- 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)
- Netflix’s Larry Tanz says the streamer will not tweak shows to allow for more ads (TBI Vision)
- …Meanwhile, Amazon Prime Video has reportedly unseated Netflix as the top streaming service in the US (Deadline)
- Warner Bros. Discovery is close to officially renaming its merged streamer Max (CNBC)
- New research says ad-supported SVODs will reach 1.76 billion subscribers by 2028 (Digital TV Europe)
- Why directors Bilall Fallah and Adil El Arbi would still work with WBD after Batgirl’s cancellation (THR)
- The fortunes of streamers are unlikely to improve much this quarter (Variety)
- Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Decker has been promoted to oversee content sales (Deadline)
- AMC’s restructuring efforts could cost upwards of US$350 million (TBI Vision)
- Andor shatters Star Wars traditions, but is this a good thing? (Vanity Fair)
- Warner Bros. Television is reportedly close to striking a deal with Amazon for DC-branded animation (Deadline)
- Acknowledging ‘challenging times,’ Bob Iger meets with Disney employees (NYT)
- Paramount TV Studios and CBS Studios are the latest Hollywood companies to implement layoffs (Variety)
- …And speaking of layoffs, a big one is coming soon to AMC Networks (NextTV)
- Disney is paying US$900 million to acquire the rest of BAMTech (THR)
- …and its Willow series, based on the cult-classic ’80s film, launches today (NextTV)
- Netflix should be giving its movies longer theatrical runs (Variety)
- In the world of subs and dubs, Deluxe has acquired Post Haste Digital (Deadline)
- ICYMI: The Kidscreen Awards nominations are in (Kidscreen)
- Bob Iger’s reorg is aiming to fix the problems he helped create (Variety)
- YouTube Music is rolling out a new recap feature to compete with Spotify (TechCrunch)
- MGM chairman Mark Burnett is stepping down following the Amazon acquisition (TBI Vision)
- Mexico’s film academy suspends the country’s top film awards due to ‘financial crisis’ (Deadline)
- Disney’s new animated movie Strange World is flopping at the box office (Cartoon Brew)
- …Meanwhile, Bob Chapek is leaving a mixed legacy at Disney’s theme parks (Variety)
- The revenue for OTT TV and movies is set to explode in the next few years (TBI Vision)
- The UK government is criminalizing online content that encourages self-harm (TechCrunch)
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