- Character.AI is banning under-18s from using its chatbots (NY Times)
- Global demand drove Japan’s anime market to a record US$25-billion year in 2024 (Variety)
- Warner Bros. has set a 2028 release date for its upcoming Hello Kitty movie (THR)
- YouTube is reorienting around three verticals and starting a “voluntary exit program” to shed staff (Variety)
- The Paramount layoffs have begun, with no immediate clarity on how this affects its kids business (THR)
- MrBeast’s success is thanks to “clippers” who trim his vids for social media (Bloomberg)
- Sherrie Westin reflects on Sesame Street’s difficult year (Town and Country)
- Disney closes deal to merge Hulu Live TV with Fubo, creating a big pay-TV provider (Variety)
- Why Stranger Things and KPop Demon Hunters brought Netflix and AMC together (Variety)
- No longer on HBO, the classic Looney Tunes episodes are crushing it on Tubi (Gizmodo)
- Kidz Bop is heading to the big screen for its first-ever concert movie (Variety)
- Disney+ officially exits its Dr. Who partnership, but the BBC vows to keep the series going (THR)
- Australia not relaxing its copyright laws when it comes to training AI (Mediaweek)
- Meta, TikTok could face fines for blocking studios into what kids see (Courthouse News Service)
- Cinemark is adding more Imax screens to meet a demand for event cinema (THR)
- And will a fan-led campaign convince Disney to revive a Steven Soderbergh Star Wars movie? (Variety)
- Meta previews new parental controls for AI chatbots and services (TechCrunch)
- Snoop Dogg adds a song in his series Doggyland to support LGBTQ+ families (THR)
- Apple TV and Peacock to share content and launch a new streaming bundle (Deadline)
- Kristen Bell says the Frozen 3 cast will start production soon (Variety)
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