- Sky is overhauling its UK channels and retiring the Sky One brand (Deadline)
- It’s earnings week, and Apple had a record June, thanks to a spike in phone sales (CTV News)
- …Meanwhile, YouTube’s ad revenue is up by 83% (Forbes)
- Unfortunately, TV is lagging behind films in terms of disability representation (Variety)
- When it comes to kid screen time, rules don’t work all that well—more nuance is needed (New York Times)
- Disney+ Hotstar has unveiled its originals slate for India with 16 series and four films (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Gotta catch ’em all: Netflix is reportedly working on a live-action Pokémon show (The Verge)
- Why did big blockbusters Black Widow and Space Jam sink so quickly at the box office? (Variety)
- Mattel’s strategy for success hinges on modern products based on old brands—will it work? (Financial Times)
- Netflix is hitting middle age for an SVOD—is a midlife crisis on the horizon? (Bloomberg)
- …And while its model might not take off in Asia, the streamer is still focused on the region (Variety)
- A growing number of people want to see Marvel’s Howard the Duck return to screen…here’s why (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Next Gen: This week, The Verge is looking at the future that young people are busy building (The Verge)
- Legendary is reportedly joining the M&A fray as it seeks a sale or merger (Variety)
- The Tokyo Olympics have started, but the games might have lost their appeal amid the pandemic (The Hollywood Reporter)
- WarnerMedia could delay the HBO Max rollout in Europe as it focuses on LatAm instead (TBI Vision)
- CBS has concluded its probe into alleged racist and abusive conduct at its stations, and promises change is on the way (Deadline)
- TV networks are sick of Nielsen, and they want to yank its accreditation (Ad Age)
- AT&T’s financials were boosted in Q2 by HBO Max, which added 2.8 million US subscribers (Reuters)
- American parents are hyper-focused on their kids’ self-esteem, but it might be having the reverse effect (The Atlantic)
- How “kidult” fans saved LEGO from the brink (National Geographic)
- Still trying to promote diversity on sets, California’s governor has thrown another US$330 million at the industry (Variety)
- Netflix CEOs Ted Sarandos and Reed Hastings have no plans to join the M&A fray (Variety)
- …But more mergers are on the horizon, including a potential one for Imagine Entertainment (The Wrap)
- And Comcast & ViacomCBS are looking at a streaming alliance (TBI Vision)
- Chris Nee shares her thoughts on gender pressure and enforcing pay parity in kids TV (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Spending more time in nature is crucial to children’s health, according to a new study (USA Today)
- Studios and unions in California have reached a tentative deal to relax COVID restrictions, despite an increase in cases (Variety)
- Discovery and YouTube will simulcast parts of the Olympics (Digital TV Europe)
- The big gaming companies aren’t stressed about Netflix and Amazon potentially joining the fray (Bloomberg)
- Two former WhatsApp employees have created a private ad-free social app (The Verge)
- The new Space Jam hit the box office this weekend, and alley-oop’d to number one in the US (Variety)
- Several UK productions are facing COVID-related shutdowns, including Netflix’s Matilda adaptation (Deadline)
- Video game AI is improving—what could that mean for on-screen diversity? (The Guardian)
- Peppa Pig is turning American kids into certified Brits who want mince pies and petrol (Wall Street Journal)
- California has passed a new tax credit bill aimed at improving Hollywood’s diversity (Variety)
- Pixar’s Luca racked up 1.57 billion minutes of viewing time in its opening week, according to Nielsen (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick is releasing a kids picture book about being different (LA Times)
- Hollywood has traditionally struggled to get into video games…can Netflix fix that? (Forbes)
- Cannes is still the same bizarre event it’s always been—but the pandemic made it even weirder (Vulture)
- UK regulator Ofcom is calling for more support of the country’s pubcasters (Variety)
- You might not have heard of Cree Summer, but you’ve definitely heard her voice (AV Club)
- Black TikTok creators are sick of others profiting from their dances, so they’re on strike (BBC News)
- Remember Twitter’s version of Instagram Stories? Don’t worry if you don’t, because it’s already shutting down (The Verge)
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