- The British Film Institute reveals US$154 million funding plan for screen content (THR)
- Popular Encanto song gets American Sign Language music video treatment (Variety)
- Danish producers urge streamers to rethink local commissioning strategies (Deadline)
- Former Canal+ CEO to head up TF1 Group (Digital TV Europe)
- French broadcaster M6 is up for sale after a merger with TF1 fails (Digital TV Europe)
- Multiple networks land in hot water with the FCC over Hot Wheels ad-limit violations (Deadline)
- Netflix has big advertising plans, but will it be successful? (THR)
- Why Apple wants to cultivate younger smartwatch customers (NY Times)
- What’s the real value of Hulu to Disney and Comcast? (THR)
- Outgoing YouTube head of business Robert Kyncl to helm Warner Music (Variety)
- APA beefs up its animation casting and voice-over business with Rudin hire (Deadline)
- Walmart’s ad platform teams up with Roku, TikTok and Snap (Rapid TV News)
- Disney forced to face Muppet Babies reboot lawsuit (Reuters)
- UK government to re-examine the privatization of Channel 4 and axing of BBC license fee (The Guardian)
- Fernando Szew to oversee Fox’s new international distribution business (THR)
- Disney+ Canada wants more adult-skewing content for its Star subsection (Variety)
- Speaking of streaming, Netflix and YouTube top online video consumption down under (Digital TV Europe)
- US school book bans continue to increase due to advocacy groups (Reuters)
- YouTube and Netflix tie for most viewing time in August: Nielsen (Broadcasting + Cable)
- Warner Bros. Discovery has more to worry about then hunting for its own Kevin Feige (THR)
- Disney adjusts 2024 release schedule, adding live-action Snow White and Lion King sequel (Variety)
- California governor signs sweeping children’s online safety bill (New York Times)
- US rail strike averted at the last minute, saving retailers from holiday chaos (WSJ)
- California files an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon for punishing third-party sellers (Engadget)
- Apple TV+’s Luck generates 2.2 million views in its first week (Cartoon Brew)
- Marvel Studios enlists writer Jeff Loveness to pen Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (THR)
- Hollywood film and TV production in Vancouver shoots to a record US$3.8 billion (THR)
- EU to decide whether tech goliaths Google and Meta should shoulder network costs (Digital TV Europe)
- Western Europe is expected to have 238 million SVOD subs by 2027, a new report estimates (TBI Vision)
- Moonbug Entertainment’s CoComelon Live! JJ’s Journey is set to begin a 62-city tour (Tubefilter)
- YouTube is launching an ad-free version that’s all about education (Digital TV Europe)
- ICYMI: Peppa Pig has introduced its first same-sex couple (BBC News)
- A bankruptcy bailout for Cineworld is in the works (Deadline)
- WFH and “shoulder surfing” blamed for rise in Marvel movie leaks (THR)
- Over 33 million Brits watched the live announcement of Queen Elizabeth’s death (Variety)
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