- TikTok CEO to testify before US Congress on privacy and child-access concerns (Reuters)
- The RTL Group/Talpa Network merger has been blocked (Digital TV Europe)
- Disney+ cancels The Mysterious Benedict Society after two seasons (Deadline)
- StudioCanal CEO Anna Marsh will open MIPTV 2023 with a keynote on strategy (THR)
- Kevin Fortson to retire after 30 years at Warner Bros. Unscripted TV (Deadline)
- The Academy is teaming up with film-centric social media platform Letterboxd (The Wrap)
- “Bolt-on” acquisitions are proving an effective strategy for NBCUniversal, says CEO Jeff Shell (THR)
- BuzzFeed will implement an AI-centric strategy for its content this year (Variety)
- David Eilenberg elevated to head of content at Roku (Variety)
- The LEGO Group is moving its North American headquarters to Boston (Fortune)
- NBCUniversal’s Peacock streamer added five million subscribers in Q4 (Deadline)
- Stranger Things, Wednesday among last year’s most-streamed shows in the US, Nielsen finds (IndieWire)
- Walmart’s Roblox game is under scrutiny for ‘stealth marketing’ to kids (TechCrunch)
- Disney Advertising plans to use measurement firm EDO for streaming platforms (Deadline)
- Lloyd N. Morrisett, co-creator of Sesame Street, has passed away at 93 (CNN)
- Microsoft sees a Q2 revenue decline from its Xbox division (Games Industry Biz)
- Turning Red, The Sea Beast on the Best Animated Feature shortlist for 2023 Oscars (Variety)
- Report predicts US FAST channel market revenue will hit US$10 billion by 2027 (Digital TV Europe)
- Microsoft invests billions in ChatGPT creator OpenAI (BBC)
- Australia’s Moose Toys commits to net-zero emissions by 2040 (The Toy Book)
- Spotify to lay off 6% of its workforce, and top exec Dawn Ostroff is also departing (THR)
- Avatar sequel becomes the sixth film in global box-office history to hit US$2 billion (Deadline)
- Why Disney built its own proprietary technology for streaming ads (Variety)
- Crystal Dynamics is discontinuing its support of the Marvel’s Avengers game (IGN)
- Amid UK labor unrest, BBC staffers are likely to stage their first major walkout in over a decade (Deadline)
- New study shows that 84% of kids consume videos through YouTube (Advanced Television)
- Google parentco Alphabet will lay off 12,000 employees, reducing its workforce by 6% (Variety)
- Angry Birds owner Rovio receives a US$813-million takeover proposal (WSJ, subscription content)
- WGA writers reflect on their 2007 strike in the lead-up to new contract negotiations (Deadline)
- Nielsen’s December rankings show gaming eating into TV’s market share (THR)
- German teens went crazy for a “compliments” app, and now VCs want in (TechCrunch)
- New research from Kantar provides a sneak-peek at Netflix’s Q4 results (Digital TV Europe)
- Podcast financing set to tighten as recessionary strategies take hold in Hollywood (THR)
- Discord acquires Gas, a social media app for teens with a positive spin (TechCrunch)
- Artists file class-action lawsuit against art platforms using image-generating AI (Cartoon Brew)
- China’s population shrinks, heralding a demographic crisis as deaths outnumber births (NYT)
- Parrot Analytics says the US streaming market is saturated (Bloomberg)
- China’s unofficial ban on Marvel movies appears to be lifting (Deadline)
- Taxes could soon go towards bolstering public broadcasting in France (Digital TV Europe)
- Microsoft plans to increase access to AI software ChatGPT (Reuters)
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