- US teens say politicians and social platforms are failing to protect them from online harassment (Tech Crunch)
- Netflix expands international presence with new Paris office (Variety)
- How an app for posting heavily filtered photos rose into a cultural powerhouse (New York Times)
- Fast-paced TV shows are affecting kids’ ability to concentrate (Copenhagen Post)
- Fox is selling its stake in Sky for US$15 billion, allowing Disney to invest that money in streaming (Los Angeles Times)
- Kids TV groups are banding together to tell the FCC that OTT is no substitute for broadcast (Broadcasting Cable)
- And so it begins: The UK issues first-ever GDPR notice to Facebook (ZD Net)
- The future is visual—how Pinterest, Google and Amazon are reinventing search (eMarketer)
- Rather than fearing it, what educators can learn from YouTube (Irish Times)
- Second screens may actually be to blame for distracting TV viewers the most (eMarketer)
- And maybe that’s why billboard ads are unexpectedly doing so well right now (Recode)
- How will Sky change now that Comcast has the controls (Variety)
- Telltale’s massive layoffs leave many games hanging in the balance and questioning priorities (The Verge)
- Study: Netflix and Amazon are set to double their original catalogues (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Instagram’s co-founders are stepping down…and the app will likely be further integrated into Facebook (Bloomberg)
- Snapchat is building an Amazon product search into its app (CNBC)
- Meanwhile, Google has decided the time is right to get into Stories (Recode)
- How a robotic “skin” can bring stuffed animals to life (The Verge)
- Comcast has won the battle against Disney for Sky (Variety)
- …But what does that mean for Hulu? (Forbes)
- How films like The House with a Clock In Its Walls are hurting kids cinema (The Verge)
- The tech ad market has found its latest frontier—connected TVs (eMarketer)
- Child monitoring apps claim to be keeping kids safe, but most are raising privacy concerns (The Huffington Post)
- Bob Iger talks slowing Star Wars down, John Lasseter and the Fox deal (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …Meanwhile, Disney’s ESPN streaming service already has a million subscribers (Recode)
- Facebook is facing a new raft of regulations, and possibly sanctions in Europe (The Verge)
- Holiday toy sales could be in trouble with retailers hesitant to stock too much inventory (CNBC)
- Warner Bros. is hitting the court—pipelining Space Jam 2 more than 20 years after the original (The Hollywood Reporter)
- What matters more: SVOD subscribers or box-office records? That’s the question Disney is faced with right now (Forbes)
- Amazon is looking to open 3,000 more cashier-less stores by 2021 (Bloomberg)
- The ongoing battle for kids privacy continues as lawmakers pressure YouTube to share how it collects kids data (CNET)
- IMAX says it’s in active discussions with Netflix to release its movies on the big screen (Business Insider)
- Several Marvel stars are getting their own series on Disney’s upcoming SVOD service (Variety)
- New research found smart home devices are collecting data on kids, leading advocates to call for changes (TechCrunch)
- YouTube is planning to shut down its gaming app in 2019, and open a hub on the flagship site (TubeFilter)
- Viacom head Bob Bakish says the company has no interest in building a Netflix-like streamer (Digital TV Europe)
- Despite the streamer’s lead in nominations—Netflix and HBO tie for total wins at 2018 Emmys (Variety)
- Is there anything Amazon can’t do? Two-thirds of Prime members say they’d bank with the tech giant (CNBC)
- …and it’s reportedly planning to roll out several new Alexa-enabled devices, including a microwave (Business Insider)
- Video game loot boxes like those used in Fortnite are under scrutiny from 16 gambling regulators (CNET)
- Games industry trade org UKIE finds only 19% of parents set and enforce screen time limits for their kids (Games Industry)
- eSports leagues are modeling themselves after sports franchises to give people a home team to root for (New York Times)
- Can it keep up? Hulu’s live TV service hits a million subscribers (USA Today)
- From YouTube to Doritos: Youth marketing firm Y-Pulse IDs Gen Z’s favorite brands (Business Insider)
- VR platform the VOID is adding new Disney and Marvel experiences (The Verge)
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