- How the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike is putting pressure on midsize PR firms (THR)
- Comic books take back center stage from films and TV at this year’s SDCC (Variety)
- TikTok is coming after X and Instagram by introducing text-only posts (The Guardian)
- ESRB asks FTX to greenlight facial recognition tech for verifying a user’s age (Gamesindustry.biz)
- Barbie smashes opening weekend expectations, making US$155 million domestically (Variety)
- What new forces are turning Malaysia into the animation hub of Southeast Asia? (Cartoon Brew)
- Canada has become an international children’s TV powerhouse (The Conversation)
- Spotify follows Apple and Amazon by hiking the prices of its music streaming services (THR)
- Barbie posts the best preview box office of 2023 (Deadline)
- …Meanwhile, Warner Bros. and Mattel have a marketing strategy to paint the world pink (THR)
- Amazon agrees to pay a fine for violating children’s privacy with Alexa (Variety)
- And for a fun friday note: Check out the latest footage from the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie (IGN)
- Viaplay lays off 25% of its workforce and shuts down streaming services in the US and UK (Deadline)
- WildBrain has completed its acquisition of House of Cool (TBI Vision)
- Oscar-winning actress and writer Jamie Lee Curtis is working on a new picture book for kids (THR)
- Microsoft and Activision Blizzard extend merger deadline as they seek UK regulatory approval (Variety)
- Barbie could do a whopping US$100-million opening weekend (Deadline)
- Netflix has removed its basic ad-free subscription tier in the US and the UK (Engadget)
- TikTok Music is expanding its beta service in Indonesia and Brazil (The Verge)
- The Deadpool scavenger hunt, a fan-favorite event, is returning to San Diego Comic-Con (THR)
- The industry could collapse if strikes are not settled soon, says former studio chief Barry Diller (THR)
- Can Hollywood afford to ignore AI? (TBI Vision)
- Inside the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ CG-animated evolution (Variety)
- House Republicans in the US are taking aim at Big Bird and non-commercial media (NextTV)
- Crunchyroll eyes India as a major market for anime (Bloomberg, subscription content)
- Bob Iger says Marvel’s increased output “diluted” audience’s attention (Deadline)
- China lays out provisional rules for generative AI services (Reuters)
- UK streaming growth slows due to subscription fatigue and price sensitivity (DTVE)
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