- Netflix’s co-CEO Ted Sarandos isn’t worried about AI replacing writers or actors (Variety)
- Elon Musk’s AI startup has raised US$6 billion in funding (THR)
- Blogging site Tumblr is looking to grow its audience with semi-private chat spaces (TechCrunch)
- Australian Children’s Content Summit in August has lined up an impressive speaker roster (ACCS)
- The Garfield Movie took the number two spot in a 29-year low Memorial Day box office (Variety)
- Walmart’s latest metaverse bet is an e-commerce store selling digital doubles of products (ModernRetail)
- A new startup wants to make it much easier for companies and creators to make product videos (TechCrunch)
- Savvy licensing and smart planning on originals are boosting Netflix’s numbers (TBI Vision)
- TikTok is launching a suite of AI tools to help brands create ads (TechCrunch)
- How Marvel is rebranding its streaming efforts to give viewers flexibility (Variety)
- Streaming films were buoyed by women and BIPOC audiences last year (LA Times)
- Interest in strategy-focused video games is declining, according to a new study (IGN)
- Pixar starts layoffs that will impact 14% of its workforce (THR)
- …and TikTok reportedly plans to cut jobs in marketing and operations (The Wrap)
- Toy Story Funday Football scores three Emmy Awards (Variety)
- AI music generator Suno raises US$125 million in funding (Rolling Stone)
- SpongeBob and Patrick will host the 2024 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards (Deadline)
- Paramount’s IF has a US$35-million domestic opening weekend (THR)
- Little Dot Studios launches a hub to demystify vertical video content (Little Dot Studios)
- Annecy Fest defends inclusion of an AI-based film in this year’s competition (Cartoon Brew)
- A new Irish fund offers up to US$19,000 to indie game developers (Games Industry Biz)
- How Spanish animation is flourishing and eyeing more growth (Variety)
- TikTok is experimenting with 60-minute video uploads to compete with YouTube (Tech Crunch)
- Amazon Prime renews German YA series Maxton Hall after its record-breaking premiere (Deadline)
- Meanwhile, Marvel’s live-action series Silk: Spider Society gets cut loose at Amazon (THR)
- A pending audiovisual law could give a boost to Czechia’s TV animation industry (Variety)
- IMAX doubles down on wide-screen releases for 2025, focusing on superheroes (THR)
- This high-profile, family-friendly Fortnite creator is launching his own company (Variety)
- TIFF will roll out the red carpet with an official market in 2026 (The Wrap)
- Sundance animated darling 10 Lives secures North American distribution (Deadline)
- Walmart cuts hundreds of corporate jobs and asks some workers to relocate (Retail Dive)
- A former DreamWorks/Henson staffer breaks down the critical state of the US animation biz (YouTube)
- Greece’s rebate overhaul plan should bolster toon production (Variety)
- Food Network serves up a Harry Potter cooking format (Deadline)
- Licensing PR vet and kilogrammedia founder Jane Garner has died (License Global)
- Comcast is bundling Peacock, Apple TV+ and Netflix into Streamsaver (Variety)
- CAA signs a deal with AI company Veritone to store digital talent assets (Deadline)
- Amazon greenlights live-action Spider-Man series Noir (IGN)
- How Cannes turned Boonie Bears into a billion-dollar Chinese film franchise (THR)
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