- Disney’s Strange World skips 20 markets that censor LGBTQ+ content (Cartoon Brew)
- Report shows new platforms and localization are driving SVOD growth in Southeast Asia (Variety)
- Apple, Google face UK investigation over mobile market dominance (TechCrunch)
- The Jordan Children’s Film Festival launches its inaugural event this week (Jordan Times)
- Latest research pegs worldwide AVOD revenue to hit US$91 billion by 2028 (Digital TV Europe)
- A new tax credit for digital game developers rolls out in Ireland (RTE News)
- Meta adds privacy settings on accounts made by younger teens (Engadget)
- Publisher Simon & Schuster’s US$2.2-billion sale to Penguin will not proceed (NY Times)
- New study finds one-third of Marvel fans are feeling superhero fatigue (Variety)
- Elon Musk has closed Twitter’s office until Monday amid a mass employee exodus (Bloomberg)
- The UK government is launching a consultation period on reforming its film and TV tax credits (Deadline)
- Amazon CEO Andy Jassy confirms layoffs will continue into the new year (Engadget)
- Roku lays off 200 employees in the US, cutting its workforce by 7% (Variety)
- Disney+ continues its global rollout, inking a new deal with Vodafone Portugal (Digital TV Europe)
- Crunchyroll and Sony sign a multi-series anime deal with Japanese broadcaster Wowow (Cartoon Brew)
- Google Play launches a new review process to vet the safety of kids apps (Tech Crunch)
- Target profits drop by half in Q3, and forecasts indicate grim holiday-quarter toy and electronics sales (Reuters)
- New research says TikTok will accrue more ad revenue than Meta and YouTube combined by 2027 (TBI Vision)
- Epic Games launches a new version of Unreal Engine 5 for animation and VFX work (Cartoon Brew)
- Strange World creators break down how they built Disney’s first gay teen romance (Variety)
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever nets more than US$330 million at the global box office (Variety)
- Nearly 5,000 UK TV and film workers are at risk of poverty (Screen Daily)
- How Walmart uses AI to buy merchandise and negotiate with suppliers (Forbes)
- Is Apple preparing to enter the metaverse with a new mixed-reality headset? (Bloomberg)
- The Top, Masters of the Universe and Lite-Brite are in America’s National Toy Hall of Fame (ABC News)
- The upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender and SpongeBob SquarePants movies get 2025 premiere dates (Variety)
- Netflix is exploring live streaming with a new Chris Rock comedy special (THR)
- Key Twitter execs quit, including the head of trust and safety (TechCrunch)
- Warner Bros. Discovery stock closes at lowest level since April merger (THR)
- Netflix is reportedly looking to acquire live sports rights (Deadline)
- How the Black Panther team made a US$250-million sequel (Variety)
- …Meanwhile, the film is already off to a strong start with US$45-million in pre-sales (GameSpot)
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