- Netflix hits 125 million subscribers worldwide (Variety)
- New research says less is more when it comes to children’s toys (Quartz)
- The magic number? Primo Toys says kids should learn how to code at age three (Evening Standard)
- Interpreting Daydreams: Will CBeebies’ new ambient TV initiative strike a chord with kids? (The Guardian)
- Amazon Studios kills its crowdsourced-script program (Variety)
- In a post-Toys “R” Us world, could toymakers increase sales by targeting grocery stores? (The Washington Post)
- Nintendo’s Super Mario Odyssey wins best design and family game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards (BBC)
- Researchers raise data privacy concerns over kid-centric Android apps (Gizmodo)
- With a US$890-million bid in hand, MGA’s efforts to rescue Toys “R” Us are officially underway (The Globe and Mail)
- A profile of Boundless Mind, the Silicon Valley startup trying to curb smartphone addictions (TIME)
- Are originals really paying off? Licensed content still drives 80% of Netflix viewing activity in the US (Variety)
- A bot for the books: This Siri-like machine wants to change the personalized tutor space (Springwise)
- Disney’s Andi Mack wins the inaugural GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids and Family Programming (Variety)
- What Netflix’s absence at Cannes will mean for the iconic film festival (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Oh, Snap: The next generation of Snapchat’s Spectacles were spotted in an FCC filing (The Verge)
- Science in motion: How UC Berkeley computer researchers are making animation more realistic than ever (Science Daily)
- Solo mission: How Disney is shaking up its Star Wars marketing strategy (Adweek)
- Why global co-pro agreements are thriving at this year’s MIPTV (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg pushes back on a proposed law to protect the online privacy of teens (ZDNet)
- Studies suggest the “learning styles” model of education is actually failing kids (The Atlantic)
- Leap Motion’s new AR headset is the stuff of science fiction (The Verge)
- Facebook launches a data-abuse bounty program in the wake of its privacy crisis (Variety)
- Amazon’s new development team shakeup sees Melissa Wolfe stay on as head of kids programming (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The hottest new YouTube format in Japan? Watching people study in utter silence (Tubefilter)
- How a grassroots collective hopes to transform the animation industry for black women (Teen Vogue)
- Advocacy groups want YouTube to pay the price for allegedly tracking children’s data (Variety)
- How Spin Master is thriving despite an unsteady toy market (The Toronto Star)
- The next level of eSports? Hacker dad turns a game console into a human-powered exercise machine (Vice)
- The Simpsons finally addresses Apu stereotype criticism (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Restaurant chains are serving up new ways to keep pace with Gen Z customers (Adweek)
- As millennial parents increasingly choose to raise gender-neutral kids, marketers are seriously taking note (Ad Age)
- A new study says child-monitoring apps don’t do anything except make kids annoyed (Gizmodo)
- Go big and then go home: Netflix is reportedly offering US$300 million for an LA-based billboard company (CNBC)
- How the wholesome tale of Peter Rabbit became a UK box-office sensation (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The global box office brought in a record US$40.6 billion in 2017, but US attendance is at a 23-year low (Variety)
- The World Health Organization plans to officially classify video game addiction as a disease (CBC News)
- Why Gen Z is locked in “phone boredom” (The Guardian)
- Marvel’s production chief on how she keeps properties on time and on budget (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Soon after revamping its site, Toys “R” Us has shut down online purchases (Polygon)
- How Europe’s new privacy laws are going to affect game makers worldwide (Games Industry)
- In a twist of fate Snapchat is now copying Facebook by adding video chat (Recode)
- Sesame Street’s theme park is the first of its kind to receive a certified autism designation (USA Today)
- Alexa, who’s the best at trivia? Developers can now make games for Amazon’s Echo buttons (The Verge)
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