- Phoenix Rise and Reu and Harper’s Wonder World took home MIPCOM Diversify TV Awards (THR)
- BBC Studios sales boss is eyeing new models as the market cools (TBI Vision)
- YouTube will launch new features to make watching and searching for content easier (TechCrunch)
- Banijay is launching an accelerator program for women in the unscripted industry (Deadline)
- Taylor Swift has given the fall box office a boost with Eras Tour (Variety)
- BAFTA has expanded its programs to address inequality in the industry (THR)
- Australia is suing X for not providing info on how it’s combatting child abuse content (TechCrunch)
- Here are some highlights from New York Comic Con (NextTV)
- Microsoft has closed its nearly US$70-billion acquistion of Activision Blizzard (Variety)
- The spend on Italian film and TV productions rose by 28% to US$1.9 billion last year (Deadline)
- As Blue Beetle proves, including US Latine audiences is good for business (THR)
- Hershey is getting sweet results from a new connected TV advertising approach (NextTV)
- Talks between SAG-AFTRA and the studios have broken down again (Variety)
- …Meanwhile, UTA is the latest agency to implement layoffs because of the strikes (Deadline)
- The comic book writer/artist who co-created Blue Beetle and Rocket Raccoon has died (THR)
- MGA’s new Bratz marketing play is an AR experience with Walmart (Adweek)
- Utah is suing TikTok for allegedly getting kids addicted to its app (DigitalTrends)
- What’s next for Hollywood after the strikes are over? (THR)
- Crunchyroll is launching a new anime streaming channel with GSN (Deadline)
- US producers are looking for ways to be nimble as the market contracts (TBI Vision)
- PlayStation launches an app for buying Sony Pictures Entertainment movies (Variety)
- All of the live-action Star Wars movies are heading to Disney’s linear nets this month (Deadline)
- The US film and TV sector has lost 45,000 jobs since the strikes began (THR)
- Britain’s media watchdog has concerns that Snap’s AI chatbot isn’t protecting kid privacy (TechCrunch)
- Several corporate and legal Netflix execs are departing as part of a restructure (Deadline)
- Spotify is pushing into audiobooks, but will this draw in more listeners? (THR)
- A new bill in the US could really shake up how techcos advertise to consumers (NextTV)
- Former Ubisoft execs were taken into custody as part of a harassment investigation (Wired)
- The final season of teen-skewing series Sex Education is Netflix’s most-watched show in the UK (Deadline)
- Amazon Studios is rebranding as Amazon MGM Studios (Variety)
- X Social Media is suing X (formerly Twitter) for causing marketplace confusion (The Verge)
- Meta is launching new AI features for advertisers (TechCrunch)
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