- Plans for more movies are brewing at The LEGO Company (Variety)
- Google is shutting down its Podcasts app on April 2 (TechCrunch)
- A Disney/Universal family feature face-off is shaping up for US Thanksgiving (The Ankler)
- How reboots are spiking demand for streaming catalogues (The Wrap Pro)
- Build-A-Bear opens a new UK location as part of planned expansion (The Toy Book)
- Digital media growth and a better economic outlook should goose US ad spend by 9.2% in 2024 (THR)
- A softer Q1 box office drives AMC’s shares down by 16% (Deadline)
- Amazon fronts its largest venture investment yet, putting US$4 billion into AI startup Anthropic (Tech Crunch)
- Disney and DeSantis allies end their legal feud over control of Florida’s biggest theme park (Variety)
- Popular DJ duo Loud Luxury to close out Licensing Expo at a brand-new closing party (Licensing Biz)
- Easter could be a little less sweet this weekend as cocoa prices skyrocket (Forbes)
- Streaming drove an 8% growth in US music sales last year (Deadline)
- Sony Pictures leans into the FAST market with 54 localized channel launches in Europe (Digital TV Europe)
- In memorium tributes pour in for former CBeebies controller Kay Benbow (Deadline)
- Italy’s revised Media Law lowers streamers’ investment obligations (Screen Daily)
- In-game ad spend is set to increase by 40% this year to US$8.5 billion (Variety)
- X-Men ’97 sets a new season-one premiere record on Disney+ (Yahoo News)
- Dates set for 2025 London TV Screenings amid MIPTV move rumors (TBI Vision)
- Kung Fu Panda 4 disappoints in China with US$25.9 million opening (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Meanwhile, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire ruled in North America with a US$45 million debut (Variety)
- Bob Iger and Disney get support in proxy fight from ex-Mouse House CEO Michael Eisner (The Wrap)
- The DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple could benefit Netflix and Spotify (THR)
- IMAX will give the Olympics opening ceremony a big screen treatment (Variety)
- Nelson Peltz has locked in more support for his proxy fight against Disney (Reuters)
- Paramount+ gives Ark: The Animated Series a surprise release (TBI Vision)
- Netflix is the latest to pick up streaming rights to The Boy and the Heron (Variety)
- Disney Channel hitmaker Kenny Ortega has new representation (THR)
- Ukraine is using Minecraft to raise funds to restore a school damaged by the war (Wired)
- Peacock’s new features include the option to watch multiple livestreams simultaneously (TechCrunch)
- Warner Bros. Discvovery is rolling Max out to Europe in May (Screen Daily)
- A startup wants to help consumers decide which streaming bundle is best for them (THR)
- X-Men ’97 creators on reviving the animated series for today’s viewers (Variety)
- A growing audio platform has secured US$103 million in new funding (TechCrunch)
- NBCUniversal Media Group has promoted an exec to fill its new chief business officer role (TBI Vision)
- State broadcaster China Media Group has aired the country’s first AI-produced animated series (Cartoon Brew)
- …meanwhile, kids content is exempt from YouTube’s new rule for labeling generative AI content (Wired)
- Paramount+ has set the timing for the launch of its ad tier in several markets (THR)
- George Lucas is supporting Bob Iger amid Disney’s proxy fight (Variety)
- Kung Fu Panda remained victorious at the domestic box office in its second weekend (Variety)
- IATSE and studios are set to start negotiating craft-specific issues this week (THR)
- CBS Studios’ Among Us animated series has secured big names for its voice cast (Variety)
- BritBox International has named a new leader following the BBC Studios takeover (Deadline)
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