- Legendary Star Wars and The Lion King voice actor James Earl Jones has died (NBC News)
- Anime is helping Netflix and Hulu reach young males (The Wrap)
- Marvel has its eye on a director for Spider-Man 4 (THR)
- Many consumers plan to spend less on holiday shopping this year (Retail Dive)
- HBO issues an open call in the UK and Ireland to find its new Harry Potter stars (The Wrap)
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice scares up US$110 million in its opening weekend (Forbes)
- A new RAI Kids series looks back on the history of Italian children’s TV (Ruetir)
- Blue Eye Samurai wins Best Animated Program at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys (TV Line)
- How Marvel creatives stepped up their name game for Agatha All Along (THR)
- European Parliament backs a proposal to strengthen EU toy safety laws (Euronews)
- 27% of US teens say the best commercials are on YouTube (NextTV)
- Ninja Turtles titles offset another quarterly loss at comic publisher IDW (ICV2)
- UK watchdog claims Google’s ad tech practices are harming thousands of advertisers (TechCrunch)
- The first trailer for Jack Black’s Minecraft movie draws mixed reviews from fans (Forbes)
- She Drew That opens up its 2024 salary survey to UK animators (Cartoon Brew)
- YouTube is developing new AI detection tools to protect content creators (Tech Crunch)
- SpongeBob fights above his weight as a new Brawl Stars avatar (PocketGamer)
- How Inside Out 2 helped the summer box office avoid potential catastrophe (THR)
- BBC requires all TV shows to increase off-screen representation to 25% (Deadline)
- Consumers are planning to kick off their Halloween celebrations early this year (RetailDive)
- Sub-Saharan African platform DStv removes 11 channels, including PSB KIDS (Legit.ng)
- Inside Out 2 unseats The Lion King as the highest-grossing animated movie ever (CartoonBrew)
- Rovio exec breaks down how SEGA supports the company’s ongoing strategy (Gamesindustry.biz)
- Spirit Halloween is set to operate more than 400 new storefronts this season (RetailTouchPoints)
- Swedish health officials say toddlers should have zero screentime (NYPost)
- Former Mattel TV head Michelle Mendelovitz is reportedly preparing for legal action (Deadline)
- Meta is planning to open its Horizon Worlds metaverse to pre-teens (Engadget)
- How a next-gen Pixar will emerge through generative AI and interactive video (a16z)
- Only 40% of UK adults believe creative sector roles are “real jobs” (Broadcast Now)
- Content investment growth cools in Asia (Variety)
- Massive sets spring up in Toronto for MrBeast’s Beast Games Amazon series (CBC)
- US news and opinion website Vox launches a Gen Alpha-focused newsletter (Vox)
- Jimmy Fallon scares up a new children’s book for Halloween (dtnext)
- HMD’s new web-free Barbie phone plays into a Gen Z “digital detox” parenting trend (CNBC)
- Antitrust watchdog CCI greenlights Disney India’s merger with Reliance (Deadline)
- TikTok users can now create custom AI voiceovers for their clips (SocialMediaToday)
- Disney is allegedly terminating most of its mobile and connected TV apps (NewscastStudio)
- Netflix UK extends its age ratings agreement with the British Board of Film Classification (Advanced Television)
- Retailers are turning the trick of Halloween sales in the summer into big treats (Modern Retail)
- Bryce Dallas Howard-led Witch Mountain revival cancelled at Disney+ (Collider)
- Transformers One tests a new laser projection system in US theaters (Variety)
- Disney closes Dinosaur exhibit, ending a 30-year relationship with Bill Nye (CinemaBlend)
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