- How Disney’s face and fortune forever changed in the Bob Iger decade (Variety)
- Now this is high tech: Kids in Silicon Valley are tracking their science experiments in space (Venture Beat)
- Accidentally eat a whole bag of chips while watching TV? Turns out kids are doing it, too (Reuters)
- Why a 50-year old toy is still being coveted for Christmas 2016 (The Verge)
- The internet has spoken: Google uses search data to predict the most popular toys of the year (Mashable)
- In taking their job titles to heart, social influencers swear it’s not all about the money (eMarketer)
- Has Netflix lost its personalized touch? (The Verge)
- UK consumers’ long-term economic outlook has dwindled since Brexit (Bloomberg)
- Why US broadcast networks are no longer cancelling shows (AdAge)
- There would have been no Fantastic Beasts without WB’s Kevin Tsujihara (L.A. Times)
- Google opens AI lab in Montreal – on hunt for scarce AI talent (Wired)
- What do you get when you cross high fashion with plush toys? US$1,500 purse pets, apparently. (Bloomberg)
- A big global rollout is ahead for Amazon Prime Video, but can Netflix be de-throned? (TechCrunch)
- Warner Bros.’ digital world is expanding with the purchase of gaming-based online network Machinima (The Verge)
- Collectible vinyl figures—and out-of-the-box thinking—have earned this toyco US$400 million so far this year (Entrepreneur)
- Nostalgia takes the stage with a Hannah Montana month-long marathon set for Disney Channel (E! News)
- Target’s strong quarterly sales bode well for the upcoming holiday season—and brick-and-mortar stores in general (Salon)
- Meanwhile, Walmart has solid online sales to thank for its Q3 earnings boost (Business Insider)
- Canucks are in a funk, at least when it comes to kids and physical activity (Macleans)
- Why the VR industry has the power—and some time—to be more female-inclusive (Recode)
- Snapchat parent files for IPO that could be valued at US$25 billion (Variety)
- How Disney is using AI to instantly recognize objects in videos and add corresponding sounds (TechCrunch)
- Barbie continues to evolve with the times, debuting a new doll inspired by plus-sized supermodel Ashley Graham (Fortune)
- The mannequin challenge, Sesame Street style (Today)
- Dalian Wanda Group is shelling out a reported US$15 billion to compete with Disney in China (Los Angeles Times)
- The small screen thinks big: ABC series Marvel’s The Inhumans will bow first in IMAX cinemas worldwide (The New York Times)
- Are kids or parents behind Club Penguin’s anti-Trump protest? (Mashable)
We all know the physical benefits of recess, but there are cognitive ones, too (The Atlantic) - A whopping 27 animated feature films will be vying for an Oscar this year (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Lego cuts its promotional giveaway ties with the Daily Mail following controversial headlines (Mashable)
- Are iPad apps as educationally effective as human instruction? New research findings will delight developers (CBC)
- US retailers are importing more goods this holiday season than last year (National Retail Federation)
- Out of 4,200 nominations, these three playthings have made it into the US National Toy Hall of Fame (TIME)
- It’s not all about the cookies: Scout groups provide necessary ingredients for kids’ long-term mental health, study says (iTechPost)
- Fox Animation has big-screen plans for Margaret Dilloway’s children’s book Momotaro (The Hollywood Reporter)
- India is welcoming YouTube Kids with open eyes and a burgeoning creator class (The Economic Times)
- Stranger Things producer Shawn Levy is reportedly taking Sesame Street to the big screen (The Guardian)
- What a Trump presidency will mean for the tech world (BBC)
- Even 30 years from now the Lego brick will stay strong, according to the company’s CMO (CNBC)
- Plenty of young internet users are blocking online ads—branded messaging, however, is more well received (eMarketer)
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