- Netflix shares drop after announcing it will stop reporting subscriber counts (Reuters)
- Surprise! Disney+ unveils another Bluey ep following season three finale (LA Times)
- US lawmakers pass bill that could lead to a nationwide TikTok ban (USA Today)
- Cartoon Forum issues last call for projects by May 7 (Cartoon Media)
- WBD CEO David Zaslav’s pay increased by 26.5% last year to nearly US$50 million (THR)
- Sony and Apollo are working on a potential joint bid for Paramount (NYT)
- Global Games Fund looks to support developers from emerging territories (Game Developer)
- Paramount shifts dates for Aang: The Last Airbender and Transformers One (Variety)
- Quiet on Set docuseries becomes Max’s most-viewed title, says Nielsen (Deadline)
- Bob Iger earned 94% of shareholder votes in Disney’s proxy fight, final tally shows (THR)
- Neon slates Robot Dreams for a May 31 theatrical launch in the US (Cartoon Brew)
- A new report discusses an ongoing skills crisis in the UK’s vidgame sector (Games Industry Biz)
- Seth MacFarlane and Martin Scorsese are teaming up to restore century-old toons (Deadline)
- Licensing Expo’s opening keynote will spotlight gaming growth (License Global)
- Apple to let users in the EU download iPhone apps from websites (TechCrunch)
- Studio Ghibli will receive an Honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival (Deadline)
- Prime Video slates Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? spinoff with Travis Kelce as host (The Wrap)
- Roblox outlines new criteria for marketplace sellers (Games Industry Biz)
- Meta will roll out a Quest headset hub for educators this year (The Verge)
- Keanu Reeves is on board to voice Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (THR)
- American Psychological Association urges social media reforms to protect youth (APA)
- Bluey producer Sam Moor says “it’s not the end” for the show (BBC)
- Australian Children’s Content Summit unveils this year’s host and speaker lineup (TV Tonight)
- Avatar scribes among winners of the 2024 Writers Guild Awards (Vulture)
- Kung Fu Panda 4 earns US$6 million in five-day South Korean opening run (Variety)
- Four Paramount directors are stepping down from re-election amid Skydance talks (Deadline)
- Epic Games files an injunction for Google to change its App store policies (GamesIndustry.biz)
- Investigation reveals 576,000-plus Roku accounts were compromised in a data breach (THR)
- Execs weigh in on how to improve the quality of vidgame-to-TV projects (TBI Vision)
- AMC Entertainment CEO predicts the theater industry will be “roaring hot” next year (TheWrap)
- SAG-AFTRA responds to calls for more child actor safety following Quiet on Set (THR)
- Amazon ad revenue hit US$47 billion in 2023, with 24% growth for Prime Video ads (Deadline)
- Taylor Swift’s songs return to TikTok following a 10-week dispute with Universal Music (Variety)
- Warner Bros. Discovery and TVNZ cut more than 350 New Zealand media positions (The Guardian)
- Bluey creator Joe Brumm breaks down the blue heeler pup’s origins and future (Deadline)
- Netgem expands its FAST channel rollout with new launches in France and Switzerland (DTVE)
- Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment gear up for Star Wars Outlaws game launch in August (The Verge)
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