- LA has released its guidelines for resuming production during COVID-19 (Kidscreen)
- YouTube is launching a US$100-million fund to amplify Black voices (Digital TV Europe)
- The backlash against cops is extending to kids TV shows, with protests rising against PAW Patrol (The New York Times)
- Netflix is reportedly in talks with Viacom18 to build up the SVOD’s Indian content offerings (Yahoo Finance)
- How COVID-19 is changing what writers include in their shows and what we’ll see on screen (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disneyland is planning its reopening, but it’s going to need less distancing and more air travel to be profitable (Deadline)
- Molly of Denali is this year’s Peabody Award winner (The Globe & Mail)
- Roku is making an aggressive bid to take TV ad dollars from the big dogs (Variety)
- Despite the pandemic, the Spider-Verse sequel is underway (CNET)
- Disney has a Lionel Richie musical in the works (Rolling Stone)
- …Meanwhile, Disney+ beat Netflix in US consumer satisfaction ratings (Digital TV Europe)
- California is laying out its plans to resume filming…but is Hollywood ready? (Variety)
- Quibi always said it was creating a mobile-only experience, but now that it’s not doing so hot, the app is adding TV support (The Verge)
- YouTube and TikTok are embroiled in a tense rivalry in India (Bloomberg)
- Pediatricians say social distancing may be unhealthy for kids (CTV News)
- Genius Brands stock is falling, but the CEO says the reasons why are based on faulty logic (Yahoo Finance)
- Netflix’s former CFO is investing in a small interactive storytelling platform looking to compete with Quibi (The Hollywood Reporter)
- After a short lockdown hiatus, Talent Pool is back with an in-depth look at We Bare Bears creator Daniel Chong’s career (Kidscreen)
- There’s no actual plan in place for how…but California is resuming filming in a few days (Variety)
- …Meanwhile, the film Academy is trying to put together a new inclusion effort (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Insurance claims for UK TV screens are skyrocketing as families in lockdown smash their sets (Bloomberg)
- Viewership is starting to return to normal, but the growth in connected TVs could be here to stay (AdWeek)
- Disney is reaching out to advertisers to tell them why now is the time to start spending again (The Hollywood Reporter)
- TikTok isn’t just a download giant—kids are spending almost as much time on the app as they are on YouTube (Tech Crunch)
- Why Roku is a huge force in the streaming landscape…and a problem for HBO Max (The Verge)
- Can a cancelled film fest lineup still have an impact? (Variety)
- LEGO is pulling all of its police-related toys and donating US$4 million to fight inequality (Vulture)
- Trolls World Tour still holds the top box-office spot—it helps that nothing is really being released (Deadline)
- Listen, we’ve been trying to tell you…TikTok is the future (The New York Times)
- CNN and Sesame Street are hosting a townhall to address racism (CNN)
- Several kids characters, including Peppa Pig and Garfield, have come out in support of Black Lives Matter (Insider)
- New research from Samsung shows both kids and adults are seeking out more educational content (Rapid TV News)
- After a few lackluster SVOD debuts, HBO Max is showing itself to be a real contender (Variety)
- Please consider donating to organizations that support black youth or filmmakers: Canada’s Black Youth Helpline
- The US National Black Child Development Institute
- Toronto’s Black Film Festival—returning in February 2021
- Nonprofit org Facing History, which educates kids and families about racism
- And for more opportunities to donate, here are seven nonprofits dedicated to empowering young brown girls
- Big entertainment companies, including Netflix and Hulu, came out in support of Black Lives Matter (Variety)
- The UK industry rolled out new COVID-19 guidelines for filming, allowing some productions to resume (Deadline)
- It happened quietly, but the US is now the top AVOD market, with global spending to top US$53 billion by 2025 (Digital TV Europe)
- HBO Max and Amazon are in the middle of a dispute, so what does it tell us about the state of SVODs? (TBI Weekly)
- Instagram is looking to compete with YouTube by letting its creators make a lot more money (Seattle Times)
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