- Think about this over the weekend: With the rise of digital this and subscription that, do we actually own anything anymore? (Vox)
- Peacock is up to nine million US subscribers, and eyeballing the rest of the world next (Digital TV Europe)
- …But streamers should probably start worrying about churn (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Did pandemic pay cuts actually have any effect on media companies’ bottom lines? (Variety)
- Licensing Expo will now be virtual in August, with plans to return to live in May 2022 (Toy News)
- Apple has hit 660 million paid subscriptions…but it doesn’t distinguish between music, iCloud and Apple TV+ (Variety)
- With camps and programs hanging in the balance, what will summer look like for kids this year? (CBC News)
- TikTok has redefined the economics of fame, and divorced stardom from financial success (BNN Bloomberg)
- France plans to relax restrictions in May—including opening theaters—but what will that mean for events? (Reuters)
- Netflix is facing a difficult enemy: decision fatigue—inside the SVOD’s battle to end scrolling (Vulture)
- Which cable channels are on the chopping block next? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney is closing all of its Canadian retail locations (CTV News)
- How kids streaming platform Ameba is thriving in the pandemic (Winnipeg Free Press)
- Lots of kids and content outfits made it onto TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies list this year (TIME)
- Apple TV+ is looking to ramp up production in the US, with plans to greenlight dozens of shows (TBI)
- How does a song on TikTok go viral? With a little help from the inside (BNN Bloomberg)
- …And on that note, TikTok wants to address Europe’s concerns about the app by opening up more (CTV News)
- Soul took home the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, marking Pixar’s 11th win in the category (Los Angeles Times)
- What’s the best way to handle the “lost year” of learning? (Vox)
- Kids aren’t just playing kids games, and that’s a major opportunity for developers (Games Industry)
- Roku and Google are feuding, which could result in YouTube leaving the OTT (Deadline)
- Celebrities are investing in a social media app aiming to be a kid-safe TikTok alternative (CNN)
- The UK has launched a new fund to boost content exports (Variety)
- Many Hollywood directors over 40 face age discrimination, new research finds (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Blaze Entertainment is going old-school with a new console that can play retro video games (Engadget)
- Audiences prefer films with diverse casts, new research from UCLA reveals (Variety)
- Pixar is rolling out a new Soul short on Disney+ (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …And Sony’s Spider-Man movies are headed to the Disney streamer, too (The Verge)
- HBO Max has surpassed expectations with three million more subscribers (Deadline)
- Now that the US is saturated with SVODs, the streaming war is being waged internationally (The Wall Street Journal)
- Netflix plans to spend more than US$17 billion on content this year—a big increase over 2020 (Variety)
- Apple looks to make a business out of podcasts with a new subscription model (Vox)
- Roku is rebranding Quibi’s content and preparing to launch 75 shows (The Hollywood Reporter)
- In the face of legal restrictions, Facebook will not sell ads in its Instagram app for kids (Digiday)
- Nielsen is refusing to audit its pandemic ratings amid undercounting concerns (Variety)
- Godzilla vs Kong is Hollywood’s top-grossing movie of the pandemic (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Paramount+ is going global as streamers battle to capture international eyeballs (Deadline)
- Clubhouse has reportedly raised US$4 billion in new funding, and the competition wants a piece (TechCrunch)
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