- Paramount’s Trump settlement paves the way for its delayed Skydance merger (Deadline)
- YouTube wants the UK government to recognize the creator profession (Broadcast Now)
- WBD rolls out a kids FAST channel on StarzOn in the MENA region (Broadcast Pro ME)
- How the Labubu plush became a viral sensation and status symbol (Forbes)
- Dana Walden talks about Disney’s linear and streaming balancing act (Variety)
- YouTube raises the minimum age that teens can livestream alone to 16 (Fortune)
- Canada has rescinded its digital services tax to restart US trade talks (CNBC)
- …and US President Donald Trump says buyers for US TikTok are secured (TechCrunch)
- Nick has cancelled The Tiny Chef Show, but could crowdfunding keep it alive? (BuzzFeed)
- How did Scopely’s Monopoly Go! get to US$5 billion in revenue so quickly? (Variety)
- A Wells Fargo analyst thinks Netflix should invest in shorts and creator exclusives (The Wrap)
- Pocket.watch and Pok Pok made TIME’s annual list of the world’s most influential companies (TIME)
- Australia’s regulator wants to overturn YouTube’s social media ban exemption (The Guardian)
- KPop Demon Hunters racks up 9.2 million views on Netflix at launch (Cartoon Brew)
- Roblox launches two programs to motivate creators to engage with daily users (The Verge)
- Hasbro taps Noah Gardner and Aiden Fitzgerald to write its Magic: The Gathering film script (Deadline)
- Walmart and Target will run sales to compete with Amazon’s Prime Day (RetailDive)
- Texas is bolstering its TV & film production incentive to compete with nearby states (Variety)
- Actor Anthony Ramos shares details about upcoming Marvel/Disney+ series Ironheart (THR)
- Apple TV+ has set a season four release date for animated kids series Stillwater (Deadline)
- Elio has delivered Pixar’s worst-ever box-office opening at just US$21 million (The Guardian)
- Warner Bros. Pictures is releasing a new Tom and Jerry film in China this August (Deadline)
- Snap acquires a calendar app that helps students manage school schedules (Engadget)
- Now-controversial author J.K. Rowling “worked closely” with HBO on the new Harry Potter series (THR)
- Bluey‘s streaming history proves the power of patience (Kids StreamerSphere)
- Audible’s CCO says it saw a 22% uptick in kids titles last year (The Guardian)
- Dr. Seuss Enterprises launches a new YouTube series after viewership spike (Deadline)
- PG films have taken over as the top global box-office earners (Variety)
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