- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie fetches the top spot at the box office (Forbes)
- California’s governor vetoed a bill that would have let striking SAG-AFTRA workers claim unemployment benefits (Deadline)
- NLRB gives Disney Animation production workers right to vote for union with IATSE (Cartoon Brew)
- …Meanwhile, Workinman Interactive workers voted to join IATSE (THR)
- The WGA strike ending is good for the industry overall, but the TV biz is facing a host of new challenges (Deadline)
- SAG-AFTRA could be gearing up to strike against video game publishers (Variety)
- TikTok videos promoting steroids, some of which target teens, are really taking off (TechCrunch)
- It’s the end of an era: Netflix has officially mailed its last DVD (THR)
- The first-ever film and TV studio complex in Jordan has just opened (Variety)
- Research shows movement and going outside help students learn better (EdSurge)
- Katy Perry is set to guest-star in Peppa Pig (Deadline)
- Walmart returns to Roblox after its first attempts drew accusations of stealth marketing to kids (TechCrunch)
- Mattel is launching an AI version of Pictionary (Forbes)
- …Speaking of AI, here’s a look at how marketing agencies are using it (Adweek, subscription)
- SAG-AFTRA is getting ready for a potential strike against video game companies (Variety)
- Aussies producers win the battle to reinstate NSW funding programs (TBI Vision)
- People are watching full TV shows and movies on TikTok (Variety, subscription)
- Theater chain IMAX wants to buy up IMAX China, but it’s facing investor opposition (THR)
- The EU’s MediaInvest makes a US$26-million investment in an audiovisual fund (Deadline)
- Japan’s creative industry is rallying together to stop a new tax increase (Japan Times)
- YouTube plans to add AI tools so creators can quickly make short videos (Digital TV Europe)
- Prime Video is launching an ad-free tier, for an additional cost, starting next year (Deadline)
- Warner Bros. Discovery is planning a major expansion of its UK studios (CNN)
- Industry leaders discuss the future of FAST (Variety)
- The UK looks to bring FAST services under Ofcom’s content rules (Digital TV Europe)
- Star Wars and One Piece are 2023’s top-rated entertainment brands so far, as ranked by fans (Variety)
- Elemental has become Disney+’s most-watched movie premiere of the year (Deadline)
- Startup Betweened develops an app to teach kids how to use social networks safely (TechCrunch)
- SAG-AFTRA allows indie prodcos to continue filming movies, and this is the list of titles (Deadline)
- Second only to VOD services, live streaming remains popular, a new study finds (Rapid TV News)
- How The CW has been surviving without its superhero dramas and teen-centric soaps (Variety)
- Paramount+ to launch in Japan, thanks to a deal with local streamers (THR)
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