- Netflix is looking to raise another US$2 billion, bringing its total debt to US$12 billion (Variety)
- By using voice search and mobile apps, cable companies are finding new ways of fighting internet providers (Wall Street Journal)
- Publishers are using TikTok to gain an audience (Digiday)
- Privacy will be a big obstacle for Facebook with its new voice assistant launch (Business Insider)
- China moves to ban games that feature blood, gambling and imperial schemes, which could hurt small developers (Tech Crunch)
- Steven Universe and Sesame Street both snagged Peabody Awards (AV Club)
- Shortly after Amazon pulled out of the city, Netflix announced plans for a new production hub in New York (Variety)
- …And the streamer is testing a “shuffle episode” feature to improve discoverability (Vanity Fair)
- Twitch and YouTube Live both posted record viewership numbers for Q1 (Tubefilter)
- Facebook is reportedly working on its own voice assistant to rival Amazon and Google (CNBC)
- Meanwhile, Amazon and Google made peace and will allow each other’s services on their respective devices (Variety)
- Mattel’s CEO on the toyco’s big plan for a major turnaround (Wall Street Journal)
- Why children’s TV is saying goodbye to the “doofus dad” cliché (Sydney Morning Herald)
- As India bans TikTok, the app is exposing American tweens to Chinese censorship (Bloomberg)
- Netflix posted a record Q1, bringing in 9.6 million more paid subscribers (Variety)
- …which means Netflix now makes up nearly 30% of global SVOD subscriptions (Recode)
- Warner Bros. invests in former MGM chief’s company Spyglass (Deadline)
- From a Hunchback to Audrey Hepburn: 12 iconic Notre-Dame film moments (Vanity Fair)
- AT&T has sold its 10% stake in Hulu, so Disney now holds the majority (Variety)
- Thousands of writers have fired their agents following the WGA/ATA dispute (The Wrap)
- When exactly is WarnerMedia going to step up and reveal its streamer? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- New photographs take a look at color-coded childhoods (WIRED)
- Why fashion companies are investing in TV and movies (Wall Street Journal)
- The box office is in its worst slump since 2013—can someone or some mouse save it? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- New UK regulations propose making social media platforms tell kids when parents are monitoring them (The Guardian)
- Alexa, turn it up! Amazon is looking at launching a free ad-supported music streamer (Billboard)
- Trivia app HQ has lost its host with Scott Rogowsky’s exit (Tubefilter)
- YouTube is trying a new way of rewarding creators, focused on quality rather than clickability (Bloomberg)
- Meanwhile, the top-10 kids YouTube creators are incredibly secretive, which critics say causes problems for the AVOD (Wall Street Journal)
- So much for privacy…Amazon reportedly employs thousands of people to listen in on Alexa recordings (CNN)
- Disney+ raises the stakes of the streaming game (The Hollywood Reporter)
- What actually killed cable TV, and is there any hope left for it? (Variety)
- Perhaps it’s the 30 million Americans who never paid for TV in the first place (Broadband TV News)
- Google Play is in hot water again for hosting inappropriate games with kid-friendly ratings (Games Industry)
- Netflix is launching its own magazine to up its awards fight (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Hilda and Steven Universe both nabbed Peabody nominations (Deadline)
- SVODs may greenlight a lot of originals, but most don’t make it past a second season (Rapid TV News)
- Top music labels are now coming for TikTok, and they plan to collect (Fast Company)
- A number of new apps are popping up offering parents the ability to spy on their kids at school (The Outline)
- Bad news: 14% of Netflix users don’t pay for the service. Good news: Kids content drives people to pay for it (Recode)
- Forget subscribers, the next streaming war is all about ad-supported content (Digiday)
- Why are prodcos turning to Amazon Prime to self-distribute content even after the service cut back on potential revenues? (The Drum)
- How Turner Classic Films built a big brand by serving a niche audience (Variety)
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