- An overview of the biggest executives and creatives in kids’ entertainment today (THR)
- SAG-AFTRA signs a deal with AI startup Narrativ for ethical audio voice replicas (Variety)
- YouTube steals coolest brand title from Netflix, according to UK kids (Advanced Televsion)
- Gaming revenue grows 9% year-over-year for China’s Tencent (Technode)
- Corus files CRTC complaint over Rogers’ Disney/WBD content promotion (Broadcast Dialogue)
- Chuck E. Cheese is spending big on “kidvertising” to reach Gen Alpha (Ad Week)
- Disney slates Frozen 3 for a Thanksgiving 2027 release (Deadline)
- A copyright infringement case against AI image generators moves forward (THR)
- Saving Bikini Bottom is Netflix’s most-watched title for a second week (Variety)
- Paramount begins more layoffs today, cutting 15% of its US workforce (THR)
- Pixar adds two more directors to its upcoming sci-fi family feature film Elio (The Wrap)
- Twitch is rolling out new video story features to compete with TikTok (TechCrunch)
- PMI Kids World lands Target for its Stumble Guys toys in the US (Licensing.biz)
- Netflix links its animation leak to a post-production partner security breach (Cartoon Brew)
- Breaking down how Hasbro is overhauling its supply chain and inventory (Retail Dive)
- Meta and Universal Music Group will work together to combat AI-generated music (Tech Crunch)
- Longtime Google exec and former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died at age 56 (The Guardian)
- Turkey bans Roblox over child exploitation concerns (The Verge)
- Netflix leak includes SpongeBob spin-off Plankton: The Movie, Heartstopper 3 and more (TechRadar)
- WBD considers licensing more IPs to other game studios (ComicBook)
- MrBeast assesses company culture amid controversies (Deadline)
- …and the launch of a new MrBeast Lab toy line (Coming Soon)
- How the language of Inside Out makes therapy more relatable for kids (NYT)
- Theater owners are optimistic after a slew of summer hits at the box office (THR)
- PBS KIDS is leaving the MultiChoice channel lineup (Broadcast Media Africa)
- TikTok courts studios and streamers with a new marketing feature (Variety)
- Ed Sheeran writes a song for upcoming Netflix toon That Christmas (BBC)
- Sony will not be making another offer for Paramount (THR)
- Google extends school time functionality on mobile devices (The Verge)
- SpongeBob spinoff Saving Bikini Bottom dominates Netflix (The Wrap)
- Why YouTube thumbnails artists are concerned about AI (Rest of World)
- Six strategies for marketers to reach Gen Alpha (Ad Age)
- MrBeast’s competition series is accused of unsafe filming conditions (NYT)
- How Toei is building a fandom ahead of Hypergalactic‘s release in 2025 (Variety)
- Inside Out 2 becomes an all-time top 10 film at the global box office (Deadline)
- Vidgame spending down in June, according to sales tracker Circana (Games World Observer)
- Disney-branded cruise ship heralds the start of a new fleet for the mouse house’s Tokyo resort partner (Forbes)
- Mercari is opening a store in Los Angeles and letting Americans buy from its Japanese inventory of anime-related products (Comic Book Resources)
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reaches milestone, selling 25 million units (GamesRadar+)
- Regulators allow 15 more gaming titles to enter the Chinese market (South China Morning Post)
- Humble Games lays off all staff members (The Verge)
- Nat Geo’s team is the hardest hit as Disney Entertainment lays off 140 people (Deadline)
- Netflix adds real-life components to its Geeked Week fan event for the first time (Variety)
- Kids educational toy brand KiwiCo moves into brick-and-mortar retail (Modern Retail)
- The Olympics replaced its Mario and Sonic licensing deals with a game that lets users unlock NFTs (GamesIndustry.Biz)
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