- Fortnite maker Epic Games has agreed to pay US$520 million in fines to the FTC (NBC News)
- Avatar: The Way of Water earned US$134 million in its North American box office debut (Variety)
- The new big ad trend in TV might be virtual product placement (Deadline)
- Elon Musk asked Twitter users if he should resign and they voted yes (TechCrunch)
- In a streaming truce, Amazon and Netflix are teaming up to promote Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (THR)
- Meta’s virtual meet-and-greet app Super will shut down next year (Tech Crunch)
- WBD marks the 100th anniversary of Warner Bros. with a Scooby-Doo/Looney Tunes Funko crossover (ComicBook)
- Avatar’s sequel earns US$15 million on day one in China, bolstering hopes for the movie biz (CNN)
- GLAAD praises improved inclusivity in Disney films (NYT)
- Why uncertainty is brewing around next year’s potential writers strike (THR)
- WBD’s planned content write-offs surpass previous estimates by almost US$1 billion (THR)
- …but DC is prepping a new Superman movie, exploring the hero’s early years (Deadline)
- Why diversity training is in need of more evaluation (Washington Post)
- A big video game publisher is pulling out of Russia and restructuring (Games Industry Biz)
- The nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes are in (Deadline)
- Apple users will need to pay a higher fee for Twitter Blue subscription (TechCrunch)
- Saudi Film Commission offers a grant for local productions, including animation (Arab News)
- Mediawan acquires a majority stake in Brad Pitt’s Plan B studio (Bloomberg)
- How five young Canadian animators won a 24-hour animation contest (CBC)
- The Native American Media Alliance selects seven new participants for its annual animation lab (Deadline)
- A Quebec judge has authorized a suit against Fortnite for being too ‘addictive’ (CTV News)
- One Piece Film: Red director Goro Taniguchi discusses the international success of anime (THR)
- Reports say Christine McCarthy is in the lead to replace Bob Iger as Disney’s next CEO (Cartoon Brew)
- …Meanwhile, The House of Mouse rolls out Disney+ ad-tier with 100 launch sponsors (THR)
- FTC kicks off a trial to stop Meta from acquiring VR app developer Within Inc. (Reuters)
- New research says more than half of Nordic SVOD subscribers want ad-tier offerings (Digital TV Europe)
- How Asian streamer Viu is using youth content to fend off Netflix and Disney+ (Deadline)
- UK linear broadcaster ITV launches ad-supported streamer with 10,000-plus hours of content (THR)
- BBC director Tim Davie plans to consolidate all of its channels and services under one brand (TBI Vision)
- Apple is rolling out new app pricing options for developers next year (GamesIndustry.biz)
- Amazon and WBD ink a deal to bring HBO Max back to Prime Video Channels (THR)
- … Meanwhile, Amazon prepares to launch its Prime Gaming subscription in India (Tech Crunch)
- Sony Pictures taps Gil Kenan to direct the Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequel (Deadline)
- NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell says his animation business outranks Disney’s (Cartoon Brew)
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