- Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi may be getting his own standalone Disney film (Variety)
- YouTube TV has added 14 new markets and is now in 50% of US homes (TubeFilter)
- Today’s connected kids are growing up more tolerant…but are they less happy, too? (CBS News)
- Pixel perfect: Gen Z’s biggest It Girl is a digital simulation, and she’s taking social media by storm (Vogue)
- The gaming world’s new spin on fidget spinners (The Verge)
- Nielsen gets into eSports with the launch of a global research group for competitive gaming (Variety)
- Worlds collide: Walmart’s video streaming app will be available on Apple TV (Fortune)
- Gen Z-ers may be young, but they already exert US$44 billion in spending power (Forbes)
- Gone in an instant: 46% of influencers say they’d give up Snapchat if they had to abandon one platform (TubeFilter)
- Why Cartoon Network went console-exclusive for its Steven Universe game sequel (alistdaily)
- Apple, meet Hollywood: The tech giant is preparing to invest US$1 billion in original video content (Variety)
- A new survey shows 15% of users would consider leaving Netflix for Disney’s new streamer (Fast Company)
- Toys can impact a child’s psychological development, but it’s hard for babies to overcome prejudice (BBC)
- After five decades in the music biz, Dolly Parton will release her first-ever children’s album (Entertainment Weekly)
- Ball pits and bouncy castles are popping up all over the UK, but it’s not just kids who are jumping for joy (The Guardian)
- Ted’s talent pool: How Netflix’s chief content officer is reshaping Hollywood…for better or worse (Variety)
- YouTube is testing a new feature that shows how many people are watching a video at the same time (The Verge)
- A Rovio IPO could be landing within a month (Bloomberg)
- A visual, eye-opening tour inside one Chinese toy factory (Business Insider)
- Twenty-five years later, the real story behind Nickelodeon’s plans to steal Saturday night (Vanity Fair)
- Wonder Woman wins big at the Teen Choice Awards (Mashable)
- In hot water: The newest viral YouTube challenge is getting kids badly burned (New York Magazine)
- Is Pikachu what Snapchat needs? The tech company tries to capitalize on Gen Z’s love for Pokémon (TechCrunch)
- BBC- and ITV-owned BritBox streamer crosses the pond to Amazon Prime US (The Drum)
- The joy of marketing to Millennial parents (AdWeek)
- With all of the options out there, what would it take to successfully launch a new streaming service? (The Verge)
- Behind the initiative bringing educational apps to kids in conflict-ridden countries (Mic)
- Since when is Star Wars not for kids? The director of Last Jedi says it might be too intense (CNET)
- There is one robot per 19 people in South Korea, but is this a model worth emulating? (Engineering & Technology)
- Snap continues to tumble (TechCrunch)
- Facebook takes on TV and YouTube with its Watch video service (Variety)
- Subway Surfers is the latest mobile game to allegedly violate children’s online privacy laws (Games Industry)
- Disney is considering standalone streaming services for Star Wars and Marvel (Tech Crunch)
- Study says full-day kindergarten is paying off for kids in Canada (The Globe and Mail)
- Kids shows are getting political in North Korea with hidden anti-US messaging (BBC)
- Reading between the lines: LeVar Burton is being sued for use of Reading Rainbow’s catchphrase (The Hollywood Reporter)
- A Parisian toy store that calls its handmade playthings “expensive and useless” is thriving (Vanity Fair)
- Can Netflix turn its Millarworld acquisition into a multi-billion dollar film franchise? (The Guardian)
- Amazon Prime will be in more than half of US households by the end of the year (CNBC)
- How colors affect the way Disney heroes and villains are perceived (Vennage)
- Disney is being accused of spying on kids through its game apps (The Washington Post)
- Another kids SVOD service hits the European market…. (Digital TV Europe)
- …But as streamers try to outdo one another other, will they all go bust in the process? (The Guardian)
- The company that brought you the internet “meme” spills on what it takes to go viral (Inc.)
- Is it all about the remote? TalkTalk launches a TV remote designed for kids (Digital TV Europe)
- How ChuChuTV—a business born from nursery rhymes—became a billion-dollar business (Quartz)
- Little Mermaid Live will not be making a splash this fall – the project has been postponed indefinitely (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Mattel’s Uno finds new digital life in the app store, shoots to the top spot in game sales charts (AdAge)
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