- Disney’s shift to focus on streaming has left investors happy, but insiders baffled (Variety)
- Ireland is countering the pandemic by doubling Screen Ireland’s budget to support new content (Deadline)
- …But over in Australia, kids producers warn that their sector could collapse (TBI)
- Netflix is dropping free trials in the US and looking at new marketing strategies (Tubefilter)
- Universal Studios has laid off more than 800 employees as the pandemic hits theme parks hard (The Hollywood Reporter)

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- Disney's shift to focus on streaming has left investors happy, but insiders baffled (Variety)
- Ireland is countering the pandemic by doubling Screen Ireland's budget to support new content (Deadline)
- ...But over in Australia, kids producers warn that their sector could collapse (TBI)
- Netflix is dropping free trials in the US and looking at new marketing strategies (Tubefilter)
- Universal Studios has laid off more than 800 employees as the pandemic hits theme parks hard (The Hollywood Reporter)
October 14, 2020