- Movies are back, baby! Sony’s Venom had the biggest US opening weekend since the pandemic began (Variety)
- …Elsewhere, James Bond was off doing what he does best—kicking box-office butt (The Hollywood Reporter)
- But China has become a huge headache for Hollywood, with US movie releases no longer holding court the way they once did (Bloomberg)
- How Nelvana kept kids tuned into its TV content during exploding supply and demand (The Globe & Mail)
- Barbie has partnered with the European Space Agency for an intergalactic journey (Sky News)
- The members of IATSE are starting to vote on whether they’ll strike (Variety)
- Scarlett Johansson and Disney have settled their Black Widow lawsuit (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Twitter is rolling out new professional accounts to give creators more tools to monetize (Tech Crunch)
- TikTok is getting into NFTs with its first collection (Tubefilter)
- After shuttering Instagram for kids, Facebook is now trying to reframe the app’s toxicity for teens (Tech Crunch)
- Netflix is upping its game by acquiring video game developer Night School (The Verge)
- Animation workers in Canada sign their first collectively bargained contract, which could have a ripple effect in the industry (CBC News)
- PlutoTV is paying the FCC US$3.5 million for breaking closed-captioning rules (Variety)
- With the pandemic still so far from over, how should parents talk about it with their kids? (Time)
- Next up in China’s entertainment crackdown? Cartoons and kids shows (CNN)
- Netflix doubles down on games with new titles in Poland, Spain and Italy (Tech Crunch)
- DC is turning its classic covers into free NFTs (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Following significant pushback, Facebook is pausing plans to launch an Instagram for kids (Tech Crunch)
- …And if you need a refresher, here’s a breakdown on why kids should steer clear of the social media app (New York Times)
- For Microsoft’s CEO, the failed deal to acquire TikTok was a very strange experience (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Execs from talent agencies CAA and ICM plan their post-merger future (Variety)
- After another good weekend, Shang-Chi is now the highest-grossing movie since the pandemic began (Entertainment Weekly)
- With the IATSE strike vote looming, reports have surfaced that Apple TV+ paid workers less as a result of low subscriptions (CNBC)
- There’s a copyright battle brewing between Marvel and the estates for the creators of Spider-Man and Iron Man (The Hollywood Reporter)
- From Roald Dahl to Bridgerton—what Netflix’s British invasion means for the UK industry (Variety)
- Chinese video gamers are struggling to navigate the new regulations (New York Times)
- From movie casts to online games, here are the biggest announcements from Nintendo’s event yesterday (Kotaku)
- Execs from 18 networks weigh in on how the TV business should change (Variety)
- A viral TikTok video has nullified thousands of research studies after followers skewed the results (The Verge)
- Supply chain and shipping problems are getting worse, which will mean a disappointing Christmas for many kids (CBS News)
- Amazon is scooping up streaming apps in India to compete with Netflix and Disney+ (Tech Crunch)
- A closer look at Netflix’s new Roald Dahl deal (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …And how it feeds into the SVOD’s big bet on kids IPs (The Verge)
- Lucasfilm’s new animated anthology series Visions is its most ambitious project since A New Hope (Variety)
- Extremists are using video game chats to spread hate, which isn’t a surprise for anyone who has ever been in a game chat (BBC News)
- Why Instagram is really no place for children (The Washington Post)
- Sony has bought regional rival Zee Entertainment, and now dominates India’s broadcast landscape (Reuters)
- IATSE is looking to go on strike, which would shut down film and TV production in the US (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Thanks to streaming and ScarJo, talent deals are going to look very different moving forward, says Disney’s CEO (Los Angeles Times)
- Paramount+ is still looking to compete in the SVOD world, and is introducing a bundle to do so (The Verge)
- The French market is heating up with acquisitions as Canal+ buys 70% of SPI International (Digital TV Europe)
- Disney’s newest Behind the Scenes documentary showcases a new generation of Pixar creators (Variety)
- Forget big stars—for advertisers, the best returns right now are with nano-influencers (Ad Age)
- Netflix has made its SVOD free in Kenya to boost growth (Tech Crunch)
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