- Netflix is more popular than broadcast, cable and YouTube in the US (Deadline)
- …And now, the streamer is testing an upscale Ultra HD price tier (Fortune)
- Entertainment giant China Media Capital raises US$1.5 billion in new funding round (The Hollywood Reporter)
- GGJ Next will be the first Global Game Jam for aspiring kid developers (Variety)
- Disney is closing its direct-to-video animation unit Disneytoon Studios (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Clangers and Bagpuss co-creator Peter Firmin dies at 89 (The Guardian)
- Nearly 70% of Netflix subscribers with young kids don’t realize the service will lose Disney content in 2019 (Business Insider)
- Majority of US teens are more likely to buy from companies that support social causes (AListDaily)
- Verizon is shutting down its streaming app Go90 three years after its launch (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How Disney is creating more realistic superheroes for its parks with robotic stunt doubles (TechCrunch)
- An inside look at how Target stays ahead of the retail curve (Fast Company)
- Fox to vote on Disney’s amended merger offer on July 27 (Deadline)
- A new “tend and befriend” style of video game is rising up for those who don’t like combat (The Guardian)
- Disney moves a step closer to acquiring Fox assets with Justice Department approval (The Hollywood Reporter)
- DC Entertainment is launching a new digital service along with original content in August (Variety)
- Apple is reportedly considering rolling its music and TV services into one bundle (CNET)
- How toycos have been making playthings more inclusive this year (BBC News)
- Minecraft is helping to restore coral reefs in Mexico via in-game challenges (Games Industry)
- Fortnite sales cool off, while Pokémon GO positions for summer growth (Games Industry)
- TRU’s former CEO has reportedly been meeting with investors to try to reboot the retail chain (IGN)
- Study finds nearly half of US consumers are unwilling to pay for any streaming service (Broadband TV News)
- But if Amazon wants to win the streaming wars, its next move could be to acquire CBS (CNBC)
- How being a YouTuber became so competitive (The Washington Post)
- The voice assistant market is expected to grow by 1,000% to reach 275 million by 2023 (PC World)
- Jurassic World may be faring well at the box office, but it’s showing the strains of modern franchise-building (The Hollywood Reporter)
- IKEA is taking a page from Amazon and Nintendo’s book and making interactive boxes (Adweek)
- VidCon has created a grant to give an emerging creator US$2,000 each week for a year (Tubefilter)
- Do kids really need to practice manners with Alexa? (Fast Company)
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom reigns over international box office (Deadline)
- Facebook’s Messenger Kids app is expanding outside the US (The Verge)
- Party City to open 50 Toy City pop-ups as TRU closes its doors (CNBC)
- New California bill would offer sweeping data privacy changes (Adweek)
- Instagram takes on YouTube with long-form video app IGTV (TechCrunch)
- Toys “R” Us stores are closing down across Australia (BBC News)
- Facebook will now let group administrators charge membership fees (The Verge)
- BBC lays out its plan to promote staff diversity (Variety)
- MoviePass may be struggling, but it has changed the future of moviegoing (WIRED)
- Disney outmaneuvers Comcast with new US$71.3-billion bid for Fox (Variety)
- Facebook has launched its own live game show platform (TechCrunch)
- Hulu CEO gives Netflix some free advice on its content spend (CNBC)
- Amazon orders hour-long animated drama based on Invincible comic (The Hollywood Reporter)
- New research highlights the potential benefits of social media for kids (NPR)
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