- The Roku Channel is adding Paramount+ to its subscription offering (Deadline)
- …Meanwhile, animated series Everybody Still Hates Chris gets greenlit for Paramount+ and Comedy Central (Variety)
- TikTok and Ticketmaster are partnering to launch new event-based features for content creators (TechCrunch)
- Sports video games drove Q1 revenue gains for Electronic Arts (GamesIndustry.biz)
- Meta confirms COO Sheryl Sandberg has stepped down (TechCrunch)
- Roku explores the halo effect of franchise theatrical releases on streaming catalogues (Variety)
- Will the Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merger harm indies? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The industry mourns Paul Coker Jr., character designer of Frosty the Snowman and Kris Kringle (Cartoon Brew)
- HBO Max is losing all of the Harry Potter movies in August (Collider)
- Disney is among the studios that have signed an open letter supporting LGBTQ+ marriage rights legislation (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Twitter is experimenting with a new function that will let users include multiple types of media in one post (TechCrunch)
- More than 400 TV showrunners are demanding media companies offer more safety protocols in anti-abortion states (Variety)
- NBCUniversal earnings are up, but Peacock is stalled at 13 million paid subs (The Hollywood Reporter)
- … Meanwhile, Facebook parentco Meta reports its first-ever quarterly drop in revenue year over year (Deadline)
- With a US$25-million preview, WB’s latest feature DC League of Super-Pets looks poised to overtake Nope this weekend (Variety)
- Picchu director and writer Amaru Zeas highlights the beauty of Ecuador in his new short (Cartoon Brew)
- Disney changes Hulu policy to run political issue ads following backlash (Variety)
- Spotify exceeds second-quarter expectations, hitting 188 million paying subcribers (The Hollywood Reporter)
- SkyShowtime hires former Disney and HBO Max execs for senior roles (TBI Vision)
- Tony Mines, founding father of modern LEGO animation, has died at age 44 (Cartoon Brew)
- Adult animation director Mike Moon is leaving Neflix (Deadline)
- Marvel’s teaser for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is one of the studio’s top trailer launches ever (Variety)
- Instagram responds to concerns that it’s becoming too much like TikTok (TechCrunch)
- Forget the old sticks and stones rhyme, kids need to learn that words actually do hurt (EdSurge)
- What do the next phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe look like? (Deadline)
- …Meanwhile, MCU creatives claim they’re being underpaid (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Roblox wants to move users beyond making games and into creating experiences (TechCrunch)
- The next TV trend could be loyalty rewards for fans (Variety)
- FAST services are leaning into kids content for growth, Variety analysis shows (Variety)
- Facebook is rolling out a new feeds tab to compete with TikTok (The Wrap)
- Nickelodeon unveils SpongeBob SquarePants crossover special The Tidal Zone (IGN)
- Mattel is launching Karma’s World dolls designed by students (License Global)
- TikTok and Instagram are the top news sources for UK teens, Ofcom finds (BBC)
- …Meanwhile, TikTok is rolling out new accessibility and translation features to expand its content’s reach (TechCrunch)
- Chris Alexander is stepping down from his head of communications role at Disney TV Studios (Deadline)
- Marvel has partnered with Inkbox for a Thor-inspired temporary tattoo collection (Variety)
- Netflix lost 970,000 subscribers in Q2, besting estimates that it would lose many more (Variety)
- …Meanwhile, the streamer outlined details of its AVOD tier, which launches in 2023 (The Hollywood Reporter)
- TikTok is implementing layoffs in the US as a part of a larger restructuring plan (WIRED)
- Former WB digital marketing EVP Andrew Hotz is rejoining Google as director of platforms (Deadline)
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