10+ hour ago  (419+ words) Roblox is again expanding its safety protocols for younger users with the launch of "Kids" accounts for those ages 5-8 and "Select" accounts for the 9-15 age range. The new age-locked tiers will launch in June and utilize the facial-estimation, age-check technology…...

6+ day, 15+ min ago  (804+ words) Moonbug, the studio behind the preschool series "Cocomelon," "Blippi," "Little Angel" and spinoffs like "The Melon Patch," has launched a new effort to incorporate child development research into its creative processes. The move comes from a partnership with the Center…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (343+ words) The live-action "Dungeon Crawler Carl" TV series is now officially in development at Peacock, Variety has learned. Based on the Lit RPG book series of the same name by Matt Dinniman, the project was originally acquired by Universal International Studios…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (305+ words) A 19, 000 square foot interactive "Peppa Pig" experience has opened in the U. K. "Peppa Pig: Surprise Party," which is located in Gateshead, in the north of England, was developed by Hasbro and Immersive Everywhere for children aged one to six to step…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (904+ words) Pedro Pascal, Madonna, Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo, America Ferrera, Elliot Page and Jane Fonda are among the dozens of Hollywood names who have signed an open letter calling on the federal government to shut down the Dilley Immigration Processing Center…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (795+ words) Variety Abramorama Acquires "Ask E. Jean," Documentary About Trump Accuser and Journalist E. Jean Carroll (EXCLUSIVE) Abramorama has acquired U. S. theatrical rights to "Ask E. Jean," a documentary about advice columnist and gonzo journalist E. Jean Carroll, better known for successful court battles against Donald…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1283+ words) 'Manhood' Review: Daniel Lombroso Explores Penile Enhancement Subjects'Variety "Manhood" Review: Daniel Lombroso Sensitively Navigates Insecurities of American Masculinity While Breaking Its Taboos Following an entrepreneur of safe penile enhancements and two of his patients, Lombroso finds humanity, humor, and empathy…...

1+ mon, 16+ hour ago  (862+ words) Variety Baby/Girls" Review: A Gentle Documentary on Teen Pregnancy With Some Strange AI Artifacts Directors Alyse Walsh and Jackie Jesko embed themselves with their teenage subjects, but their filmmaking betrays their efforts If you could break down the documentary…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (869+ words) Variety Mariinka" Review: A Haunting Chronicle of Young Lives Shattered by the War in Ukraine Belgian documentarian Pieter-Jan De Pue opens CPH: DOX with an intimate diary ten years in the making In "Mariinka," Belgian filmmaker Pieter-Jan De Pue tells…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (305+ words) Indonesia Bans Social Media for Under-16s, Following Australia's Lead'Variety Indonesia Bans Social Media for Under-16s, Following Australia's Lead: "Parents No Longer Have to Fight Alone Against the Giants of the Algorithm' Indonesia has become the latest country to bar children…...