- WGA says there were 42% fewer TV writing jobs in the 2023/2024 season (THR)
- A new US$28-million fund is looking to support indies in the EU (VideoAge International)
- South Korean content is second only to US content in terms of Netflix watch time (Advanced TV)
- The King of Kings had a US$19-million opening weekend, setting a new animated Biblical film record (Deadline)
- The Toy Association is lobbying the US government to keep toys tariff-free (The Toy Book)
- Could A Minecraft Movie lead the way for a new Roblox film? (THR)
- Angel Studios’ The King of Kings surpasses US$14.6 million in presales (Deadline)
- Amazon is testing a new Buy for Me AI sales agent for third-party sites (RetailDive)
- The UK’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee is recommending a 5% streamer levy (Deadline)
- …And Animation UK is lobbying hard to get a piece of it (Advanced Television)
- LeBron James has been named Mattel’s first Kenbassador (The Toy Book)
- Trump announces 90-day tariff pause, for all countries except China (BBC)
- NRF forecasts that retail sales will grow by 3.7% despite tariffs (Supermarket News)
- Paramount to premiere The Angry Birds Movie 3 on January 29, 2027 (THR)
- Blippi is entering a new era with premium episodes on Netflix (TheWrap)
- Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in Canada to align with US timing (Mobilesyrup)
- Mattel scales back its DEI disclosures to investors amid US government crackdown (THR)
- Netflix wins the bid for Hasbro Entertainment’s Monopoly competition series (Deadline)
- The FCC has extended the Paramount/Skydance merger deadline to July 6 (TheWrap)
- China is considering banning Hollywood films to push back against tariffs (Variety)
- Trump extends TikTok’s US sale deadline by 75 days to negotiate with China (Reuters)
- Nintendo delays Switch 2 pre-orders in the US while it assesses tariff impacts (Wired)
- A Minecraft Movie has a US$313-million opening weekend (THR)
- Retailers discuss implementing AI in their shopping experiences (RetailDive)
- Australia is not budging on content quotas, despite US pressure (Variety)
- Kristen Wiig and Gloria Estefan join the voice cast for Gabby’s movie (The Wrap)
- How To Train Your Dragon’s live-action sequel to hit in June 2027 (Deadline)
- Hollywood’s once-coveted studio chief gigs are riskier than ever today (THR)
- Valued at US$500 billion, YouTube may surpass Disney’s revenue next year (THR)
- Netflix’s Adolescence made available to stream in all UK secondary schools (TheWrap)
- Milkshake! launches new accessible viewing features with Mixmups (Channel 5)
- Sony sets June 4, 2027 release date for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (Variety)
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