices now (The Wrap)
- DreamWorks’ The Wild Robot will make its debut at TIFF 2024 (Cartoon Brew)
- Inside Out 2 has a US$30-million box-office day to set a new Juneteenth record (Deadline)
- How Disney is strategizing to win commitments from advertisers (Variety)
- The FTC has referred a TikTok child privacy case to the Justice Department (CNBC)
- A new app is seeking to help teens manage the quality of their screentime (TechCrunch)
- Breaking down how the Paramount-Skydance merger collapsed (Variety)
- Netflix House immersive venues will open in Texas and Pennsylvania (THR)
- Nintendo unveils a new Legend of Zelda game featuring the titular princess (Polygon)
- An AI video-generating tool is under scrutiny for copying a Pixar character (The Verge)
- These key characteristics are defining young shoppers on TikTok (Forbes)
- Behind the enduring popularity of Sanrio’s 50-year-old Hello Kitty brand (SCMP)
- The US Surgeon General calls for social media warning labels for young users (CNN)
- Jennifer Aniston is launching a kids book series inspired by her dog (AP News)
- Disney and DeSantis bury the hatchet, making way for US$17-billion Disney World expansion (THR)
- Netflix cancels Emmy-nominated animated series My Dad the Bounty Hunter after two seasons (Deadline)
- Bluey X Simpsons mashup from BBC Studios and A+C Studio is a viral hit (Skwigly)
- Streamers’ ad-supported tiers face significant rate “rollbacks” from advertisers (Variety)
- Why anime streamer Crunchyroll expects to grow well beyond 13 million subscribers (Deadline)
- Global ad spend to exceed US$1 trillion in 2025, due to higher estimates for the US and China (THR)
- Gotham Group and Gobelins partner to develop animation talent across two continents (Variety)
- Disney’s live-action Moana remake finds its star in Catherine Laga’aia (Digital Spy)
- Netflix has reportedly axed its Power Rangers live-action reboot (Gizmodo)
- Inside Out 2 is trending towards the biggest box-office opening of 2024 (Deadline)
- Pixar’s chief creative officer Pete Docter is not down with live-action remakes (THR)
- Why the power of play has never been more important for kids and parents (The Toy Book)
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