- Moonbug will incorporate UCLA research into its content (Variety)
- Netflix’s price hikes have been ruled illegal by an Italian court (THR)
- Paramount’s WBD takeover has the backing of Gulf sovereign wealth funds (Deadline)
- A bear-spray-using thief stole thousands of dollars’ worth of Pokémon cards (CBC)
- WildBrain addresses criticism over AI upscaling on a classic Mario toon (Cartoon Brew)
- Paramount president Jeff Shell has reportedly begun talks to exit (Screen Daily)
- Dan Da Dan, My Hero Academia among the annual Anime Award nominees (Polygon)
- Animation is barely represented among the recipients of the Beeb’s indie fund (BBC)
- Disney Branded TV is on the hunt for animation voice talent (Deadline)
- Netflix, MrBeast and PBS are among this year’s Webby Awards nominees (THR)
- Hasbro got hacked, and the company warns it could be weeks until it recovers (TechCrunch)
- YouTube is using its upfront to prove why it’s “the future of media” (Variety)
- A Happy Feet musical is being developed for the stage (EW)
- Disney is reportedly considering purchasing Fortnite developer Epic Games (IGN)
- RAI is the newest European pubcaster to sign a content deal with Disney+ (Variety)
- Australia accuses Meta and TikTok of disobeying its social media ban (The Guardian)
- World Screen will cease publishing today after 40 years (World Screen)
- Adam Redfern joins Peppa Pig as the preschool series’s new showrunner (Variety)
- Paramount-WBD’s slate needs more animated films to compete with Disney (CNBC)
- Experts warn the price of plastic consumer products will rise due to the Iran war (CNN)
- Mattel’s first Barbie Dream Fest was nothing but a nightmare for attendees (Daily Mail)
- Disney+ is rolling out a new ad-supported tier for Australia and New Zealand (Disney)
- Exiting BBC boss Tim Davies lands as co-chair of the Creative Industries Council (Deadline)
- Netflix is raising the price for all its streaming plans by at least US$1 (CNBC)
- Epic Games says its Disney partnership will remain intact after major layoffs (The Wrap)
- Disney+ signs content-sharing deal with Spanish broadcaster RTVE (Deadline)
- Lebo M is suing a comedian for US$20 million for mistranslating “The Circle of Life” (Variety)
- The BBC officially names Matt Brittin its next director general (The Guardian)
- Maggie Kang and Chris Applehans’ Netflix deal comes with a cut of the merch (Cartoon Brew)
- The UK government is trialing a social media ban with a group of 300 kids (BBC News)
- A Bluey mall experience attracted more than two million visitors in 10 days (Licensing Magazine)
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- A new Moana trailer sneak-peeks Dwayne Johnson’s live-action Maui (THR)
- WBD has released an early look at the new Harry Potter series (Variety)
- Epic Games cuts 1,000 jobs as Fortnite engagement dips (TechCrunch)
- The Television Academy is welcoming property masters into its ranks for the first time (Deadline)
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