- TikTok’s Creator Fund might not have enough money to go around (Tubefilter)
- Twitter now has 217 million daily users, but its net income just fell by 18% (Variety)
- Is the metaverse actually safe for brands and consumers? (Adweek)
- The Hollywood union that reps drivers, mechanics and animal handlers inked a deal for more money (Deadline)
- Disney+ has dabbled in livestreaming for the first time (Digital TV Europe)
- The Discovery-WarnerMedia merger is one step closer to finalization (The Hollywood Reporter)
- USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative is launching a pipeline program for women directors of color (Variety)
- AMC Entertainment has hired its first VP of growth strategy to expand business…with popcorn (Deadline)
- Disney, Netflix and Aardman all scored Oscar nominations in the animated film categories this year (Variety)
- …Meanwhile, streamers seem to have hit a ceiling in the Academy Awards race (Deadline)
- Africa’s startup industry is on the rise, with companies earning around US$5 billion in 2021 (TechCrunch)
- Amazon is more than doubling the pay base for its corporate and tech employees (Engadget)
- TV and streaming data trackers Innovid and TVSquared are merging to challenge Nielsen (Deadline)
- VIS Social Impact and Netflix team up with an Israeli film school to launch careers and discover new content (Variety)
- A price comparison service is suing Google for US$2.4 billion over a breach of Google Shopping’s antitrust order (TechCrunch)
- Facebook is pivoting to video…again (Tubefilter)
- The UK’s TV and film industries pulled off a record year, spending US$7.6 billion on productions (Deadline)
- Netflix’s 2022 film slate shows what US$19 billion can buy you (Broadcasting+Cable)
- …Meanwhile, Amazon spent US$13 billion on film, TV and music content in 2021 (Variety)
- After a long path to profitability, Snap reported US$1.3 billion in revenue for Q4 (TechCrunch)
- Facebook’s parent company Meta has lost more than US$220 billion in market value (Variety)
- A day after announcing it would raise US$500 million to refinance debt, AMC Entertainment has upped the target to US$950 million (Deadline)
- An NFT development startup just received US$100 million in funding to create 360-degree franchises (Tubefilter)
- Comcast is gearing up to launch its new ViacomCBS joint-venture streamer SkyShowtime in Europe later this year (TBI Vision)
- CBS Studios is reportedly developing a new Star Trek: Starfleet Academy series (TBI Vision)
- Apple TV+ might just be a placeholder for Apple until it’s able to get aggressive with streaming (Variety)
- AMC Entertainment is selling US$500 million in bonds to pay down its debts and expenses (Deadline)
- Livestream shopping platforms are on the rise, and one of them is now valued at US$1.5 billion(TechCrunch)
- Could the great resignation force techies to get career agents? (TechCrunch)
- Brad Lewis’s Spire Animation Studios has secured US$20 million in new funding (Deadline)
- AT&T will distribute its shares in WarnerMedia to existing shareholders amid the WarnerMedia/Discovery merger (Variety)
- The pandemic has permanently changed TV—for the better, in many cases (Broadcasting+Cable)
- Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings bought US$20 million worth of Netflix shares after its stock price dropped (Deadline)
- …Meanwhile, data suggests that Netflix’s hits don’t stay popular for long (Variety)
- Former Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins breaks down the group’s enduring popularity and what’s next for her (ABC News)
- Big tech needs to stop trying to make the metaverse a thing (Wired)
- Minnie Mouse changed her look from dress to pantsuit, and the internet went crazy (Deadline)
- Roku wants skittish investors to know that it’s number one in Canada (Broadcast+Cable)
- NBCUniversal is facing huge challenges and opportunities around attracting eyeballs to the Olympics this year (Variety)
- As the metaverse draws more attention, crime in virtual reality will be the next hurdle to tackle (Wired)
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