- Disney is changing its 1946-inspired Splash Mountain ride to focus on Princess and the Frog instead (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Netflix and Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate are locked in a battle over what counts as copyright and what falls in public domain (The Verge)
- As white actors step down from voicing POC characters, try to avoid boxing Black people into just one role (Fast Company)
- A few missteps that parents and experts make when teaching kids to be antiracist (Washington Post)
- White actors Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell are stepping down from voicing biracial animated characters (The Hollywood Reporter)
- What happens when kids don’t see their peers for months? (The Atlantic)
- Maybe we’re not as ready as we thought: Disney is postponing some theme park openings (Variety)
- Instagram isn’t ready to give up its fight against TikTok—its own version Reels is rolling out to more countries (Tech Crunch)
- Why bother going to a theater anymore? Fortnite is launching in-game movie nights (Digital TV Europe)
- Is the global production sector ready to get back to work? Some studios are better positioned than others (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Microsoft is shutting down its livestreaming service Mixer and teaming up with Facebook instead (Wired)
- Two months after Quibi’s high-profile launch, the service isn’t living up to expectations…what went wrong? (TechCrunch)
- Lin-Manuel Miranda talks pivoting Hamilton to Disney+, and why kids should see the musical (Variety)
- Disney+ is dropping its seven-day free trial (Business Insider)
- …Meanwhile, the SVOD is set to launch in eight more European countries in September (Deadline)
- The Cannes Film Market is going online this year, but will there be any interested buyers? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- My Little Pony‘s adult fans are starting to address the racism among their ranks (The Atlantic)
- Cobra Kai, YouTube’s flagship show for tweens and teens, is moving to Netflix (Digital TV Europe)
- Schoom’s Odyssey and The Tiger Who Came to Tea are among the kids projects to win awards at Annecy this year (Variety)
- A Hollywood attorney looks at why the call for more diversity should start with publicists and agents (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Apple removes thousands of mobile games from its App Store in China as the government cracks down on unapproved apps (Engadget)
- UK broadcaster Sky has added warnings about “outdated attitudes” ahead of Dumbo and other older films (NME)
- LA theaters are not among the many businesses allowed to reopen (Variety)
- Canadians are calling on the government to help kids cope with the long-term effects of COVID-19 (CBC)
- Magic Leap’s troubles continue as the courts throw out its case claiming a competitor stole trade secrets (Engadget)
- Twitter’s employees are speaking out about how the company can do more to improve accessibility (TechCrunch)
- Black women animators offer advice on how the the industry can improve representation and diversity (Variety)
- ViacomCBS wants to relaunch CBS All Access as a “super service,” with 30,000 hours of content (TBI Vision)
- As some events plan to go live, here’s what you need to know about flying in a COVID-19 world (The Wall Street Journal)
- Worried about kids’ social skills after lockdowns lift? Don’t worry, they’re resilient (The New York Times)
- The future of healthcare could be robots that comfort kids (Forbes)
- WarnerMedia is the latest company looking to offload its video game unit…why is everyone calling it quits? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Influencer or not, should anyone really be putting their child on Instagram? (The New York Times)
- A survey of Italians found that local kids are irritable and anxious as a result of lockdowns (CTV News)
- Quibi is looking to expand its mobile-first programming to even more big screens (Variety)
- What a twist! Tencent is now the largest investor in streaming rival iQIYI (Reuters)
- How Chile’s animation industry went from bust to boom in a single generation (Variety)
- America’s FDA just approved the first prescription video game (The Verge)
- One is the loneliest number: What toll is isolation taking on kids? (Wall Street Journal)
- The bad news just keeps coming for Quibi, which is on pace to hit less than 30% of its subscriber goal (Wall Street Journal)
- The Academy is looking to postpone its 2021 ceremony and change the eligibility window (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …And there are plenty of other questions surrounding the Oscars—like, will it go virtual, and can Netflix sweep every category? (Variety)
- WarnerMedia is shuttering HBO Go and rebranding HBO Now to focus everything on HBO Max (TBI Vision)
- All sorts of stores are opening back up in England, and customers are showing up in droves (Washington Post)
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