- Squid Game has reportedly been a US$891-million boon for Netflix (Bloomberg)
- IATSE and Hollywood’s studios reached a deal to avoid a strike; here’s how it came together (Los Angeles Times)
- …But the union’s members could still reject the deal (Variety)
- One year after launching its Shorts feature, YouTube is still trying to figure out monetization (Tubefilter)
- UK schools are using facial recognition to verify student payments for lunches (The Verge)
- Netflix’s CEO has written a second letter defending Dave Chappelle, but he might be missing the point (Variety)
- …And as foreign-language content becomes more popular, Netflix has a subtitle problem (The Guardian)
- Chinese streamer iQiyi has expanded to the UK (Digital TV Europe)
- In case it happens on Monday, this is IATSE’s strike plan (The Hollywood Reporter)
- A deep-dive into just how big Amazon’s empire has become (The Markup)
- IATSE has set next Monday as its strike date if talks don’t progress (Los Angeles Times)
- Who needs Nielsen? NBCUniversal is working with advertisers and buyers to vet a new audience measurement system (Variety)
- LeBron James’s SpringHill prodco has sold off a “significant” minority stake (Deadline)
- Do kids need mental health days? (Parents)
- Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner has died at age 58 (Reuters)
- Netflix’s problems over the Dave Chappelle special continue—it has reinstated the three employees it originally suspended (Variety)
- …But others are still planning a walkout (Digital TV Europe)
- Talks to avoid a strike are ongoing, but IATSE leaders warn members that studios aren’t taking things seriously (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Who is David Zaslav, the man leading the Discovery/WarnerMedia merger? (Vanity Fair)
- Hasbro’s CEO is taking a medical leave to undergo cancer treatment (CNN)
- A new California law requires all toy aisles to be gender neutral (The Washington Post)
- Netflix is in some hot water over its Dave Chappelle special, prompting suspensions and internal turmoil (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Masks are changing how kids interact, which could affect their social skills in the long term (The Atlantic)
- New York International Children’s Film Festival 2022 is looking for entries (NYCICFF)
- It’s not just toys—every part of the US supply chain is in tatters, and the country is low on everything (The Atlantic)
- …Speaking of toys, Japan is really into pint-sized everyday items (New York Times)
- NBCUniversal and the Geena Davis Institute expand their partnership to address Black and AAPI on-screen representation (Deadline)
- When India banned TikTok, creators flocked to Reels…but Instagram’s tool doesn’t have the same level of democratization (Rest of the World)
- What does Brian Robbins have planned for Paramount? He’s starting with daily calls to Tom Cruise (The Hollywood Reporter)
- British broadcaster Sky has created a wireless TV set (Variety)
- On top of holiday shipping delays, toymakers are also dealing with power outages and a resin shortage (CNBC)
- A question for you to ponder today: Is moviegoing undemocratic? (New York Times)
- HBO Max is preparing for its European launch, adding new countries to the rollout plan (Reuters)
- Facebook’s whistleblower tells the US government the social media network harms kids (NPR)
- It’s a waiting game: IATSE is still in talks to avoid a strike (Variety)
- Amazon says video games could be the next big thing in the entertainment business (Bloomberg)
- …And a video game boom is great news for Canada, in particular (The Globe & Mail)
- IATSE members have voted to authorize a strike…but what comes next is a lot less certain (Variety)
- Peanuts’ first new Apple/WildBrain holiday special is all about New Year’s Eve (AV Club)
- Why Sonia Manzano wanted to focus on critical thinking for her first preschool series Alma’s Way (New York Times)
- Netflix’s new series Squid Game was so popular that a Korean internet provider is suing the SVOD for the traffic surge (Global News)
- Movies are back, baby! Sony’s Venom had the biggest US opening weekend since the pandemic began (Variety)
- …Elsewhere, James Bond was off doing what he does best—kicking box-office butt (The Hollywood Reporter)
- But China has become a huge headache for Hollywood, with US movie releases no longer holding court the way they once did (Bloomberg)
- How Nelvana kept kids tuned into its TV content during exploding supply and demand (The Globe & Mail)
- Barbie has partnered with the European Space Agency for an intergalactic journey (Sky News)
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