- Both Disney and Fox are hit by layoffs as they continue their US$71-billion merger (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Short-form video app Quibi is betting US$2 billion that it can compete with Netflix and Disney+ (The Verge)
- …And as more SVODs emerge, research finds that viewers are still more impacted by ads on linear (eMarketer)
- Whoops! Nevermind…Instagram is canceling its most recent Snapchat challenger (Tech Crunch)
- You’ve heard all of the stories, but how did Peppa Pig really become such a big deal? (The Guardian)

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- Both Disney and Fox are hit by layoffs as they continue their US$71-billion merger (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Short-form video app Quibi is betting US$2 billion that it can compete with Netflix and Disney+ (The Verge)
- ...And as more SVODs emerge, research finds that viewers are still more impacted by ads on linear (eMarketer)
- Whoops! Nevermind...Instagram is canceling its most recent Snapchat challenger (Tech Crunch)
- You've heard all of the stories, but how did Peppa Pig really become such a big deal? (The Guardian)
May 16, 2019