- Three ways tariffs will continue to impact retailers in H2 (RetailDive)
- Has the Netflix algorithm made movie-watching a bland experience? (The Guardian)
- Peacock is coming to Prime Video, thanks to a new Amazon/Comcast deal (THR)
- Bob Iger says India is one of Disney’s most important markets (Deadline)
- Rogers is going to bundle Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ together in Canada (THR)
- McCartney/Zuckerberg-backed audio player Yoto expects to turn a first profit (Financial Times)
- The 2025 Global Licensing Industry Survey results are out (Licensing International)
- How California’s industry rallied to get better tax credits (Deadline)
- Its official! KPop Demon Hunters is Netflix’s most-watched movie ever (THR)
- Disney sues Sling TV, alleging that its bundles violate license agreements (Deadline)
- Nickelodeon comms veteran David Bittler is leaving the company after 25 years (Variety)
- The CMA’s next Red Chair event will spotlight Sesame Workshop’s Kay Wilson Stallings (CMA)
- YouTube has now led TV viewing in the US for six months in a row (Media Play News)
- Will KPop Demon Hunters change how theaters and streamers work together? (Gizmodo)
- Snoop Dogg questions LGBTQ+ representation in kids movies (TheWrap)
- A proposed class-action suit is accusing Prime Video of misleading consumers (THR)
- KPop Demon Hunters could be number one at the box office this weekend (Forbes)
- Disney is reportedly seeking original IPs to attract Gen Z men (Variety)
- …Meanwhile, the Mouse House canceled a live-action remake of The Aristocats (ComicBook)
- Warner Bros. Pictures Animation is delaying its Cat in the Hat movie to November (Deadline)
- Second weekends are now the most important indicator of a feature film’s success (THR)
- Target’s new CEO says a toy revamp is part of his updated strategy (Forbes)
- Sony is bumping up the price of PS5 in the US to weather tariffs and a slowing market (BBC)
- A new 2D-animated movie is breaking box-office records in China (Cartoon Brew)
- Phil Lord and Chris Miller are working on a live-action Archie Comics movie (Variety)
- The KPop Demon Hunters singalong theatrical screenings are selling out quickly (THR)
- Google will pay US$30 million to settle a YouTube children’s privacy lawsuit (Reuters)
- Thanks to the Labubu craze, Pop Mart is expecting to do US$4 billion in sales this year (Forbes)
- Legendary is eyeing Paramount as a new distribution partner for its film slate (Variety)
- A petition to oust Roblox’s CEO hits 100,000+ signatures amid child safety concerns (Metro)
- Weighing the pros and cons of full-season releases vs. weekly drops on streamers (Observer)
- US safety commission warns that fake Labubu collectibles pose a health risk to kids (Toy Book)
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