- The Fortnite map was swallowed by a black hole over the weekend, keeping gamers glued to their screens (The New York Times)
- Behind the scenes of Apple’s long—and bumpy—road to Hollywood (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney’s UK-only streamer DisneyLife won’t be replaced by Disney+ any time soon (Digital TV Europe)
- The idea of consolidation isn’t new, so why are so many media companies merging right now? (AdWeek)
- How Pinterest created an algorithm that wards off the scandals every other social platform is facing (Medium)
- Apple is launching an in-house studio to produce its own shows (Variety)
- Should studios take a big swing and bring a movie to theaters? Or should they sell to Netflix for a sure bet? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Sesame Street is taking on the opioid crisis with new online segments (BBC News)
- With all the help Toys “R” Us is getting from Target, is it a retailer in name only? (Forbes)
- Why isn’t Netflix more worried about the streaming wars? (Los Angeles Times)
- Popular kids YouTube entertainer Blippi is going on tour…oh wait, he actually hired an impersonator to do it for him (BuzzFeed News)
- A look back at what has made DreamWorks Animation so successful for 25 years (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why disability representation in kids books is essential (Yahoo News)
- Viacom is expanding Noggin in Mexico through Amazon Prime Video (Variety)
- Despite a very successful partnership, Canada’s CBC and Netflix are splitting up (Financial Post)
- New research found branded podcasts are 22% better at engaging listeners than TV ads (AdWeek)
- Don’t fear Fortnite: eSports doesn’t feed isolation—it creates communities (The Guardian)
- The Dodo owner Group Nine Media has acquired digital lifestyle brand PopSugar (AdWeek)
- DreamWorks saddles up with two new animated films for 2021 (Variety)
- There is a new lawsuit accusing Epic Games of making Fortnite too addictive (CNET)
- …Meanwhile, the NHS is tackling child video game addicts with new clinics (The Guardian)
- If theaters refuse to screen Netflix movies, then those movies are going to…Broadway? (Deadline)
- Facebook reportedly overstated its video metrics and is settling a US$40-million class-action lawsuit (Variety)
- The BBC is revamping iPlayer to compete with Netflix and Amazon (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Continuing to grow its reach, Twitch is now available on Apple TV (Engadget)
- Michelle Obama’s former chief of staff Tina Tchen has been appointed president and CEO of Time’s Up (The New York Times)
- Disney has partnered with the Geena Davis Institute to check scripts for gender bias (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …Meanwhile, Disney+ may not be available on Amazon’s Fire TV as the two companies clash over ads (The Verge)
- Gen Z’s online buying habits and desire for individuality is upending the retail landscape (The Atlantic)
- Swipe right: Snapchat and Tinder have launched a choose-your-own-adventure game (Engadget)
- DC is getting into unscripted content and calling for new show pitches (Syfy Wire)
- Netflix is reportedly under investigation in Italy for tax evasion (Variety)
- Universal and Mandeville Films are setting sail on a new Treasure Island film (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How TikTok transforms kids into social media stars (Vox)
- Publisher Abrams is launching a new graphic novel imprint dedicated to LGBTQ stories and authors (The New York Times)
- Fortnite’s success may be slowing this year as its revenue shows a 52% year-over-year drop (GamesIndustry)
- Meet the team behind Disney+ (Variety)
- Meanwhile, Disney is sending its content to Amazon Prime Video LatAm…at least until its SVOD launches (Engadget)
- The studios behind Paddington are teaming up on a Pippi Longstocking reboot (Deadline)
- Why TikTok is impossible to copy (Tech Crunch)
- Amazon’s live-streaming platform Twitch continues to grow with the fifth annual TwitchCon (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why South Korea’s big studio system might be stifling indie creativity (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Mattel has partnered with the National Federation of the Blind to make the first Uno deck featuring braille (Fast Company)
- Snapchat is growing its gaming efforts with popular multiplayer mobile game Subway Surfers (Engadget)
- How Toy Story keeps fans new and old engaged by balancing nostalgia with something fresh (Syfy Wire)
- In a first for the franchise, Star Wars Resistance will feature a gay couple (The Guardian)
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