- Malaysia’s proposed expansion of film censorship raises industry concerns (Variety)
- New York moves to restrict addictive social media content aimed at kids and teens (The Verge)
- A survey estimates 6% of US households watch TV exclusively on mobile devices now (The Wrap)
- DreamWorks’ The Wild Robot will make its debut at TIFF 2024 (Cartoon Brew)
- Inside Out 2 has a US$30-million box-office day to set a new Juneteenth record (Deadline)
- How Disney is strategizing to win commitments from advertisers (Variety)
- The FTC has referred a TikTok child privacy case to the Justice Department (CNBC)
- A new app is seeking to help teens manage the quality of their screentime (TechCrunch)
- Breaking down how the Paramount-Skydance merger collapsed (Variety)
- Netflix House immersive venues will open in Texas and Pennsylvania (THR)
- Nintendo unveils a new Legend of Zelda game featuring the titular princess (Polygon)
- An AI video-generating tool is under scrutiny for copying a Pixar character (The Verge)
- These key characteristics are defining young shoppers on TikTok (Forbes)
- Behind the enduring popularity of Sanrio’s 50-year-old Hello Kitty brand (SCMP)
- The US Surgeon General calls for social media warning labels for young users (CNN)
- Jennifer Aniston is launching a kids book series inspired by her dog (AP News)
- Disney and DeSantis bury the hatchet, making way for US$17-billion Disney World expansion (THR)
- Netflix cancels Emmy-nominated animated series My Dad the Bounty Hunter after two seasons (Deadline)
- Bluey X Simpsons mashup from BBC Studios and A+C Studio is a viral hit (Skwigly)
- Streamers’ ad-supported tiers face significant rate “rollbacks” from advertisers (Variety)
- Why anime streamer Crunchyroll expects to grow well beyond 13 million subscribers (Deadline)
- Global ad spend to exceed US$1 trillion in 2025, due to higher estimates for the US and China (THR)
- Gotham Group and Gobelins partner to develop animation talent across two continents (Variety)
- Disney’s live-action Moana remake finds its star in Catherine Laga’aia (Digital Spy)
- Netflix has reportedly axed its Power Rangers live-action reboot (Gizmodo)
- Inside Out 2 is trending towards the biggest box-office opening of 2024 (Deadline)
- Pixar’s chief creative officer Pete Docter is not down with live-action remakes (THR)
- Why the power of play has never been more important for kids and parents (The Toy Book)
- Apple is limiting its new Intelligence AI features to new phones amid slumping sales (Wired)
- Billionaire Edgar Bronfman Jr. may be trying to buy a major Paramount shareholder (Reuters)
- New York passes legislation that would ban ‘addictive’ social media algorithms for kids (Tech Crunch)
- A rough cut of the first fully CG-animated Transformers movie gets a standing O at Annecy (Deadline)
- President Macron calls for snap election after a big far-right win in France’s EU vote (BBC)
- Annecy-goers boo a music video that’s among the festival’s first crop of AI films (Variety)
- Streamer spending in Europe to surpass TV spending for the first time this year (THR)
- Disney’s record-breaking animated series Gravity Falls could be returning (Deadline)
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