- Apple is getting serious about streaming, but that won’t solve all of its problems (Variety)
- AMC Networks has picked up streaming rights to the new 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea series (THR)
- A 36-year Sony Pictures Television exec is retiring from the company (TBI Vision)
- A buzzy new interactive Silent Hill series is launching tonight (Deadline)
- Want to know how to make scary content that kids love? Check out our recent mag feature (Kidscreen)
- Five Nights at Freddy’s hits US$78 million at the domestic box office in opening weekend (THR)
- Joe Biden issues executive order to set AI safety and security standards (Deadline)
- Microsoft will no longer allow Xbox users to use unofficial accessories (Windows Central)
- Meta launches paid subscription option in Europe that removes Facebook and Instagram ads (The Verge)
- Peacock has hit 28 million paid subscribers, adding four million during Q3 (Deadline)
- Thousands of SAG members have signed a letter to show their solidarity (THR)
- Twitch is pulling back the curtain on its revenue model and long-term plans (TechCrunch)
- …Meanwhile, ad revenue and monthly active users on X (formerly Twitter) are way down (Variety)
- A new study finds that kids can’t get enough of podcasts (Podnews)
- New data reveals that less than 1% of Netflix’s subscribers play its games daily (GamesIndustry.biz)
- How a kids privacy law affects the latest lawsuit against Meta (The Washington Post)
- Paramount Global is restructuring its social impact team after losing a long-time exec (Deadline)
- The UK screen industry is failing to tackle sexual harassment, a new report finds (TBIVision)
- Disney’s 33rd MCU film The Marvels is on pace for an US$80-million opening weekend (THR)
- SAG-AFTRA members are avoiding licensed character costumes this Halloween (Variety)
- New research shows live kids channels are the least-watched FAST channels in Europe (DTVE)
- CG-animated comedy Under The Boardwalk is getting a theatrical release, thanks to Paramount (Cartoon Brew)
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