- Lilo & Stitch hits the US$1-billion global box-office holy grail (TheWrap)
- The UK’s voting age goes down to 16 for its next general election (BBC News)
- Shorts and online series are poised to dominate the next era of kids TV (Washington Post)
- Meta rejects the EU’s AI code of practice, citing too many uncertainties (TechCrunch)
- Hasbro launches Play-Doh Learning Lab resources/activities for educators (Toy Book)
- WBD and DC Studios are fast-tracking a Wonder Woman film (Newsweek)
- A new survey says Netflix subscribers are OK with another price hike (Variety)
- Josh D’Amaro discusses the next evolution of Disney’s theme parks (THR)
- Roblox rolls out safety features to protect kids from unfiltered chats (The Verge)
- Bluey’s audio content surpasses one billion lifetime listens (Music Week)
- Laid-off Candy Crush developers to be replaced by the AI tools they built (mobilegamer)
- Anime Expo 2025 set a new attendance record at 410,000 guests (Anime News Network)
- Ariana Grande and Josh Gad to lead the voice cast for Seuss movie Oh, the Places You’ll Go! (THR)
- Copyright filings reveal Nintendo and Universal are developing a Donkey Kong film (IGN)
- Superman soars to a US$217-million opening weekend at the global box office (Deadline)
- Legendary is sizing up Lionsgate as a potential acquisition target (Variety)
- Kraft Heinz explores a US$20-billion spinoff of its condiments business (Reuters)
- US President Trump threatens 35% tariffs on all Canadian goods next month (CBC)
- Outright Games chairman to serve as co-chair of the UK Video Games Council (GI.biz)
- YouTube is replacing its Trending page with micro-trends charts (Variety)
- TIME unveils its list of the 100 most influential digital creators of 2025 (TIME)
- Annecy 2026 will take place a week later to avoid a G7 Summit (Cartoon Brew)
- WildBrain Animation staffers ratify a collective agreement with IATSE Local 938 (IATSE)
- Variety unveils its 2025 list of 10 animators to watch out for (Variety)
- Donkey Hodie, Sesame Street and more nominated for TCA Awards (News Argus)
- Former Hasbro CEO and philanthropist Alan Hassenfeld has died (Toy World Magazine)
- A24 and CMC Pictures will bring Chinese box-office smash Ne Zha 2 to North America (THR)
- A sequel to The Garfield Movie is in the works, with Chris Pratt in the title role again (Deadline)
- Superman is eyeing a strong US$130-million opening at the domestic box office (Forbes)
- Mattel has introduced its first Barbie doll with type 1 diabetes (The Guardian)
- Women in Toys has selected its Wonder Women Awards finalists (Licensing International)
- The Paramount-Skydance merger gets another 90-day extension (Deadline)
- Disney’s Abu Dhabi theme park could clash with UAE’s culture (TheWrap)
- Epic Games settles antitrust case against Samsung for blocking rival app stores (TechCrunch)
- TikTok is reportedly launching a new version of the app as part of its US sale (Reuters)
- Crunchyroll will expand with more anime, games and manga, says president (THR)
- Jurassic World Rebirth made a colossal US$147 million in its first five days (Variety)
- Frankfurt Book Fair may focus on the book-to-screen adaptation market (Deadline)
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