- The EU has charged Amazon with an anti-trust lawsuit, citing unfair competition (CBC News)
- In all the recent chaos, apparently the US government forgot that it was trying to ban TikTok (The Verge)
- How will the ViacomCBS exec team save some of its legacy cable brands? (Variety)
- Edtech may be the hottest area for investment right now, but its top talent is defecting to gaming (Tech Crunch)
- An Etsy seller is getting creative with dumpster-fire toys and tree ornaments to commemorate 2020 (CNN)
- Scooby-Doo creator Ken Spears has died (BBC News)
- Disneyland is looking to furlough even more employees (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …Meanwhile, WarnerMedia is entering into another round of layoffs (Variety)
- The musical future is virtual: Lil Nas X just hosted a concert in gaming platform Roblox (The Verge)
- Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy Carter narrated the new Hair Love book (Los Angeles Times)
- ViacomCBS is shutting down smaller legacy streamers to make way for Paramount+ (TBI Vision)
- Kids are spending thousands gambling in video games (Business Insider)
- …And a new promotion for Fortnite is rewarding kids who make in-game purchases with a Disney+ subscription (The Verge)
- Theaters and theme parks could finally be on the rebound…well, their shares are at least (Variety)
- Podcast platforms are popping up at a rapid pace, fuelling an even bigger boom for the medium (Tech Crunch)
- With everyone still at home, is it a surprise that Roku had a great quarter? (Variety)
- Death in the theater: Disney has pulled several of its films slated for holiday releases (Reuters)
- ViacomCBS says its production is almost back to normal, and it is gaining subs for its streamers (The Hollywood Repoter)
- Want to reach kids? Video games actually might be the most effective marketing tool now (BNN Bloomberg)
- 50 showrunners in Hollywood on what the future of television should look like (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Cocomelon has taken over both YouTube and Netflix (The Guardian)
- Disney-owned ESPN is cutting 500 team members to free up money to start new ventures (Variety)
- Nintendo’s great year continues, with profits jumping 200% in the first half of fiscal (CNN Business)
- How 2020 has rocked the gentle world of kids TV, and forced it to adapt (LA Times)
- TikTok and Sony Music have reached a licensing deal…which appears to change nothing (The Verge)
- Gaming rules the entertainment industry across several metrics, so why aren’t investors paying attention? (Tech Crunch)
- Trevor Noah and Nickelodeon have named the finalists for the Kids of the Year award (Entertainment Tonight)
- How Moonbug is leading the accessible kids content market (Forbes)
- Why Disney’s streaming strategy poses a serious threat to already suffering movie theaters (Insider)
- Shopify’s partnership with TikTok could start a new chapter in the e-commerce business (Tubefilter)
- As Apple TV+ hits its one-year anniversary, here are six takeaways from its first year (TBI Vision)
- Sony is reportedly close to buying Crunchyroll for US$1 billion (The Verge)
- Inside Netflix’s recent executive reorg (The Hollywood Reporter)
- A Cartoon Springboard pitch ignited a discussion of what’s really appropriate for preschoolers (Variety)
- In news that will make you think you’ve gone back in time, Baby Shark is now the most viewed video on YouTube (The Guardian)
- Amazon isn’t immune to the pandemic and expects to incur US$4 billion in costs as a result of disruptions (TechCrunch)
- US studios and broadcasters are pushing for COVID-19 insurance, but will the government sign off? (Deadline)
- Facebook is still trying to be the future of video (Tubefilter)
- VR might look cool, but Playstation’s CEO says it will be a while before it gets really big (Engadget)
- Brave New World, a big component of Peacock’s initial original content push, has already been cancelled (Deadline)
- …But NBCU’s chief is celebrating the service hitting 22 million subscribers—even without the Olympics (CNN Business)
- Sorry movie theaters, audiences have learned to live without you (Bloomberg)
- Extra! Extra! NBC is creating a kids version of the Nightly News…will children tune in? (Variety)
- Is it nostalgia or just a desire for less screen time? Either way, families are flocking to classic toys (Washington Post)
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