- Legendary and Warner Bros. Pictures discuss Minecraft’s road to the big screen (Variety)
- Film distributor Ketchup Entertainment is in talks to rescue Coyote vs. Acme from the shelf (THR)
- 25 retail leaders discuss how they’re navigating the Trump administration’s tariffs (RetailDive)
- US video game sales in February dipped by 6% to US$4.5 billion, says Circana (ToyBook)
- Paid music services hit 100 million subscribers in the US for the first time last year (Variety)
- Roku users are furious about the platform’s new home-screen ads (Wired)
- Disney+ launches a 24/7 channel dedicated to The Simpsons (Gizmodo)
- Game developer trends for 2025 include reducing costs and testing new multiplayer formats (Unity)
- MGA plans to reduce China manufacturing by 40% in six months (Reuters)
- Hollywood urges the US to not weaken copyright laws for AI companies (Variety)
- Netflix shares rise after an analyst names it the clear streaming wars winner (MarketWatch)
- China/UK delegates at Filmart vow to pursue more co-pro opportunities (Deadline)
- MrBeast’s biggest revenue driver isn’t videos; it’s chocolate (Bloomberg)
- Dude Perfect may be the next YouTuber to get a streaming deal (WSJ)
- Walmart expects to fall short of its 2025 plastic reduction goals (RetailDive)
- The first Harry Potter film makes Digital-i’s British streaming exports list (Deadline)
- A Minecraft Movie is on track for a US$58-million opening weekend (THR)
- Roblox CEO says concerned parents should keep their kids off the platform (Game Developer)
- Cra-Z-Art expands its US manufacturing capacity to combat tariffs (The Toy Book)
- If you’re in LA this month, check out Mattel’s 80th-anniversary art exhibit (LA Downtown News)
- An inside look at the marketing and PR stumbles on Snow White (THR)
- …and Disney unveils a first live-action trailer for its Lilo & Stitch remake (Empire)
- HBO’s Harry Potter show is getting close to some major casting decisions (Deadline)
- Chat GPT is on the rise among Gen Alpha for schoolwork (Teen Vogue)
- Walgreens has been acquired for US$10 billion by Sycamore Partners (Retail Dive)
- Study shows that social media usage creates vocab trends among kids (Oxford University Press)
- Kickstarter says animated projects raised more than US$5 million in 2024 (Kickstarter)
- MrBeast crashes a Formula E race car at the Miami International Autodome (MSN)
- Mattel’s senior leaders reflect on its 80-year history and IP-driven future (Variety)
- Banijay’s entertainment division reports flat revenue for fiscal 2024 (Deadline)
- Hollywood observers address the elimination of studios’ DEI policies (THR)
- Are family vloggers fleeing California to avoid paying their kids? (Vulture)
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