- BBC Studios’ annual revenue hits US$2.7 billion, driven largely by Bluey (THR)
- Actors may join writers on strike as SAG-AFTRA’s Wednesday deadline looms (NYT)
- After a slow start, Pixar’s Elemental is finding its box-office legs, especially in Korea (Cartoon Brew)
- Anime distributor Sugai has opened its doors in Australia (Variety)
- The Animation Guild launches a controversial list of 10 principles for implementing AI (Cartoon Brew)
- Warner Bros. Discovery extends its content distribution deal in New Zealand with Sky (THR)
- Amazon Prime Video narrowly beats out Netflix as the top US streamer in Q2 (DTVE)
- Why Korea’s webtoons are becoming the next hot format for content adaptations (Deadline)
- Meta is challenging Twitter with its new Threads app (Reuters)
- …Meanwhile, Canada blocks advertising on Facebook to get Meta to implement Bill C-18 (THR)
- Actors start picket-planning as the SAG-AFTRA contract negotiation deadline looms (Deadline)
- Streamers hungry for advertising dollars might cave on promoting rival services (Variety)
- Gen Z’s affinity for reading subtitles is creating big business for transcribers (THR)
- Movistar Peru strikes a deal with Disney LatAm to add Disney+ to its TV offering (DTVE)
- The Philippines is considering banning the Barbie movie because it features a controversial map (Variety)
- How STEM can make children’s media more inclusive (EdSurge)
- Why Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is failing to set new franchise records (Deadline)
- Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken posts DreamWorks’ worst box-office opening at just US$5.2 million (Cartoon Brew)
- Greta Gerwig set to direct Netflix’s The Chronicles of Narnia movie (THR)
- Peter Ramsey explains how Disney+ is breaking ground with its first original African animated series (TBI Vision)
- Moonbug’s Nicolas Eglau makes a strong case for linear TV in the age of streaming (TBI Vision)
- Meta explains how its AI decides what users see on Facebook and Instagram (Engadget)
- National Geographic has reportedly laid off the last of its writers (The Guardian)
- Netflix launches a trailer for its first African-animated series, Supa Team 4 (Deadline)
- GLAAD calls on YouTube to enforce content policies protecting LGBTQ users (Deadline)
- Elemental and the new Spider-Man movie edge out The Flash at box office (THR)
- TikTok beats out Netflix to become Gen Z’s go-to video service in Spain (TBI Vision)
- LEGO CMO Julia Goldin sees a lot of value in the metaverse (Variety)
- Meta rolls out new parental control tools for Instagram and Messenger (TechCrunch)
- …Meanwhile, TikTok is allowing parents to limit kid access to content (Engadget)
- The UK will continue to dominate Europe’s entertainment industry over the next four years (Advanced Television)
- Netflix’s policy boss says Ofcom could become ‘a global policeman’ with a new media bill (Deadline)
- ABC Australia starts production on new kids series F.A.N.G. (IF Magazine)
- SAG-AFTRA leaders say contract talks have been productive and a fair deal is possible (Deadline)
- Dee Forbes resigns as CEO of Irish broadcaster RTÉ (Variety)
- Vice Media Group has attracted a new buyer after filing for bankruptcy (TBI Vision)
- Cineworld is taking next steps to restructure its business and reduce its debt (Reuters)
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