- How 9 Story Media’s A Kind of Spark is shaking up onscreen autism representation (The Guardian)
- WBD’s David Zaslav is “hopeful” that WGA negotiations will end with a fair resolution (THR)
- Amazon is joining the AI race (TechCrunch)
- The Strong Museum and Nintendo create giant, playable Donkey Kong arcade game (Engadget)
- Writers’ Guild of Great Britain will advise members not to accept WGA work if there’s a strike (Deadline)
- The Sims developer believes players need more control over their metaverse experience (Gamesindustry.biz)
- Hollywood insiders break down which streamers offer the best user experience (Variety)
- ICYMI: Canada’s 2023 YMA nominees are out and Imagine Create Media and Sinking Ship got the most nods (YMA)
- Elon Musk folds Twitter into new X Corp shell firm, driving speculation on platform’s future (Bloomberg, subscription content)
- New report shows US consumer spending on streamers dropped 23% in 2022 (Digital TV Europe)
- Cineworld unveils new reorganization plan to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy (Variety)
- Illumination CEO breaks down Super Mario and the state of the animation industry (Cartoon Brew)
- Super Mario Bros. ground-pounds the global box office with US$377 million in ticket sales (THR)
- Lawmakers claim WBD merger is harming workers and reducing consumer choice (Deadline)
- Tech sales slump as Apple reports 40.5% decline in Q1 computer shipments (Bloomberg)
- Poland’s Platige Image opens new mocap studio for CG-animated projects (Cartoon Brew)
- MGM relaunches as MGM+ International in Europe and adds Lionsgate content to its offering (Variety)
- Warner Bros. Discovery’s live-action Minecraft movie sets a 2025 release date (GameSpot)
- Illumination looks to score US$128 million at the weekend box office with The Super Mario Bros. Movie (THR)
- Disney CEO Bob Iger says Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar titles will stay exclusive, but others could be licensed out (Deadline)
- Netflix, Apple and HBO are among the 2023 Webby Awards nominees (Deadline)
- Illumination is looking to reboot the Shrek franchise with a fifth movie (Variety)
- Inside Amazon Studios: Showrunners express frustration with the streamer’s vision (THR)
- Snapchat launches an age filter and other security measures to improve its AI chatbot (TechCrunch)
- WBD is reportedly prepping a Harry Potter TV series for HBO Max (Bloomberg)
- TikTok has been fined US$15.8 million for breaching a kids data protection law in the UK (The Guardian)
- Disney EMEA is preparing for staff layoffs and content cuts (Deadline)
- The president of Japanese animation juggernaut Studio Ghibli resigns (Variety)
- Spotify is shutting down its standalone live audio app (TechCrunch)
- Cineworld proposes a new restructuring deal to emerge from bankruptcy (Reuters)
- Lionsgate, WBD and Paramount are among Hollywood’s top stock growers in Q1 2023 (THR)
- Dungeons & Dragons grosses US$38.5 million at the US box office in its opening weekend (Variety)
- US lawmakers are meeting with Disney and Apple CEOs to discuss doing business with China (Deadline)
- Italy’s privacy watchdog is highlighting ChatGPT’s child safety concerns (TechCrunch)
- E3 2023 has been canceled due to a lack of “sustained interest” (IGN)
- Amazon Studios taps former Marvel exec Joe Quesada to develop comic book IPs (THR)
- Funko wants to make its Mondo poster biz more accessible to fans (Variety)
- Hollywood will wind down its COVID-19 safety protocols in May (Deadline)
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