- Technology addictions are a real thing, and kids are the most affected (eMarketer)
- Streaming services are taking a big bite out of Disney Channel’s ratings… (Fast Company)
- …And cord-cutters are watching more Netflix than Amazon, Hulu and YouTube combined (TechCrunch)
- Forget concerts, Minecraft is now the big ticket at the Sydney Opera House (The Guardian)
- Why telling kids to focus on the future could actually lead to failure (Quartz)
- How do kids become brilliant? A scientist says the answer is in collaboration (NPR)
- When it comes to children’s shows, parents have more affection for SpongeBob than they do Peppa (The Independent)
- Can Snapchat survive without influencers? (Digiday)
- What do Mulan, Monsters University and The Walking Dead all have in common? (Vanity Fair)
- How borrowing from the entertainment industry can make learning easier (TechCrunch)
- Hollywood’s franchise crisis, the July Fourth edition (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Over fears of gaming addictions, Chinese internet giant Tencent introduces time limits for kids (Fortune)
- Kids aren’t color blind: Why conversations about race are a necessary reality (Quartz)
- How is Gen Z really using social media? It’s different than you’d expect (Recode)
- Sign of the times: Disney drops ‘wench’ auction from its Pirates ride (AV Club)
- Disney’s early upfront gains point to a healthy TV ad market (Variety)
- The desire to hit it big on YouTube has proven disastrous for a crop of young people (CNN)
- A decade later, the best and worst iPhone predictions (Fortune)
- Why Target is missing an important retail mark (CNBC)
- AI’s next frontier: Moderating social media comments (TubeFilter)
- The art of the pitch in three simple steps (Fast Company)
- Why the developers behind new PSVR game Moss chose a kid-friendly story (Games Industry)
- Beeping its way to the bank: Original Star Wars R2-D2 sells for more than US$2.7 million (The Guardian)
- In cases of mistaken or stolen identities, kids are the most vulnerable (Bloomberg)
- For kids that don’t want to be left in the dark, this nightlight sends social media notifications (The Verge)
- PlayStation takes second shot at original video content (Games Industry)
- DIY slime is turning into big business with one dedicated YouTube channel earning US$200,000 a month (TubeFilter)
- Can ads and broadcast roots give Hulu an advantage over Netflix? (Business Insider)
- Forget automated voices, Waze is now using Lightning McQueen to navigate people (AdWeek)
- The iPhone has completely changed the way kids communicate with their parents (The Verge)
- YouTube’s new Uptime app lets users co-view videos with their friends in real time (TechCrunch)
- Concerns about Spotafriend, the new friend-finding app for tweens, are growing (Melbourne Herald Sun)
- More than 80% of people in China are using at least one social network (eMarketer)
- Meanwhile, Hollywood is relying on China more than ever before (Vanity Fair)
- Forget about sorting Lego, a new robot can now do that for kids (Engadget)
- Vimeo pulls the plug on its SVOD plans (Deadline)
- Are the bots distraught? Transformers opened to a franchise low of US$69 million (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How Universal is using Snapchat to lure Gen Z to Despicable Me 3 (Variety)
- A new documentary is shining a light on a segment of Star Wars fans that are often overlooked – girls (CNET)
- Study says the older the dad, the geekier the son (CNN)
- Gen Z may use a lot of ad blockers, but it isn’t against brand messaging (AdWeek)
- Does Hasbro have a monopoly on the toy market? (CNN Money)
- VidCon 2017, through the eyes of today’s teens (The Wrap)
- There’s a new doll in town that can read emotions using AI (New Scientist)
- The high price of fun: The cost of sleep-away camps has gone up 93% in 10 years (MarketWatch)
- YouTube’s new L.A. studio will put the focus on VR (AdWeek)
- Get ready for fierce felines: Wonder Woman and Hello Kitty team up for licensing in Japan (Variety)
- Periscope unveils its first-ever monetization feature, and it looks a lot like Musical.ly’s (TubeFilter)
- A new summer safety report is giving parents something new to worry about (ABC News)
- Transformers is a billion-dollar franchise, but who are the film’s true fans? (The Hollywood Reporter)
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