- Mattel has unveiled a new line of Barbies made from recycled ocean-bound plastic (CNN)
- Discovery EMEA is preparing for more co-pros and bigger budgets in the future (TBI)
- How directors handled a year filled with intimacy coordinators, COVID restrictions and time-crunch (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Russian animation companies are ready to make an impact on the global stage (Variety)
- Jimmy Fallon has signed a deal with DreamWorks Animation to adapt his preschool books for TV (The Wrap)
- HBO Max is ready for global expansion, but is facing intense competition and a lot of rights fights (BNN Bloomberg)
- WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar is still trying to figure out what the future has in store for him (The Hollywood Reporter)
- When kids set up game avatars, their options aren’t diverse enough—and that needs to change (Axios)
- Abu Dhabi could be the next big entertainment hub following a US$6-billion investment (Variety)
- After a year of lockdowns and social distancing, will kids really be more resilient? (The Atlantic)
- …Getting outside and connecting with friends this summer could help a lot (Wall Street Journal)
- PlayStation may be known for violent games, but its next blockbuster is very kid-friendly (The Verge)
- Paramount+ is adding more than 1,000 movies this week (Variety)
- How Apple’s walled garden is stifling creativity and increasing prices (Wall Street Journal)
- What do you call the sequel to a prequel? Disney is reportedly in the works on another Cruella movie (IndieWire)
- People are sick of Zoom meetings; here’s what some companies are doing to help (Toronto Star)
- Ratings aren’t enough to save a show anymore: Jupiter’s Legacy‘s were as good as it gets, but it was still cancelled (The Hollywood Reporter)
- People are concerned about the accuracy of the SpongeBob universe, and how the Patrick Star show fits in (AV Club)
- TikTok is paving the way for potentially collecting biometric data from American users, including faceprints and voiceprints (TechCrunch)
- Netflix and the House of Mouse are teaming up with tech titans to fight the climate crisis (CNN)
- Expanding its presence in India, Netflix is planning to open a wholly owned post-production facility in Mumbai (Variety)
- Nickelodeon has cast its first-ever openly trans teen in a live-action show (Complex)
- Signs of a reviving box office: A Quiet Place II is breaking pandemic records and rivaling the first film’s success (Deadline)
- What happens when the video game industry finally starts to take girls seriously? (WIRED)
- It’s déjà vu: Companies are starting to announce they won’t attend MIPCOM in October (TBI)
- Disney is facing a sexual orientation discrimination lawsuit (Deadline)
- Supply chain shortages and rising inflation are starting to impact TV and film production costs (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Nintendo is turning one of its factories into a public gallery (The Verge)
- Korea’s CJ ENM plans to spend billions making more global content (TBI)
- Three live event directors talk about what’s next for in-person conferences (Fast Company)
- Spotify’s chief legal officer thinks Apple is a “ruthless bully,” and laws need updating to rein it in (Wall Street Journal)
- TikTok is more than funny videos—half of its users reportedly bought something they saw on the app (Adweek)
- An inside look at the future of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Blue’s Clues is kicking off Pride Month with a new LGBTQ-themed sing-along video (Today Show)
- …Meanwhile, Disney keeps promising its “first gay character,” and keeps getting it wrong (AV Club)
- Video games have thrived during the pandemic, and these companies are betting big that it stays that way (New York Times)
- The psychology behind why fan art delights viewers (WIRED)
- WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar isn’t going anywhere yet—he will stick around until at least 2022 (Deadline)
- Clubhouse is launching a new program to fund 25 original audio projects from 40 creators (Tubefilter)
- Apple has had to reveal a lot of secrets in its trial with Epic (The Verge)
- HBO Max has been in the market for a year—with splashy originals and good subscriber growth, what could go wrong? (Vulture)
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