- 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)
- Could YouTube be the next competitor in the growing FAST channel market? (WSJ, subscription content)
- Activist investor Nelson Peltz demands a seat in Disney’s boardroom (Deadline)
- Netflix’s Stranger Things and Wednesday top Parrot Analytics’ top-10 list in the UK (Digital TV Europe)
- …Meanwhile, the streamer wins a Best Animated Feature Critics Choice Award with Pinocchio (Cartoon Brew)
- Disney names Nike exec Mark Parker as its new chairman, replacing Susan Arnold (CNN)
- DirecTV to lay off more than 200 managers amid subscriber losses (LA Times)
- Banijay generated US$3.2 billion in revenue last year (Deadline)
- From Pinocchio to Buzz Lightyear, film directors talk about character design (THR)
- Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio named best animated motion picture at Golden Globes (THR)
- Studios are getting real about how much to spend on streaming (Variety)
- A big change might be brewing for California’s film and TV tax credits (Deadline)
- OpenAI is piloting a new premium version of viral AI ChatGPT (TechCrunch)
- DGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers are ready to negotiate (Deadline)
- Paramount+ orders a new Dungeons & Dragons live-action series (Variety)
- What’s driving a wave of shows not getting renewed in Hollywood? (THR)
- Australia’s Foxtel is launching its new streamer Binge in May (TBI Vision)
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