- COVID protocols have added about 5% to the cost of film and TV production (Variety)
- The IATSE contract was ratified by a razor-thin margin (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Discovery opens the ad format floodgates on its streamer (Broadcasting+Cable)
- Facebook is reportedly still tracking teens for advertising on its social platforms (TechCrunch)
- Vox Media is the latest company to acquire a podcast studio as the audio space heats up (Deadline)
- Hollywood is still struggling with adapting anime (The Atlantic)
- Eternals and Clifford the Big Red Dog led the US box office this weekend (Variety)
- The Film Academy has collected a lot of personal data from judges, but what happens to it now? (Deadline)
- Snapchat and Sony are developing a new augmented reality feature to improve the social app’s music experience (TechCrunch)
- Hollywood is extending its COVID-19 health protocols, which include testing and a vaccine mandate, to January 15 (Deadline)
- How did Sesame Street‘s new season cope with the pandemic? (Broadcasting+Cable)
- New online community Vibely aims to help creators avoid burnout (Tubefilter)
- Toys “R” Us is getting into the NFT craze with a Geoffrey the Giraffe collection (AdAge)
- Nickelodeon India is helping kids return to school with a new campaign (Indian Television)
- Can Disney’s Eternals help move the needle on LGBTQ+ issues in the Middle East? (Variety)
- Tencent is jumping on the metaverse bandwagon with plans for games, social networking and VR (TechCrunch)
- Dislikes be gone: YouTube is hiding the number of thumbs-down on all videos (Tubefilter)
- Division is reportedly brewing among union leaders and members of IATSE as the contract vote nears (Deadline)
- YouTube is readying its first live-shopping event (Tubefilter)
- Peter Jackson is selling Weta Digital’s VFX tech division to Unity for more than US$1 billion (Variety)
- Google is still facing a record US$2.8-billion antitrust fine in the EU despite its lengthy appeal (Deadline)
- A new investment fund has big plans for creating products that support the autism community (TechCrunch)
- Moonbug isn’t wasting any time post-acquisition, and plans to keep adding to its portfolio (TBI Vision)
- New research suggests talking to children who are watching TV helps limit negative screen-time effects (University of Michigan)
- AMC is finding its footing again as people return to theaters (Deadline)
- Can you make snakes huggable? The filmmakers behind Back to the Outback are certainly trying (Yahoo News)
- It looks like the BBC’s annual license fee will be frozen for two years—a big blow to the pubcaster’s funding (Deadline)
- …But after public backlash, the UK government will delay privatizing Channel 4 (Digital TV Europe)
- Book publishing insiders are hoping the US government puts a stop to a mega-merger (Vanity Fair)
- Is Facebook’s Meta rebrand anything more than a play for survival? (Tech Crunch)
- It’s not too late! Take our Kids Industry Survey for a chance to win a pass to Kidscreen Summit
- IATSE will officially vote on its new deal with the studios next week, and results should be in by November 15 (Variety)
- The metaverse’s inventor isn’t sure the actual concept is any closer to happening (Digiday)
- How did Duolingo’s mascot become such a big hit on TikTok? (NBC News)
- Fun Friday reading: Stockholm built an official school app—it was so bad that parents built a better one…and got arrested (WIRED)
- ViacomCBS surpassed US$1 billion in streaming revenue for Q3, but that was still below expectations (Deadline)
- Roku also missed its revenue estimates, and shares have suffered as a result (CNBC)
- Peacock is struggling to catch on with subscribers since there’s such low demand for its originals (Variety)
- What’s the legacy of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone 20 years after its release? (AV Club)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks’ owner is looking to sell the brand for around US$300 million (CNBC)
- Discovery+ hit 20 million subscribers in Q3, but the company’s high costs eroded its overall earnings (Deadline)
- …And former Disney streaming exec Kevin Mayer is joining Discovery as a consultant (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Several large UK broadcasters—including BBC and Sky—have committed to making climate-change content (Variety)
- The US justice system is trying to shut down the publishing merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster (New York Times)
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