- 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)
- Bob Iger’s take on the war between streamers: They’re not all going to make it (THR)
- The UK film and TV industry’s anti-bullying org names BFI exec Jen Smith as interim CEO (Deadline)
- Comedian David Arnold, who created Nickelodeon’s That Girl Lay Lay, dies at age 54 (Variety)
- Twitter is testing a new feature that lets users share to WhatsApp (TechCrunch)
- Warner Bros. Pictures president Courtenay Valenti is leaving the studio (Deadline)
- Disney promotes three executives on its General Entertainment team (TBI Vision)
- The next chapter in the streaming wars is all about who has the best bundle (THR)
- And the House of Mouse is exploring Amazon Prime style perks for its parks (WSJ)
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