- Streaming services are now more common than cable subscriptions in the US (eMarketer)
- And here’s how Facebook and Google stand to benefit from TV’s downturn (The Atlantic)
- Snap’s newest acquisition will help it track users’ offline shopping habits (Venture Beat)
- Could putting kids in therapy prevent a generation of mental health disorders? (TIME)
- New wearable camera, Benjamin Button, uses AI to edit the best moments of a child’s day (Wareable)
- Why Wonder Woman’s record-shattering opening weekend shouldn’t technically be a milestone (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Social media, ad tech and omnichannel marketing are redefining Hasbro (AdWeek)
- One of the greatest turnarounds in history? How Lego pulled all of its pieces together (The Guardian)
- Kids can watch TV, but study says leave the bedroom out of it (Forbes)
- Why Marvel Star Wars comics are flying off shelves (IGN)
- Rovio chairman steps down after nearly a decade in the position (Games Industry)
- Remember all the darker and fake Peppa Pig videos? YouTube is now cracking down on inappropriate content (Variety)
- Disney CEO Bob Iger steps down from Trump’s advisory council over Paris climate accord decision (Los Angeles Times)
- Mario is coming to a computer near you, with an online Switch service launching in 2018 (TechCrunch)
- Even as ticket prices go up, Hollywood is pushing to make cheaper animated movies (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Steven Universe‘s creator on the power of empathy in animation (The Verge)
- Junk food ads targeting kids have been widely banned in the UK, so why is Canada lagging? (The Globe and Mail)
- Canadian pediatricians are recommending no screen time before age two, as well as limits for older kids (CBC)
- Mobile’s not going anywhere: Apple app downloads are up by 70% (TechCrunch)
- Meanwhile, Snapchat’s TV plans are getting advertisers excited (Advertising Age)
- There are lots of streaming competitors, but which one is Netflix most worried about? (CNBC)
- US teens are split when it comes to trusting ads (eMarkerter)
- It’s a lot of pressure, but can Wonder Woman save a stumbling summer box office? (Variety)
- Netflix is now worth US$70 billion (CNN Money)
- With the mobile world growing tired, what is tech’s next big frontier? (Quartz)
- Fox’s TV ad spend for Captain Underpants movie claims top spot again (Variety)
- How Amazon’s app uses AR, Alexa, Snapchat mimicry and image recognition to push the boundaries of mobile shopping (Mashable)
- Why influencer marketing doesn’t have to be a costly endeavor (Entrepreneur)
- Hasbro’s former CEO says US trade rules are getting tricky for toymakers nowadays (Reuters)
- Study says preschool education is most beneficial to middle-class kids (UC Berkeley)
- Will we ever really know if video games are harming or helping kids? (Polygon)
- Netflix has some competition in emerging markets as iflix fights for the streaming throne in Asia (Variety)
- The gendered toys debate takes a seat at McDonald’s (Stuff)
- Is Netflix’s success all thanks to its CEO? An early investor thinks so (CNBC)
- Rocky seas for Pirates 5, which came in under expectations but still topped the box office (Bloomberg)
- Meanwhile, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast surpasses US$500 million at the US box office (Variety)
- How Minecraft: Education Edition is reshaping the global education system (Games Industry)
- New York’s Museum of Modern Art is selling a US$200 collectible toy so popular it crashed its website (Polygon)
- Monopoly Man makes it big: Former Hasbro CEO becomes a billionaire (Bloomberg)
- Boss Baby is getting a sequel for 2021 with Alec Baldwin already signed on (Variety)
- Gen Z loves influencers more than any other generation – how to pick the right one so they’ll listen (Forbes)
- Trends on trends on trends: PewDiePie is now selling branded fidget spinners (TubeFilter)
- Facebook to pay up to US$250,000 per episode for longer-form original video content (Variety)
- Forget ballerina and firefighter: YouTuber is the most popular career choice for young people (TubeFilter)
- India is home to some of the most beautiful handmade toys, but technology is threatening to end that (Atlas Obscura)
- The parent track: Circle with Disney raises US$10 million (Tech Crunch)
- Sony, Disney and Lionsgate are all falling short on LGBTQ representation, says GLAAD (The Hollywood Reporter)
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