- US senators are weighing in on smart toys, pushing the FTC to do more (Engadget)
- But is there a future for child-friendly wearables? (Forbes)
- Google is adding family sharing to more of its apps, including YouTube (CNET)
- It’s all the rage, but is mindfulness meditation actually good for kids? (Vox)
- Turns out Gen Z is even more of an influencer generation than Millennials (TubeFilter)
- No filter here: Snapchat is blunt about its TV ambitions (Variety)
- Augmented reality is skyrocketing in the US (eMarketer)
- The land of misfit toys: Australia now has toy libraries to keep unwanted playthings out of landfills (ABC Australia)
- Why a child’s brain is drawn to fidget spinners (PBS)
- Lego has surpassed Google to be the world’s most powerful brand (Business Insider)
- Star Wars filmmakers think VR is a force to be reckoned with (CNET)
- Of all social media platforms, study says Instagram has the most negative impact on kids’ mental health (The Guardian)
- The FTC and its new disclosure policy can’t compete with influencers (Entrepreneur)
- Kickstarter is lending a hand to developers with an all-new Hardware Studio (TechCrunch)
- KidTECH Conference touches down in San Francisco (Eventbrite)
- Why TV adversaries Viacom, Fox and Turner are uniting against digital domination (AdvertisingAge)
- Lego goes green: Company makes its 100% renewable energy target three years early (Gizmodo)
- Facebook doesn’t want to miss the fun as teen-skewing video app Houseparty gains popularity (Recode)
- Netflix goes bananas for an animated movie about Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee (Variety)
- Amazon releases a new metric for book popularity, launching its own bestsellers list (The Verge)
- Amazon unveils a group of new tablets, including more editions for kids (The Verge)
- Disney gets into making Chinese-language content, striking a deal with Wudi Pictures (Variety)
- Fidget spinners are quickly flying off shelves, but did the surge in sales really come out of nowhere? (Yahoo Finance)
- Schools are collecting all kinds of personal data that can make kids vulnerable (Washington Post)
- The network winners and losers emerging in the new live streaming pay-TV world (Fox Business)
- Hackers got ahold of Disney’s Pirates 5 and are asking for a hefty booty to release it (The Verge)
- There’s going to be a lot more Kylos and Reys running around after The Force Awakens spikes name popularity (Quartz)
- The real reason people aren’t buying VR? They’re just not that into it (eMarketer)
- Instagram comes for Snapchat’s flower crown, launching selfie filters (TechCrunch)
- Myths and misunderstandings of linear TV’s place in 2017 (Advertising Age)
- Does a rise in sequels signal Pixar has lost its way? (The Atlantic)
- AwesomenessTV’s VP of talent has left to set up her own shop (Variety)
- PAW Patrol-themed fruit? The sweet reality of marketing produce to kids (CBC)
- A new app is combining AI and a youth advisory council to stop cyberbullying (CNBC)
- How Sinking Ship became a kids TV powerhouse (The Toronto Star)
- eOne shakes up its movie division and takes a US$61-million hit because of it (Variety)
- Twitch is welcoming people to the neighborhood with an 18-day Mister Rogers marathon (The Verge)
- Entitled consumerism at its best? Here’s how Gen Z is reshaping brand experiences (AdWeek)
- Tencent has high hopes for games, investing US$90 million in US studio Pocket Gems (TechCrunch)
- Ahead of Mother’s Day, YouTube figured out what young moms are actually watching (TubeFilter)
- Netflix makes moves in Europe, adding new series and 400 new jobs on the continent (Forbes)
- O Canada: Why the Great White North is so good at making kids TV (CBC)
- Snapchat parentco posts massive US$2.2-billion loss (Variety)
- Why is Barbie going on 59, yet Beanie Babies are so yesterday? New research on why kids love toy fads (NPR)
- NPR brings its storytelling power to kids with its first younger-skewing podcast (Neiman Lab)
- How Instagram Stories is eating into Snapchat’s growth (TechCrunch)
- The Australian government is putting money into apps to help Indigenous kids learn (Gizmodo)
- Charge it: Visa has created an app-connected credit card for kids (The Verge)
- Hulu is becoming more of an SVOD contender, but it’s still lacking some content that could make it great (Engadget)
- Experts weigh in on whether influencer marketing can take an indie game to the next level (Pocket Gamer)
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