- Blue Beetle has a US$25.4-million debut at the domestic box office (Variety)
- US federal judge rules that AI-generated art can’t be copyrighted (THR)
- Top European public service networks see declines in viewer engagement (Deadline)
- …and OTT TV and film revenue growth in the US is slowing (TBI Vision)
- SEGA officially completes its purchase of Rovio for US$776 million (Games Industry Biz)
- Studio CEOs are holding a joint call today to discuss the next move in strike negotiations (Variety)
- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Roblox for facilitating illegal gambling (GamesIndustry.biz)
- X/Twitter is working on new facial ID features to prevent impersonations (Engadget)
- Breaking down the magical costume designs of Disney+ movie Hocus Pocus 2 (THR)
- Microsoft rolls out new enforcement system on Xbox to combat profanity (GamesIndustry.biz)
- New research shows Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are seeing declines in UK homes (DTVE)
- Blue Beetle director shares the film’s history of moving from HBO Max to theatrical release (THR)
- Studio Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron is set to open the San Sebastian Film Festival (Deadline)
- Writers strike shows little sign of ending soon as WGA and AMPTP talks end with mixed results (TBI Vision)
- NBCUniversal expands FAST offerings on Roku with classic TV channels (THR)
- Inflated budgets are causing summer blockbusters to fall short of studio expectations (Variety)
- Tencent misses second quarter revenue estimates signalling some Chinese economic turbulence (Bloomberg)
- Linear TV viewing falls under 50% for the first time, according to Nielsen (THR)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles nears US$1 billion in global retail sales (Deadline)
- Chicken Soup for the Soul forms a strategic committee to address Q2 losses (TBI Vision)
- Why Asia is on the frontlines of web3 gaming development (TechCrunch)
- The writers union receives new counter-proposals to its demands from the AMPTP (TBIVision)
- A poll reveals that 22% of Barbie viewers hadn’t been to a theater since the pandemic (TheWrap)
- Illinois passes legislation that will allow child influencers to sue if earnings aren’t set aside (AP News)
- African SVOD subscriptions are forecast to reach 18 million by 2029, according to a new report (DTVE)
- The WGA and AMPTP are set to resume talks as the strike drags on (TBI Vision)
- Bluey hits one billion minutes viewed in a single week for the first time (Deadline)
- TikTok’s BookTok community continues to drive book sales among teens (The Guardian)
- WBD and DC Studios don’t have plans for a third Wonder Woman movie (Variety)
- Barbie may finally be coming out in Saudi Arabia, but it got slapped with a ban in Kuwait (THR)
- Hollywood’s writers strike hits 100 days; this is how movie schedules have been affected (Deadline)
- WBD appoints MD of sports in Europe, Andrew Georgiou, as head of media business (TBI Vision)
- For something fun, here’s a list of the longest-running shows on American TV—Sesame Street is in the mix (Variety)
- Barbie has helped AMC Theatres achieve its highest quarterly attendance since 2019 (THR)
- …Meanwhile, the movie sets a release date in Saudi Arabia, avoiding a ban in Middle East (The Wrap)
- Disney+ is premiering The Little Mermaid in September (Variety)
- Netflix has launched an app so subscribers can play its video games on TV (TechCrunch)
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