- Phil Lord and Christopher Miller: Hollywood needs to do a better job at celebrating animation (Variety)
- Disney plans to air a new PSA from GLAAD that features a transgender teen (CNBC)
- Common Sense Media will start rating podcasts for kids and families (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Miss Persona takes home the Shaw Rocket Fund Kids Choice Award (ET Canada)
- Meta is reportedly making its own fintech product, dubbed ‘Zuck Bucks’ (The Verge)
- Cannes Film Fest is expecting 90% of its attendees will attend in person next month (Deadline)
- WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group CEO Ann Sarnoff is leaving the company ahead of the Discovery merger (Variety)
- US President Joe Biden looks to TikTok to engage young people (The Verge)
- BBC hires UK media diversity guru Joanna Abeyie as interim head of creative diversity (Deadline)
- Does Hollywood need to rethink its China strategy? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Voice tech could be the next big thing in the entertainment industry (Variety)
- Elon Musk has joined Twitter’s board of directors after purchasing a stake in the company (TechCrunch)
- The UK cinema sector has launched a fundraising initiative for Ukraine (Screen Daily)
- The Ukraine TV industry is at MIPTV appealing for sales and co-pros to keep operating (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Netflix is banking on anime with 40 new titles to meet strong demand (Forbes)
- What exactly is the future of content, and what role will tech play in shaping it? (Variety)
- How the metaverse can help overcome production challenges (The Conversation)
- Right-wing media outlet Daily Wire claims it will invest US$100 million in kids content (Variety)
- Former Disney CEO Bob Iger speaks out against Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Gen Alpha thinks Netflix and YouTube are the coolest brands (Tubefilter)
- Pokémon GO Fest will run as a global and in-person event this year (ScreenRant)
- New Disney+ series Moon Knight takes an ’empathetic and creative approach’ to discussing mental health (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …Meanwhile, the streamer has tapped a former Google exec as its new CTO (The Verge)
- The UK’s consumer gaming market generated more than $US9 billion in 2021 (Variety)
- Visa is launching a program to help content creators grow their businesses through NFTs (Blockworks)
- Oscar viewership rebounds slightly from last year’s record low (CBC News)
- TikTok is partnering with GIPHY on a new video creation tool (TechCrunch)
- New Sonic the Hedgehog films are veering away from their game roots (IGN)
- Disney+ is set to launch in 42 countries and 11 territories this summer (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Apple is the first streamer to win an Oscar for Best Picture at the Academy Awards (Variety)
- Canadian musician Grimes is launching an “intergalactic children’s metaverse book” (Bitcoin.com)
- CODA’s Oscar win helps elevate ASL and its importance for the deaf community (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Two TikTok moderators are suing ByteDance for being exposed to toxic and disturbing videos (Tubefilter)
- CBeebies lands a new ride in the UK’s biggest theme park (Manchester Evening News)
- Meta is partnering with the Academy for Oscar influencer content (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The metaverse offers opportunities for the fashion industry (Mashable)
- …Meanwhile, Nike’s metaverse experience has had seven million visitors since November (Tube Filter)
- How Pixar’s Luca helped usher in a new personal storytelling trend in animated films (Indie Wire)
- Longtime Marvel collaborator The Third Floor launches animation group and tool suite (Variety)
- NFTs and blockchain-based collectibles have a new champion: Bill Murray (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Could a Best Picture win for The Power of the Dog change streamers’ fortunes at the Oscars? (CBC News)
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