- New study finds that male characters in last year’s films outnumbered female characters (Variety)
- Muppets Haunted Mansion takes home PGA prize for outstanding children’s program (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The movie Dune is reviving sci-fi adaptations (HollywoodInsider)
- SpongeBob SquarePants is still the most in-demand series on Amazon Prime Video (ScreenRant)
- Disney CEO apologizes to employees after not speaking out against Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill (Verge)
- Encanto wins Best Animated Film at the British Academy Television Awards (BBC)
- Warner Media and HBO Max are merging into a single direct-to-consumer platform (Variety)
- Motion Picture Association finds global box-office revenue down 50% during pandemic (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Pixar employees accuse Disney of censoring LGBTQIA+ content (Gizmodo)
- Are ads the next big trend in SVODs? (Vulture)
- Beloved Sesame Street actor Emilio Delgado (Luis) dies at 81 (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Banijay UK’s chief exec says pandemic restrictions are causing crew discontent (ScreenDaily)
- Teen-oriented series Ms. Marvel is set for a June release on Disney+ (ScreenRant)
- Taylor Swift & Adele lead Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards noms (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Indie movie theater chains struggle to survive as windows shorten (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Google is pausing payment-based services for YouTube users in Russia (Mint)
- Future’s CinemaBlend is under fire for Turning Red review (Variety)
- Animation Guild calls on Disney to speak out against Florida’s “Don’t say Gay” bill (Deadline)
- Discovery is the latest company to suspend operations in Russia (Reuters)
- Instagram is clamping down on Russian government propaganda (TechCrunch)
- The UK’s ScreenSkills program is investing US$13M in upskilling TV crews for the production boom (Variety)
- How to help Ukraine: 11 verified charities working to help Ukrainians amid invasion (Today)
- Boss Beauties will bring NFT female role models to the Spatial immersive 3D NFT platform (Investing.com)
- Study from the Recording Academy reveals that women still face barriers in the industry (Variety)
- A new campaign for Barbie focuses on inspiring role models such as Shonda Rhimes (License Global)
- Fallout from the pandemic: Children are severely behind in reading (New York Times)
- The Batman posts best box-office opening weekend of 2022 (Variety)
- Disney is confident Avatar 2 will reinvigorate the franchise (Screenrant)
- Netflix is pausing services in Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine (The Verge)
- …Meanwhile, TikTok has suspended livestreaming and new content from Russia (The New York Times)
- Tech giants are pulling their products from the Russian market (TechCrunch)
- Publishers should target younger demos for paid podcasts (Variety)
- Sony Pictures Television makes big unscripted moves with a US$300-million acquisition (Deadline)
- Students are passionate about standing up for books when they get banned (EdSurge)
- US states have started an investigation into TikTok’s effects on youth (CBS News)
- Microsoft looks to support 10,000 startups in Africa over the next five years (TechCrunch)
- Netflix has paused all projects and acquisitions from Russia (Variety)
- Charity Kids Entertainment Professionals for Young Refugees has launched a fundraising campaign for UNICEF in Ukraine (KEPYR)
- The invasion of Ukraine has stalled its plans to enter the global film industry (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Netflix has acquired Next Games in Finland for US$72 million (TechCrunch)
- Streaming, mergers and the metaverse are the three big trends to watch this year (Variety)
- Theater chain AMC is bouncing back with its best quarter in two years (Deadline)
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