- BBC chief content officer’s wide-ranging Edinburgh talk dove into public broadcasting, freelancer issues and more (Variety)
- Roblox has turned kids into little video game developers, and there is growing concern that they’re being exploited (WIRED)
- After getting flack for lack of progress, Disney has revealed plans for its revamped Splash Mountain ride (Entertainment Weekly)
- Netflix is planning a three-hour virtual fan event with clips from many new shows and movies (CNET)
- Black Widow has made US$125 million online, according to Disney (BNN Bloomberg)
- The US box office could miss out on hundreds of millions, thanks to several kids movies moving to on-demand (Numbers)
- Aardman is expanding its Wallace and Gromit AR experience to more cities in the US and UK (Campaign)
- …And TikTok is building its own augmented reality development platform (Tech Crunch)
- The PAW Patrol movie brought in US$13 million at the US box office this weekend (Deadline)
- The Addams Family 2 is the latest animated flick to get a simultaneous theatrical and on-demand release (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Netflix’s UK content head has plans to tackle diversity, disability and local programming (Variety)
- …But in a quest to handle discoverability, has the streamer leaned too hard on clickbait content? (Slate)
- For the second year in a row VidCon has been cancelled due to a rise in COVID-19 cases (Variety)
- Fortnite’s liberal “borrowing” of Among Us‘ format may give us a peek at its future strategy (The Verge)
- If you’re headed to a Disney park any time soon, be ready for sentient robots (New York Times)
- Meghana Reddy’s journey from Chenai to sought-after visual development and 3D artist for Netflix and Hulu (The Hindu)
- YouTube is driving more toy purchases than broadcast TV, according to a new study (Toy News)
- Toys “R” Us has a new comeback plan, and this time it needs a little help from Macy’s (Fast Company)
- CES is returning in 2022, but all attendees will need to be vaccinated (Digital TV Europe)
- Toys that mimic the sensation of bubble wrap are all over TikTok (Wall Street Journal)
- A bit of déjà vu: Movie studios are pushing theatrical releases due to COVID-19 concerns (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Companies are using this time to rethink offices, and so far that means less private space (Digiday)
- Mattel has finally added its first female Hot Wheels Monster Trucks driver to its new tour (Toy News)
- OnlyFans is trying to shake its adult image with a new OTT app focused on fitness, cooking and comedy (Digital TV Europe)
- Hotel Transylvania 4 is skipping theaters in favor of a US$100-million deal with Amazon (Variety)
- …And Amazon Prime Video might be at a big turning point (Vanity Fair)
- The Chinese government has acquired a stake in TikTok owner ByteDance (Washington Post)
- Meet Chryseis Knight, the eloquent seven-year-old who is about to publish her first book (Toronto Life)
- WarnerMedia’s Cartoonito preschool block is set to launch on September 13 (Animation Magazine)
- Toys will likely be in short supply at Christmas this year, so consumers should start shopping now (The Guardian)
- Disney’s Free Guy beat box-office expectations this weekend, but theaters are still in a bad spot (Variety)
- Bullied kids are turning to the online world for offline friends (New York Times)
- Amazon has pulled its Lord of the Rings series out of New Zealand, which could have huge repercussions for the country (Variety)
- How Nickelodeon developed its eclectic animation style (The Ringer)
- Remember Mattel’s Barbie Penthouse Airbnb? You can now buy it for a cool US$10 million (Forbes)
- TikTok is adding more privacy protections to its app for teenage users (Tech Crunch)
- Marvel is looking at making “multiple” new animated series (Variety)
- Disney said it would revamp its Splash Mountain ride to remove racist imagery…a year later nothing has changed (Forbes)
- YouTube and YouTube Kids are adding safety measures to make kids’ video uploads private, and remind them to take breaks (AdWeek)
- Scarlett Johansson’s lawsuit has opened a can of worms on how stars are compensated in the streaming era (Wall Street Journal)
August 25, 2021
August 24, 2021
August 23, 2021
August 20, 2021
August 19, 2021
August 18, 2021
August 17, 2021
August 16, 2021
August 13, 2021
August 12, 2021
Newsletter
