- The Skydance-Paramount merger is back on with a revised agreement (NYT)
- Why YouTube is the top platform driving purchase behavior among kids (Entrepreneur)
- Despicable Me 4 is projected to do up to US$120 million at home this weekend (Deadline)
- MIP Doc and MIP Formats to fold into the inaugural MIP London event (Variety)
- Inside Out 2 has joined the billion-dollar club in just 19 days (Cartoon Brew)
- Wicked will no longer face off against Moana 2 after release date change (THR)
- Wednesday is poised to become the largest production ever to film in Ireland (Variety)
- Tubi launches in the UK with more than 20,000 films and series (BBC)
- Amazon joins a very exclusive US$2-trillion market cap club (Retail Dive)
- Roblox is adding generative AI tools for the platform’s developers (GamesIndustry.biz)
- Mondo TV to pay US$538,000 for violating US sanctions against North Korea (CNN)
- The Academy invites 56 animation pros to join the class of 2024 (Cartoon Brew)
- Paramount streamlines its websites, cutting content and redirecting to Paramount+ (THR)
- King breaks down how it’s using AI to develop new Candy Crush levels (GamesIndustry.biz)
- Disney serves up a Serena Williams docuseries to engage women’s sports enthusiasts (Variety)
- The Collision Awards unveils its inaugural list of animation finalists (AWN)
- IATSE strikes a tentative three-year contract deal with AMPTP (Variety)
- Paramount explores an asset sell-off after rejecting the Skydance merger (Deadline)
- How specialty streamers are carving out niches from Netflix and Prime Video (THR)
- Hollywood’s Disney-themed Snow White Cafe has closed after 78 years (Cartoon Brew)
- Toys ‘R’ Us Studios debuts an AI-generated retrospective at Cannes Film Fest (ToyBook)
- Paramount+ is rolling out another price hike on new subs in August (Vulture)
- Apple Studios VFX workers are looking to unionize with IATSE (Cartoon Brew)
- Moose Toys unveils its upcoming MrBeast range of figures and collectibles (PR Newswire)
- Pixar’s Inside Out 2 surpasses Dune: Part Two as 2024’s highest-grossing film (Variety)
- Hasbro earmarks New Jersey for LBE growth with three new retail experiences planned (Forbes)
- The LEGO Group taps WME to support and advise its entertainment strategy (Deadline)
- Framestore is closing its Vancouver VFX studio in response to production slowdown (Cartoon Brew)
- Malaysia’s proposed expansion of film censorship raises industry concerns (Variety)
- New York moves to restrict addictive social media content aimed at kids and teens (The Verge)
- A survey estimates 6% of US households watch TV exclusively on mobile devices now (The Wrap)
- DreamWorks’ The Wild Robot will make its debut at TIFF 2024 (Cartoon Brew)
- Inside Out 2 has a US$30-million box-office day to set a new Juneteenth record (Deadline)
- How Disney is strategizing to win commitments from advertisers (Variety)
- The FTC has referred a TikTok child privacy case to the Justice Department (CNBC)
- A new app is seeking to help teens manage the quality of their screentime (TechCrunch)
- Breaking down how the Paramount-Skydance merger collapsed (Variety)
- Netflix House immersive venues will open in Texas and Pennsylvania (THR)
- Nintendo unveils a new Legend of Zelda game featuring the titular princess (Polygon)
- An AI video-generating tool is under scrutiny for copying a Pixar character (The Verge)
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