- Disney has reportedly laid off nearly 60 people in its media distribution division (Variety)
- …And its SVOD won’t adopt the Netflix model and drop all episodes at once, opting instead for a weekly release schedule (The Verge)
- How Mattel is looking “beyond toys” to help its brands succeed (AdWeek)
- YouTube has moved one of its originals out from behind the paywall. Could a strategy shift be next? (Engadget)
- Why kids enjoy Peanuts even though its humor is so adult (The Atlantic)
- Netflix has lined up theatrical release dates for Klaus and Lost My Body, suggesting its first animated awards push (Deadline)
- Taking its accessibility efforts further, LEGO is piloting braille and audio building instructions (Tech Crunch)
- Disney isn’t worried about franchise fatigue, but experts say that if it wants to draw in more adult viewers, it should be (Business Insider)
- What’s that? Can’t hear you! Apple says it will no longer retain Siri audio recordings (Financial Post)
- Hasbro’s CEO says it should have most of its toy production out of China by 2023 (CNBC)
- Disney+ content will be rated G to PG-13, opening up big opportunities for competitors (Forbes)
- It’s “more important than ever” that people be allowed to upload whatever they want to YouTube, says its CEO (Recode)
- Why it’s time for more Indigenous culture in children’s TV (The Globe & Mail)
- Toys “R” Us Canada’s president has resigned after two decades with the retailer (BNN Bloomberg)
- Google is refusing to negotiate with the YouTuber union (The Verge)
- It probably won’t come as a surprise to many of you, but SVODs need kids programs to keep subscribers (AdWeek)
- …On that note: Netflix is banking on an Indian baby to grow its subs (LA Times)
- Hollywood is shutting out Latinx actors and filmmakers, according to a new study (Variety)
- How the director of product and innovation at Netflix is choosing her own adventure (WIRED)
- Despite a China-only availability, Baidu has overcome Google and become the second biggest smart speaker globally (VentureBeat)
- Amazon’s Audible unveiled a speech-to-text feature that turns audiobooks back into text books…so publishers are suing (The Verge)
- The case for teaching kids to call robots “it,” instead of assigning them more human attributes (Wall Street Journal)
- A handful of Netflix kids and family employees have been let go (Deadline)
- Inside the Spider-Man split: There’s a whole lot of finger-pointing (Variety)
- Why some brands are finding TikTok more useful—and cheaper—than Instagram (Ad Week)
- Martin Scorsese’s new film highlights Netflix’s struggles to get its movies taken seriously at cinemas (The Verge)
- As extremists creep into Roblox, experts consider how to make online gaming safe for kids (NBC)
- YouTube is closing its private messaging feature, and it’s the kids who are most upset (Tech Crunch)
- So what is “advanced TV,” and who are the big players? (The Drum)
- How Sesame Street started a musical revolution in kids television (The New York Times)
- YouTube plans to end targeted ads on videos aimed at kids (Bloomberg)
- A Disney whistleblower told the SEC that the company has been inflating revenue for years (MarketWatch)
- …Meanwhile, Disney and Sony have parted ways on future Spider-Man projects (CNN Business)
- Kids app developers are concerned Apple’s privacy changes could spell doom for their already kid-safe business (Washington Post)
- All of the warning signs are there, but what will it mean for Hollywood if there’s a recession? (Variety)
- Despite noise around the new SVOD, Disney is turning its attention to getting Fox in shape (Wall Street Journal)
- Apple TV+ is reportedly eyeing a US$9.99 launch, and an international rollout (Bloomberg)
- …Meanwhile, Arcade is likely to cost US$4.99—cheaper than Apple’s music and news services (The Verge)
- How the Mowbray siblings turned cheap toys into a billion-dollar fortune…and what’s next (Forbes)
- Turns out UK producers aren’t so happy about longer iPlayer windows after all (Rapid TV News)
- Even with new entries from major studios, Chinese toon Nezha continues its 25-day box-office reign (Variety)
- Graphic novels are bolstering the children’s publishing industry and tackling difficult topics (Wall Street Journal)
- You may be surprised at how many marketers are already on TikTok, and how well their efforts are going (BuzzFeed News)
- The debate rages on: How old should kids be before they get their own smart device? (PC Mag)
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