- Disney’s shift to focus on streaming has left investors happy, but insiders baffled (Variety)
- Ireland is countering the pandemic by doubling Screen Ireland’s budget to support new content (Deadline)
- …But over in Australia, kids producers warn that their sector could collapse (TBI)
- Netflix is dropping free trials in the US and looking at new marketing strategies (Tubefilter)
- Universal Studios has laid off more than 800 employees as the pandemic hits theme parks hard (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Ted Sarandos says Netflix plans on releasing six original animated features annually (Variety)
- The world’s largest movie theater chain could run out of cash by the end of the year if filmgoers don’t show up (Financial Times)
- California’s governor is sending a team to Florida to see if Disneyland can reopen (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How a location-tracking techco is embracing teens and connecting with them on TikTok (Tech Crunch)
- WarnerMedia plans to cut thousands of jobs, but for now it seems like kids and animation will be spared (Wall Street Journal)
- Pixar is skipping movie theaters this Christmas and putting its newest film Soul on Disney+ (CNBC)
- Is there really a “back to normal” for live events, or are there too many obstacles in the way? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- A trend is starting to emerge: Netflix doesn’t really pick up originals for more than three seasons (Vulture)
- France has passed a new law to protect child influencers, regulating hours and earnings (BBC News)
- How Rebecca Sugar pulled off that very special Steven Universe wedding (Vulture)
- Beep beep! Drive-in movie releases are now eligible for the Oscars (Variety)
- To keep each other afloat, retailers Target and FAO Schwarz are partnering on an exclusive toy line (Yahoo Finance)
- As the pandemic halts production, kids broadcasters are focusing on streaming and teens (Variety)
- A slinky movie is on its way…but it won’t be a typical toy story (Cinemablend)
- Pinewood Atlanta—where many Marvel movies were shot—is expanding as Georgia’s movie business grows (Deadline)
- Meet Shogun, the new e-commerce company looking to take on Amazon (TechCrunch)
- From Bugs Bunny to Miles Morales, here are 100 sequences that shaped animation (Vulture)
- Netflix is starting to cancel shows that have faced COVID-19 delays (Variety)
- The demand for diverse content is outstripping the supply, according to a new study (Los Angeles Times)
- Developers and Nintendo are butting heads over fan-created Super Mario games (NPR)
- …And did you know that women revolutionized video game music? (WIRED)
- Theater chain Regal Cinema is temporarily shutting down all operations in the US and UK (Variety)
- Hocus Pocus is crushing the box office 20 years after its original release (Cinema Blend)
- In case you still question the power of TikTok, it recently rocketed Fleetwood Mac up the music charts (USA Today)
- Sign of the times: Apple is updating its mask emoji to be a little less grim (The Verge)
- Netflix no longer dominates Nielsen’s streaming ratings (Variety)
- How one video game went from obscure to global phenomenon in a few short months (Quartz)
- UK production revenues hit record highs in 2019, driven largely by international commissions (TBI Vision)
- …But COVID-19 has cost Europe’s media sector US$12 billion so far (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Forget Instagram, the best new animators are making content on TikTok (The Verge)
- Consumers don’t see gender as binary, but it’s taking brands awhile to kick the pink-and-blue toy habit (Adweek)
- Masks and social distancing could have a serious impact on some kids’ emotional development (The New York Times)
- ABC Entertainment has a new set of inclusion standards for all primetime series (Variety)
- Storytelling toy Toniebox has done well in the UK, but can it succeed in the competitive US market? (Fast Company)
- Disney is laying off 28,000 of its Park employees (Variety)
- Learning platform Homer has snagged US$50 million in funding from the likes of Sesame and Gymboree (Tech Crunch)
- With fewer shows and viewers, TV’s fall season isn’t doing so well (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How YouTuber Emma Chamberlain became so big (Vox)
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