- Pixar’s Soul opens with a soft US$429,000 theatrical weekend (Cartoon Brew)
- …meanwhile, ticket sales for French films abroad jumped by 37.8% in 2023 (Deadline)
- Mastermind Toys lays off 272 staffers following the retailer’s sale to Unity Acquisition (CP24)
- How Netflix is looking to attract subscribers with a supermarket partnership (Broadband TV News)
- What to expect at the 70th Toy Fair UK next month (Toy World)
- Across the Spider-Verse wins a Critics Choice Award for Best Animated Feature (THR)
- How the internet is shaping Gen Alpha’s preference for upscale brands and products (Washington Post)
- NFL is reportedly looking to acquire a stake in Disney’s ESPN (LA Times)
- Wonka surpasses US$500 million at the global box office (Deadline)
- Social media platform Discord lays off 17% of its staff, cutting 170 positions (The Verge)
- More states are giving money to families looking to homeschool their kids (Forbes)
- SEGA names Shuji Utsumi as its new COO and CEO for America and Europe (Gamesindustry.biz)
- Paramount’s teen comedy Mean Girls is expected to pull in US$30 million at the weekend box office (THR)
- Skydance’s backers are exploring an all-cash deal to buy Paramount (The WSJ)
- Disney’s new ad tech lets advertisers “buy once and deliver everywhere” (Broadcasting & Cable)
- MGM+ cuts several senior executive roles amid major Amazon layoffs (TBI)
- A new report reveals which TV shows are the most inclusive (Variety)
- Mattel’s Career of the Year Barbie collection focuses on women working in the film industry (Deadline)
- SAG-AFTRA drafts a new AI agreement with Replica Studios to license voices for video games (GamesIndustry.biz)
- IDW renews its Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics license with Paramount Global (ICV2)
- Lionsgate launches a new unscripted division following the acquisition of eOne from Hasbro (TBI Vision)
- Futureverse and WBD partner on a massive Ready Player One experience (Variety)
- Disney is backed by activist hedge funds in its latest boardroom drama (Guardian)
- Leading researchers predict a 5% chance of AI causing human extinction (Gizmodo)
- Facebook parent company Meta is shuttering its London HQ (Deadline)
- Several players are in the market to acquire Paramount—who will win? (THR)
- Warner Bros. Animation boss Sam Register is not impressed with what AI can do (Cartoon Brew)
- Roku to launch a new Pro Series branded TV (Digital TV News)
- GroupM partners with Disney, Roku, NBCUniversal and YouTube to bolster streaming ads (Variety)
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