- Growth spurt: Netflix beats estimates by adding 5.5 million worldwide subscribers last quarter (Recode)
- How MTV is completely revamping things to capture Gen Z (Fast Company)
- Black Friday may be losing its luster, with 52% of consumers saying they’re just not that into it this year (eMarketer)
- Behind NBCUniversal and Snap’s new joint programming venture (The Hollywood Reporter)
- With TBH buy, Facebook is trying hard to get in with the cool kids (TechCrunch)
- Kids content is a big part of Netflix’s plans as viewership grows internationally (Variety)
- Halloween spending is expected to top US$9 billion this year, with superheroes leading the pack (NRF)
- Pixar’s new film Coco isn’t even out yet and it’s already winning awards (The Hollywood Reporter)
- These five toys really want to teach kids about engineering basics (WIRED)
- Disney begins job cuts as part of its long-anticipated restructuring (Variety)
- Ofcom is requiring the BBC to air 75% originals and include more diversity (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Amazon Studios head Roy Price gets suspended (CNN)
- Hoping to bring VR mainstream, Oculus is creating new lower-priced headsets (Recode)
- Almost 100% of teachers and young people say social skills are more important than academics (Quartz)
- No wonder kids prefer books: How eReader innovation has stalled (TechCrunch)
- Snapchat is twice as popular as Instagram with Generation Z (AdWeek)
- Netflix poached an Amazon exec to handle policy challenges around the world (Recode)
- A Save the Children study shows just how early sexist beliefs are formed (Fast Company)
- Do kids need to be eased into social media? A new app for under-13s is testing the waters (TechCrunch)
- Bullying may not actually leave a lasting psychological scar on children (Reuters)
- Disney axes Jack and the Beanstalk-inspired movie Gigantic (IGN)
- The new Star Wars film might not be kid-friendly, but its new character is ready to rule the toy world (The New Yorker)
- Just how dangerous are smartphones to kids? (TIME)
- Marvel TV shows are everywhere, so is there a risk of overkill? (WIRED)
- Disney’s big streaming plans hinge on a small tech company (The New York Times)
- The AI race heats up: Sony will bring back its Aibo robot dog to take on Amazon’s Alexa (Fast Company)
- Does Netflix’s price hike mean that original content isn’t what it used to be? (Forbes)
- Screen time multitasking continues to rise (eMarketer)
- AR startup Magic Leap will launch mixed-reality comic books from Madefire (Engadget)
- Netflix hikes US price by 10% to cover rising costs (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Colombia’s RCN Television to launch new free-to-air kids channel Tacho Pistacho (Rapid TV News)
- A new study says kids should be allowed more unstructured play time (Global News)
- The company behind 3/5 of Kickstarter’s best-ever campaigns shares its secrets (Tech Crunch)
- After privacy concerns raised by the US government and parents. Mattel axes the launch of Aristotle AI device (The Washington Post)
- Fox to release Bob’s Burgers movie in 2020 (Variety)
- Netflix’s subscriber growth is expected to top expectations (CNBC)
- …And the streamer is moving onto its next frontier – gaming (Tube Filter)
- Facebook Messenger is losing users fast thanks to Gen Z (AdWeek)
- Measuring the 2017 streaming wars (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Holiday shopping is expected to be longer and stronger this year (eMarketer)
- Canadian college students are creating videos to teach kids about difficult news subjects (CBC)
- A new AR stuffed bear is trying to get kids interested in medicine (Engadget)
- Ex-DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg needs US$2 billion for his short-form digital TV startup, New TV (The New York Times)
- Marvel Comics expands digital reach with Madefire deal (The Hollywood Reporter)
- LEGO Ninjago shows the limits of big-brand movies (Forbes)
- A group of US parents doesn’t want kids to have cellphones until the eighth grade (NBC Local)
- Behind the wave of tech-enhanced toys that will help hone computer skills (The Guardian)
- Are children and AR really a good mix? (Huffington Post)
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