- FAST services are leaning into kids content for growth, Variety analysis shows (Variety)
- Facebook is rolling out a new feeds tab to compete with TikTok (The Wrap)
- Nickelodeon unveils SpongeBob SquarePants crossover special The Tidal Zone (IGN)
- Mattel is launching Karma’s World dolls designed by students (License Global)
- TikTok and Instagram are the top news sources for UK teens, Ofcom finds (BBC)
- …Meanwhile, TikTok is rolling out new accessibility and translation features to expand its content’s reach (TechCrunch)
- Chris Alexander is stepping down from his head of communications role at Disney TV Studios (Deadline)
- Marvel has partnered with Inkbox for a Thor-inspired temporary tattoo collection (Variety)
- Netflix lost 970,000 subscribers in Q2, besting estimates that it would lose many more (Variety)
- …Meanwhile, the streamer outlined details of its AVOD tier, which launches in 2023 (The Hollywood Reporter)
- TikTok is implementing layoffs in the US as a part of a larger restructuring plan (WIRED)
- Former WB digital marketing EVP Andrew Hotz is rejoining Google as director of platforms (Deadline)
- Toys ‘R’ Us is returning to every Macy’s in the US just in time for holiday shopping (CNN)
- Erick Tran and Mogul Production are teaming up for animated NFT series The Mogies (Deadline)
- Pixar CCO Pete Docter will receive an honorary Visual Effects Society membership (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Former Sky Studios exec Jane Millichip has been appointed as BAFTA CEO (Variety)
- Hulu outpaces Disney+ in new subscriptions (The Wall Street Journal)
- Rugrats co-creator Gábor Csupó is directing an adaptation of kids book The Story of Holly and Ivy (Variety)
- Wall Street is predicting that Netflix could have another quarter of subscriber losses (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …Meanwhile, a marketing agency that counted Netflix as one of its clients has abruptly closed it doors (Deadline)
- Gremlins director says Baby Yoda “copied” Gizmo (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Stranger Things tops Nielsen’s most-streamed shows for a fourth week (Deadline)
- Disney+ has premiered the third film in its Zombies franchise (Broadcasting+Cable)
- Nadine Zylstra, YouTube’s global originals head, has moved to Pinterest (TBI Vision)
- The new Thor movie has cemented Marvel’s theatrical return (Variety)
- Why Netflix chose Microsoft to power its move into advertising (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …Meanwhile, Americans are saying they don’t just want to stream digital content, they want to own it (TechCrunch)
- Warner Bros. in LA has been hit with one of the biggest COVID outbreaks at a studio or network (Deadline)
- This year’s Emmy nominations are more inclusive, but representation is still lacking (Variety)
- BBC Studios’ CEO opens up about its content plans and opportunities (The Hollywood Reporter)
- TikTok is rolling out content filters and maturity ratings (TechCrunch)
- LEGO has pulled its toys from Russian shelves indefinitely (The Brussels Times)
- Studios have already dropped their surefire hits into theaters, so what’s left for the rest of the summer? (Variety)
- BBC Studios posts its highest-ever revenue in 2021/2022’s full-year financials (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Spotify is buying Wordle’s music counterpart Heardle, moving into interactive gaming (Deadline)
- Kidcos need to turn the “gamification of learning” into the “learnification of gaming” (Joan Ganz Cooney Center)
- Netflix and Paramount+ currently have the largest original streaming slates in the UK (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Bookstores are booming and becoming more diverse (New York Times)
- Twitter is suing Elon Musk for pulling out of his deal to acquire the platform (Deadline)
- The UK performers union is pushing back against the increasing use of NDAs (Variety)
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