- Netflix’s Nimona overcame major obstacles on its path to becoming an Oscar contender (Variety)
- Nickelodeon Studios and TAG have ratified a new contract for animation workers (Skwigly)
- …Meanwhile, Paramount is reportedly in talks to sell its stake in Viacom18 to India’s Reliance (BNN Bloomberg)
- The Digital Markets Act takes effect today and could completely change how major techcos operate in the EU (THR)
- Animation Dingle has unveiled the conference program for its 12th annual edition (Animation Magazine)
- The Backyardigans creator Janice Burgess has died at age 72 (The New York Times)
- The UK introduces a 40% indie tax credit for films budgeted under US$19 million (Deadline)
- Black Women Animate (BWA) Boot Camp returns to Titmouse LA in April (BWA Studios)
- Cinemark’s CEO argues that studios overspent on streaming and are now shifting back to theatrical (THR)
- NATPE Global and Realscreen Summit to co-locate in Miami next year (Realscreen)
- Switch emulator Yuzu will shut down and pay Nintendo US$2.4 million (Gizmodo)
- Actors voice concerns over AI tools for foreign-language dubbing (TheWrap Pro)
- Prime Video staffers in Europe face layoffs as the company restructures internationally (Deadline)
- Universal reveals the kids brands lined up for Orlando Resort’s DreamWorks Land (Deadline)
- OTT revenue in North America is projected to hit US$100 billion by 2029 (DTVE)
- Does a dwindling music catalogue on TikTok open up opportunities for other audio breakouts? (Wired)
- …meanwhile, Apple is fined nearly US$2 billion in an EU music streaming antitrust case (The Wrap)
- Learning Express franchise owner Rick Derr shares his thoughts on how retailers should adopt AI (Toy World)
- Why Brian Schatz’s “Protecting Kids on Social Media Act” bill threatens KOSA (Washington Post)
- What the Sony-ZEE and Reliance-Disney mega-mergers will mean for Indian media (Variety)
- Room to Read and Warner Bros. Discovery partner on She Creates Change (Deadline)
- Ghana to introduce a new tax incentive program for film production (Deadline)
- Lionsgate rejigs its eOne Canada TV leadership team post-merger (THR)
- What Disney’s executive shuffle means for the studio’s future (Variety)
- Subscription services are making video games more accessible—but there’s a catch (The Verge)
- …meanwhile, Electronic Arts cuts 5% of its workforce and cancels a Star Wars game (IGN)
- Preshow Noël Toys & Games launches Fan Zone, a new event for kidults and collectors (Toy World)
- Tubi gets a brand redesign as it preps for international expansion (Variety)
- How The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth became Henson’s brand pillars (The Wrap Pro)
- MrBeast is one of the biggest YouTubers ever—but can he make a good series? (Decider)
- Sony is cutting 900 jobs from its Playstation gaming division (THR)
- The Academy votes to split animation into two branches for features and shorts (Deadline)
- Jazwares and Mob Entertainment collab on a Poppy Playtime Roblox game (Toy World)
- Customers infuriated by a Wonka-inspired experience that used AI images for promotion (Sky News)
- The 2024 Kidscreen Big LGBTQ+ Charity Dinner raised US$4,000 for the San Diego LGBT Community Center
- ABC Australia and Disney+ set a global premiere date in April for Bluey‘s first special (Deadline)
- The BBFC has raised the age rating for Mary Poppins in the UK due to “Discriminatory Language” (Variety)
- Netflix is not moving forward with Percy Jackson spinoff The Kane Chronicles (Gizmodo)
- Vietnam has emerged from the pandemic as Asia’s fastest-growing film market (Deadline)
- Reddit signs a US$60-million content licensing deal with Google for AI training (Reuters)
- Disney, FX, Warner and NBCU execs are finding success in the “peaked TV” era (The Wrap Pro)
- Paramount is put on negative credit watch by S&P Global (THR)
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