- Barbie may finally be coming out in Saudi Arabia, but it got slapped with a ban in Kuwait (THR)
- Hollywood’s writers strike hits 100 days; this is how movie schedules have been affected (Deadline)
- WBD appoints MD of sports in Europe, Andrew Georgiou, as head of media business (TBI Vision)
- For something fun, here’s a list of the longest-running shows on American TV—Sesame Street is in the mix (Variety)
- Barbie has helped AMC Theatres achieve its highest quarterly attendance since 2019 (THR)
- …Meanwhile, the movie sets a release date in Saudi Arabia, avoiding a ban in Middle East (The Wrap)
- Disney+ is premiering The Little Mermaid in September (Variety)
- Netflix has launched an app so subscribers can play its video games on TV (TechCrunch)
- Samsung rolls out a hub for gamers of all ages in Australia (Advanced Television)
- Prime Video renews teen/YA series The Summer I Turned Pretty (Deadline)
- An inside look at the demand for better apparel for kids with disabilities (Toronto Star)
- Why Hollywood C-Suite paychecks are under more scrutiny than ever before (THR)
- Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie racks up 20.8 million Netflix viewing hours in its first week (Cartoon Brew)
- Prime Video, Netflix and Paramount+ lead the pack in new subscriber growth for Q2 (DTVE)
- Elemental crosses the US$400-million mark in global ticket sales (THR)
- Mattel has launched a TikTok search for the first-ever “Chief Uno Player” (BBC)
- Gamefam breaks down today’s in-gaming advertising opportunities (Games Industry Biz)
- Bob Iger taps Disney alums Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs to consult on ESPN (Forbes)
- Paul Reubens, who played the iconic Pee-wee Herman, has passed away at age 70 (THR)
- India streamlines its film certification system with more kids categories (Variety)
- Netflix offers up a first look at Spy Kids: Armageddon (Deadline)
- Barbie has earned around US$775 million at the global box office after just two weekends (THR)
- Sony removes Beyond the Spider-Verse from its release calendar due to strikes (Variety)
- …Meanwhile, SAG-AFTRA explains why independent productions can keep filming (The Wrap)
- The CFO at video game retailer GameStop has resigned after one year (BNN Bloomberg)
- An Arthur book is facing a possible ban from Florida schools for a bizarre reason (Entertainment Weekly)
- Donald and Stephen Glover have been tapped to pen a Disney+ Lando series (Variety)
- Ramsey Naito confirms Paramount is not moving away from producing animated films (Cartoon Brew)
- Comic book writers join the WGA picket line outside NBCUniversal (THR)
- Teachers and schools are rushing to create new assignments that can stump ChatGPT (EdSurge)
- Director Greta Gerwig shares her thoughts on a potential Barbie sequel (THR)
- Google reports that more than two billion monthly users are watching YouTube shorts (TechCrunch)
- New research says that smart TV ownership in the US has jumped to 74% in 2023 (DTVE)
- Background actors are worried about studios using their likenesses in other projects through AI (Variety)
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