- President Trump revives his call for a 100% tariff on films made abroad (THR)
- Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie has a US$13.7-million opening weekend (Deadline)
- Lootlock app wants to safeguard kids from overspending in games (TechCrunch)
- … while Brazil bans games from selling loot boxes to kids (Games Industry Biz)
- BBC kids TV chief says YouTube’s algorithm drives British kids to US content (The Guardian)
- Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie could be looking at a US$20-million opening (Box Office Pro)
- Crunchyroll sets a launch date for its much-anticipated manga app (Polygon)
- Amazon will pay US$2.5 billion to settle an FTC suit alleging it tricked Prime users (The Verge)
- Atomic Cartoons is working on a TV adaptation of Surf’s Up (Deadline)
- Gen Alpha says YouTube and Netflix some of the market’s “coolest” brands (MediaPost)
- Sinking Ship is among this year’s Japan Prize winners (Prensario)
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse will now face off with Disney/Pixar’s Gatto (Variety)
- A Roblox exec says recent accusations against the company stem from old reports (Variety)
- The Jim Henson Company is auctioning off props and puppets from its library of shows (THR)
- Pokémon likely won’t do anything about DHS using clips to promote its raids (The Verge)
- Google is looking to eat Pinterest’s lunch with a new AI tool that makes mood boards (TechCrunch)
- The 12 biggest media companies spent US$210 billion on content in 2024 (Variety)
- What’s next for Crunchyroll after the success of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle (THR)
- The FTC is alleging that Amazon tricked Prime subscribers in a trial starting today (Reuters)
- Where should ads be placed? Consumers prefer Amazon and TikTok (Advanced Television)
- Canal+ has finalized its acquisition of South Africa’s MultiChoice (Advanced Television)
- Trump, COVID and tech are the factors driving Asia’s animation boom (ScreenDaily)
- YouTube Kids looks back on its first 10 years in the biz (YouTube Blog)
- Netflix has secured a broad marketing deal with beer giant AB Inbev (THR)
- YouTube says the UK’s proposed rules to spotlight pubcaster content are “premature” (Deadline)
- Digital creators MrBeast and Salish Matter join the cast of Angry Birds Movie 3 (Variety)
- The Toy Hall of Fame has unveiled 12 finalists for its 2025 class (CTVNews)
- PBS’s CEO is hopeful that some federal funding can return to pubcasters next year (Axios)
- Prime Video orders a feature film to conclude its YA hit The Summer I Turned Pretty (Variety)
- The MPA leaks the news that a KPop Demon Hunters short film is on the way (Polygon)
- The UK is about to make YouTube feature public service media prominently (Deadline)
- LEGO takes home Best Licensed Toy at this year’s Licensing Awards (Licensing International)
- Moonbug’s Kevin Mayer shares how YouTube’s algorithm has become difficult (Deadline)
- Niko studio Anima Vitae announces CG-animated films Eek! Ghosts! and Trash Monsters (Variety)
- YouTube unveils a new suite of AI-powered tools for creators (YouTube Official Blog)
- Wednesday season two becomes Netflix’s 10th biggest English-language title (Deadline)
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