- Futureverse and WBD partner on a massive Ready Player One experience (Variety)
- Disney is backed by activist hedge funds in its latest boardroom drama (Guardian)
- Leading researchers predict a 5% chance of AI causing human extinction (Gizmodo)
- Facebook parent company Meta is shuttering its London HQ (Deadline)
- Several players are in the market to acquire Paramount—who will win? (THR)
- Warner Bros. Animation boss Sam Register is not impressed with what AI can do (Cartoon Brew)
- Roku to launch a new Pro Series branded TV (Digital TV News)
- GroupM partners with Disney, Roku, NBCUniversal and YouTube to bolster streaming ads (Variety)
- Netflix is developing a Wednesday spinoff (TBI Vision)
- As a Christmas surprise, Disney released an episode of Percy Jackson and the Olympians a day early (Variety)
- Ryan Gosling has dropped an EP with new versions of Barbie song “I’m Just Ken” (THR)
- BAFTA ups the minimum theatrical screenings requirement for Best Film entries (Deadline)
- Wonka is off to a sweet start at the global box office (Variety)
- The K-pop wave is hitting the Netherlands in the form of a new FAST channel (Variety)
- A video game based on fan-favorite holiday film Elf has launched in Roblox (Polygon)
- Ad spending on some top streamers dropped by 8% in 2023 (NextTV)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Super Mario Bros. Movie get Golden Globe noms (The Guardian)
- 20th Television’s EVP of production to exit after two decades with the studio (Deadline)
- RTL Group is selling its Dutch TV operations in a billion-dollar deal (THR)
- A Spanish streamer is picking up shows from WBD and SkyShowtime (TBI Vision)
- Netflix welcomes Banijay’s fantasy series Ronja the Robber’s Daughter (Variety)
- …Meanwhile, the streamer is planning a new Sonic video game (Deadline)
- This year’s top Hollywood dealmakers share their advice for 2024 (THR)
- And for something fun, Kidscreen contributor Chris Byrne answers the internet’s toy questions (Wired)
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