- PlayStation launches an app for buying Sony Pictures Entertainment movies (Variety)
- All of the live-action Star Wars movies are heading to Disney’s linear nets this month (Deadline)
- The US film and TV sector has lost 45,000 jobs since the strikes began (THR)
- Britain’s media watchdog has concerns that Snap’s AI chatbot isn’t protecting kid privacy (TechCrunch)
- Several corporate and legal Netflix execs are departing as part of a restructure (Deadline)
- Spotify is pushing into audiobooks, but will this draw in more listeners? (THR)
- A new bill in the US could really shake up how techcos advertise to consumers (NextTV)
- Former Ubisoft execs were taken into custody as part of a harassment investigation (Wired)
- The final season of teen-skewing series Sex Education is Netflix’s most-watched show in the UK (Deadline)
- Amazon Studios is rebranding as Amazon MGM Studios (Variety)
- X Social Media is suing X (formerly Twitter) for causing marketplace confusion (The Verge)
- Meta is launching new AI features for advertisers (TechCrunch)
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie fetches the top spot at the box office (Forbes)
- California’s governor vetoed a bill that would have let striking SAG-AFTRA workers claim unemployment benefits (Deadline)
- NLRB gives Disney Animation production workers right to vote for union with IATSE (Cartoon Brew)
- …Meanwhile, Workinman Interactive workers voted to join IATSE (THR)
- The WGA strike ending is good for the industry overall, but the TV biz is facing a host of new challenges (Deadline)
- SAG-AFTRA could be gearing up to strike against video game publishers (Variety)
- TikTok videos promoting steroids, some of which target teens, are really taking off (TechCrunch)
- It’s the end of an era: Netflix has officially mailed its last DVD (THR)
- The first-ever film and TV studio complex in Jordan has just opened (Variety)
- Research shows movement and going outside help students learn better (EdSurge)
- Katy Perry is set to guest-star in Peppa Pig (Deadline)
- Walmart returns to Roblox after its first attempts drew accusations of stealth marketing to kids (TechCrunch)
- Mattel is launching an AI version of Pictionary (Forbes)
- …Speaking of AI, here’s a look at how marketing agencies are using it (Adweek, subscription)
- SAG-AFTRA is getting ready for a potential strike against video game companies (Variety)
- Aussies producers win the battle to reinstate NSW funding programs (TBI Vision)
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