- Disney begins a second round of layoffs and expects to cut 4,000 jobs by Thursday (Deadline)
- Global box-office revenue could beat expectations and reach US$32 billion this year (THR)
- NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell steps down after misconduct investigation (TBI Vision)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie is nearing the US$1-billion mark in worldwide ticket sales (Variety)
- Hasbro is reportedly negotiating the sale of eOne to founder Darren Throop (Bloomberg, subscription content)
- FAST revenues to hit US$6.3 billion this year, dominated by the US market (TV Technology)
- DreamWorks’ Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken will launch at Annecy 2023 (Variety)
- Disney and former Marvel exec Victoria Alonso reach a settlement (Deadline)
- Hello Sunshine recruits Alex Flores to head up its new music division (THR)
- Global task force calls on Twitter to remove misleading labels for pubcasters (Public Media Alliance)
- Prime Video adds a new tool to boost volume of spoken dialogue (Vulture)
- How entertainment marketers are strategizing to reach Gen Alpha and Gen Z (Variety)
- Piracy-induced losses for US streamers could hit US$113 billion by 2027 (Advanced Television)
- Previously announced Disney layoffs reportedly set to begin in entertainment next week (Bloomberg, subscription content)
- …Meanwhile, Pixar’s Elemental will close this year’s Cannes Film Festival (Deadline)
- Meta opens up social VR platform Horizon Worlds to teen users (TechCrunch)
- BFI launches a US$12-million fund to provide skills development in the screen sector (THR)
- The potential and limitations of AI in Choose Your Own Adventure games (IGN)
- Nearly 98% of the WGA votes in favor of a strike if a deal isn’t reached by May (Deadline)
- ITVX hits one billion streaming views (Broadband TV News)
- French director Luc Jacquet is this year’s recipient of the Locarno Kids Award (Variety)
- Why the home video market is a worthy investment when it comes to anime (Polygon)
- The Academy appoints its first-ever chief membership, impact and industry officer (THR)
- Gen Z wants more video games based on their favorite films and shows (VentureBeat)
- Report estimates global OTT revenue will cross US$235 billion by 2028 (DTVE)
- Kids TV and animation among the genres lagging in deaf representation (Variety)
- LEGO COO says new Virginia plant will help it reach untapped US markets (Bloomberg)
- SAG-AFTRA starts contract negotiations with television producers on June 7 (THR)
- How Meta plans to use web3 technologies to transform education (Meta)
- … Meanwhile, streamer Peacock launches on Meta’s VR headsets (Digital TV Europe)
- Economic conditions are pushing Hollywood studios to sell more shows outside the US (Variety)
- How 9 Story Media’s A Kind of Spark is shaking up onscreen autism representation (The Guardian)
- WBD’s David Zaslav is “hopeful” that WGA negotiations will end with a fair resolution (THR)
- Amazon is joining the AI race (TechCrunch)
- The Strong Museum and Nintendo create giant, playable Donkey Kong arcade game (Engadget)
- Writers’ Guild of Great Britain will advise members not to accept WGA work if there’s a strike (Deadline)
- The Sims developer believes players need more control over their metaverse experience (Gamesindustry.biz)
- Hollywood insiders break down which streamers offer the best user experience (Variety)
- ICYMI: Canada’s 2023 YMA nominees are out and Imagine Create Media and Sinking Ship got the most nods (YMA)
- Elon Musk folds Twitter into new X Corp shell firm, driving speculation on platform’s future (Bloomberg, subscription content)
- New report shows US consumer spending on streamers dropped 23% in 2022 (Digital TV Europe)
- Cineworld unveils new reorganization plan to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy (Variety)
- Illumination CEO breaks down Super Mario and the state of the animation industry (Cartoon Brew)
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