- Toy Retailers Association unveils its list of 2022’s DreamToys (Licensing.biz)
- BBC Studios buys London-based unscripted producer Voltage TV (THR)
- YouTube Music and Premium reach more than 80 million paid subscribers combined (Variety)
- Fremantle acquires majority stake in UK-based TV prodco 72 Films (Screen Daily)
- ProSiebenSat.1 creates new label for its international production and distribution subsidiaries (Deadline)
- Paramount names Megan Marcus as its new podcast editorial VP (Variety)
- Nintendo net sales rise despite hardware sales declines (GamesIndustry.Biz)
- YouTube Shorts now available on TV, its “fastest-growing surface” (DTVE)
- What is Mastodon and why are Twitter users leaving the social network to join it? (TH)
- Facebook’s parent company prepares to make thousands of cuts (The Guardian)
- Can Netflix nab a best picture win with Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio? (Variety)
- Black Adam, One Piece Film: Red take top spots at North American box office (Box Office Mojo)
- Euro broadcasters are picking up plenty of docs from Ukrainian producers (TBI Vision)
- WBD CEO David Zaslav increases cost-saving target to US$3.5 billion (Financial Times)
- …and seeks to strike a deal with J.K. Rowling for more Harry Potter films (THR)
- UK PM Rishi Sunak is reportedly shelving plans to privatize Channel 4 (Deadline)
- Hey Duggee‘s new special episode features Ukrainian characters and subtitles (Sky News)
- Netflix’s AVOD tier rolls out in eight countries (Deadline)
- Elon Musk reportedly intends to lay off nearly half of the Twitter workforce (The Verge)
- ITV Studios buys a majority stake in Aussie prodco Lingo Pictures (Variety)
- After a decline in Q3 profits, Paramount plans to hike streaming prices (Broadcasting+Cable)
- The BBC is reviewing its Children’s & Education commissioning practices (Deadline)
- Paramount sees a net income decline in Q3, despite streaming subscriber growth (Variety)
- Amid layoffs and cancellations, The CW taps Brad Schwartz to oversee programming (THR)
- US FCC commissioner Brendan Carr calls for a ban on TikTok (The Wrap)
- YouTube is starting to sell third-party subscription streaming services (THR)
- Sony Pictures’ Q2 profit declines 30% to US$202 million (Deadline)
- In a test run, US Disney+ subscribers will get early access to merch (Reuters)
- Former Google exec Rebekah Dopp joins The CW to head up distribution and strategy (Variety)
- Prime Video Germany’s country director departs the streamer after six months (Deadline)
- Elon Musk gauges interest in reviving short-form video platform Vine (TechCrunch)
- Marvel is developing a WandaVision spinoff series centered on Vision (THR)
- …Meanwhile, new card game app Marvel Snap has earned more than US$2 million in its first week (CBR)
- Elon Musk closes US$44-billion Twitter acquisition and fires top execs (Deadline)
- Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires VFX company Pixomondo (Cartoon Brew)
- ITV Studios’ talent show The Voice is heading into the metaverse (TBI Vision)
- Amazon misses Q3 revenue targets, but generates US$127.1 billion in sales (Variety)
- NBCUniversal’s earnings grew by 20% in Q3, driven by Minions: The Rise of Gru (THR)
- Disney’s new animated short film Reflect tackles body dysmorphia (Glamour)
- Hollywood studios and unions will extend COVID production protocols into 2023 (Variety)
- Mark Zuckerberg asks investors to be patient as Meta’s stock drops 20% (Bloomberg)
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