- Netflix predicted it would gain five million subscribers but only brought in half that, and actually lost some in Q2 (Variety)
- An increasing number of kids entertainment companies are targeting millennials, but that comes at the expense of kids (The Guardian)
- Really??? 69% of US consumers say they’d rather give up TV and social media than gaming apps (eMarketer)
- Maybe IGTV isn’t dead yet—YouTubers are using it as a testing ground for new content (Digiday)
- Nickelodeon has renewed SpongeBob SquarePants for a 13th season (Deadline)
- BAFTA is rolling out unconscious-bias training so its voters can better understand how assumptions affect judging (Variety)
- Nickelodeon’s ’90s hit Rocko’s Modern Life is getting a feature-length treatment from Netflix (Collider)
- Following a judge’s decision in a truly unusual lawsuit, Google can keep YouTube Kids up and running (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Spotify has teamed up with Disney to launch a new hub for the House of Mouse’s music (Engadget)
- How Molly of Denali‘s non-Indigenous producers created an inclusive and culturally appropriate story about Native Alaskans (The New York Times)
- Can cartoons teach adults to parent better? Bluey might be a great guide (The Guardian)
- Move over YouTubers: TikTok celebs are steadily becoming the biggest names in entertainment (The Verge)
- While so many gaming companies fizzled, Roblox built a $US2.5-billion business (Tech Crunch)
- The Lion King roars into Chinese theaters as the country’s box-office sales continue to drop (Variety)
- TikTok has raised a new generation of celebs who are taking over the internet (The Atlantic)
- As Nintendo expands into eSports and streaming, it hasn’t lost sight of what’s helped it succeed in the past (Games Industry)
- Even though viewership is on the decline, Twitch is still the go-to platform for video-game streaming (Digital TV)
- More kids and families are turning to time-management apps to keep themselves organized (The Atlantic)
- SuperAwesome is getting into the VOD game with a kid-safe video sharing platform (Variety)
- The increase in preteens who own smartphones has changed social media, and made TikTok the go-to app (Ad News)
- YouTube is launching new revenue channels, like paid stickers, so creators can make more money (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Do kids listen to podcasts? Nielsen is planning to start collecting data on podcast consumption habits (Engadget)
- More time on the air and flexible scheduling—behind the FCC’s changes for kids programming broadcasters (TV Technology)
- YouTube copyright changes make life easier for creators, but a bit more difficult for IP owners (The Verge)
- Everthing you wanted to know about SpongeBob’s 20th anniversary (Variety)
- Becoming Emma Chamberlain: How the young digital star got to where she is today (New York Times)
- Disney is reportedly looking at a point-based compensation model that would reward series based on length, awards and ratings (Deadline)
- Much about WarnerMedia’s HBO Max is still a mystery: here’s a handy guide to its early content slate (Variety)
- Instagram hopes to curb bullying with new AI that flags negative comments…before they’re posted (The Guardian)
- How streaming TV is changing the media industry and why all the big companies are racing to rule it (The New York Times)
- HQ Trivia’s troubles continue as the company fails to install a new CEO and winners complain they aren’t getting paid (Tech Crunch)
- Facebook is getting less cool with kids, but surprisingly, 20% of Gen Z say they’re moving away from Instagram, too (Business Insider)
- After just four days, Stranger Things season three is already the most viewed show on Netflix (CNBC)
- Disney’s stranglehold on theaters is forcing other studios to break the traditional release schedule mold (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The screen time debate might be going too far…some parents are hiring coaches to help raise kids phone-free (New York Times)
- BBC Studios has invested in Jeffrey Katzenberg’s platform Quibi (Variety)
- The FTC is looking into disabling ads on YouTube kids content, but will that really help the problem? (Bloomberg)
- McDonald’s is drawing criticism for its use of plastic in Happy Meals (Wall Street Journal)
- In a summer chock-full of franchises, how did Spider-Man cut through the noise and pull in US$185 million? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The future of British TV is up for grabs as Netflix, Amazon and Apple outline multimillion-dollar UK ambitions (Deadline)
- Speaking of which, is American-made kids TV a threat to British content? (The Guardian)
- CBC and BBC have committed to co-producing new content, some of it aimed at kids, though there are no specific details yet (Playback)
- Mobile trivia game HQ Trivia is laying off workers as its downloads per month drop 92% from last year (Tech Crunch)
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