- Amazon Prime Video orders a second season of MrBeast’s Beast Games (THR)
- PBS KIDS will stop producing Molly of Denali after season five airs (AlaskaPublic)
- A look inside Cartoon Network’s historic legacy and uncertain future (Bloomberg)
- Apple TV+ announces a new 2D-animated preschool series called Not a Box (Apple)
- CBeebies and Sky Kids win BAFTAs in the Children’s categories (THR)
- Major TV and film orgs lobby against Trump’s entertainment tariffs (Deadline)
- Colliers claims e-commerce is no longer disrupting the retail sector (RetailDive)
- The FTC loses its appeal against Microsoft’s purchase of Activision Blizzard (Gamesindustry.biz)
- A new US$1-billion Africa Film Fund launches to transform the country’s industry (Afreximbank)
- A fake LinkedIn post about Elmo’s layoff speaks to industry defunding fears (Variety)
- As Hollywood cuts back, YouTubers are upping their production game (THR)
- Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly moving towards splitting up the company (CNBC)
- Presales for Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch are exceeding A Minecraft Movie (Deadline)
- PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie locks a voice cast including Snoop Dogg and Bill Nye (Billboard)
- Bluey and Windcatcher took home Screen Producer Australia’s kids awards (IF Magazine)
- Copyrighting AI-assisted TV series and films won’t be an easy process (Variety)
- Netflix is rolling out an AI-powered tool to make its search more conversational (TechCrunch)
- Disney has “tech-forward” plans for its new theme park in Abu Dhabi (THR)
- BAFTA has opened applications for the next Breakthrough UK talent-finder (Televisual)
- F1 drivers raced full-sized LEGO cars at an event in Miami last weekend (Formula 1)
- California’s governor proposes a US$7.5-billion tax credit to support film industry (THR)
- Shaw Rocket Fund survey seeks input on AI from the kids industry (Shaw Rocket Fund)
- Gaumont unveils the cast for its animated film High in the Clouds, based on Paul McCartney’s kids book (Rolling Stone)
- In a unique marketing strategy, Marvel rebrands its latest film just days after release (USA Today)
- India’s JioStar plans to spend US$3.6 billion on content this year (Variety)
- Kids under age 13 will soon be able to use Google’s Gemini chatbot (TechCrunch)
- A new report from Mars says shopping windows for Halloween are getting longer (Retail Dive)
- Trump says he’ll give TikTok another extension if a deal isn’t signed by June 19 (Axios)
- Disney+ film Out of My Mind wins this year’s children’s/youth Peabody Award (THR)
- Apple is prohibited from collecting fees from purchases outside its App Store (Gamesindustry.biz)
- Roku to acquire streaming bundle service Frndly TV in a US$185-million all-cash deal (Deadline)
- Marvel’s Thunderbolts made US$11.5 million in previews before opening weekend (Variety)
- Only 41% of parents read to their kids out loud, say Nielsen and HarperCollins (The Guardian)
- Common Sense Media warns that under-18s shouldn’t use AI companion apps (CNN)
- AI animation start-up Cheehoo raises US$10 million in a new funding round (CartoonBrew)
- Crunchyroll kicks off an Ani-May campaign with new partnerships and merch (Crunchyroll)
- Bluey surpasses three million books sold in the UK (Licensing.biz)
- A Minecraft Movie‘s “Steve’s Lava Chicken” is the shortest song to ever make the Billboard Hot 100 (Variety)
- Elsa voice actor Idina Menzel says she deserves royalties from Frozen costume sales (TheWrap)
- US and Canadian consumers are lowering their spending on video services, TiVo reports (Advanced Television)
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