- The Garfield Movie does US$22 million in its international box office debut (Variety)
- VFX giant DNEG is set to eliminate 5% of its global workforce in a new wave of layoffs (Deadline)
- Cannes Film Festival workers call for strike action over French labor law reforms (THR)
- Nintendo takes action to shut down Switch game piracy through Yuzu (Gamesindustry.biz)
- Sony and Apollo float a US$26-billion all-cash offer for Paramount Global (WSJ)
- Sonic spinoff Knuckles is the most-watched original show on Paramount+ right now (Variety)
- New survey says 92 minutes is the ideal movie length for American audiences (The Wrap)
- Apple lets indie developers in the EU off the hook for its Core Technology Fee (The Verge)
- Anime streamer Crunchyroll stages its first price hike in five years (Variety)
- Dan Schneider files a defamation suit against Quiet on the Set‘s producers (Deadline)
- Mattel’s long-awaited Masters of the Universe pic to premiere June 5, 2026 (THR)
- Revisiting 25 years of SpongeBob SquarePants history with NPR (NPR)
- Paramount’s stock tumbled after Bob Bakish’s ousting (Variety)
- LinkedIn’s new effort to keep people on the site is…games (TechCrunch)
- SEL learning strategies don’t work for every kid, but there’s an alternative that does (EdSurge)
- Cannes Film Fest staff are planning to protest during the event over pay (Deadline)
- A leak at Disney reveals how more than a dozen popular kids shows changed from bible to screen (Gizmodo)
- Skydance has reportedly submitted its final offer to take over Paramount Global (Deadline)
- …Meanwhile, CEO Bob Bakish might be axed before the company’s Q1 earnings call today (THR)
- How the US TikTok ban could help rather than hurt creator economy startups (TechCrunch)
- Former DreamWorks boss Chris deFaria to consult for Netflix Animation (Deadline)
- Paramount’s IF is on track for a US$40 million-plus opening weekend (THR)
- Snapchat’s TikTok competitor Spotlight sees 125% growth in watch time (TechCrunch)
- Breaking down the opportunities of gaming as a marketing channel (The Drum)
- Disney sets panels and program for this year’s Annecy Festival (The Wrap)
- A new Harry Potter audiobook series is in the works for a 2025 launch (Variety)
- Paramount+ has made some tweaks to its user interface for kid viewers (The Verge)
- Why Q1’s stronger-than-anticipated retail sales may not last (Retail Dive)
- The Spiderwick Chronicles makes a record-setting debut on The Roku Channel (Deadline)
- Handheld gaming device sales are forecast to hit 30 million units by 2028 (Advanced TV)
- The US Senate has passed the divest-or-ban TikTok bill (The Verge)
- Netflix slates teen/YA series Geek Girl to premiere on May 30 (The Wrap)
- DreamWorks’ The Wild Robot circumvents a Transformers One release date clash (THR)
- Spotify is planning new subscription tiers after strong Q1 results (Yahoo Finance)
- Disney CTO Aaron LaBerge has left after two decades with the company (LA Times)
- TikTok Lite faces potential suspension in the EU for posing a risk to kids (Fortune)
- New Oscar rules include an eligibility tweak for international animated movies (THR)
- The Bluey special scored 10.4 million views in its first week on Disney+ (Variety)
- …and London’s Australia House was transformed into “Bluey House” on April 21 (BBC)
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