- App developer Seriously is using influencers to market the next phase of its hit IP Best Fiends (alistdaily)
- According to US developers, the future of AR is brighter than VR… (eMarketer)
- …Except things aren’t exactly sunny over at multi-billion-dollar AR startup Magic Leap (Business Insider)
- Winne, a mobile directory of family-friendly places, nabs US$2.5 million in funding (TechCrunch)
- How Nickelodeon changed TV production and consumption—and got a country hooked on cable (Vulture)
- What Netflix’s CEO has to say about content, costs and the competition (CNBC)
- Study says more screen time equals less homework for US kids (Quartz)
- Cozmo’s toy robot is bringing big AI moves to the smallest of hands (Venture Beat)
- The US$85-billion AT & T – Time Warner deal will face serious regulatory hurdles… (Wall Street Journal)
- …But is it a necessary move to compete with Google? (Wired)
- Consumer groups file FTC complaint against Google, Maker & Awesomeness for kid influencer marketing (Washington Post)
- Pokémon GO gets first-ever in-game event for Halloween (TechCrunch)
- Snapchat comes under fire for failing to protect user privacy (CBC)
- How big is Amazon? The e-commerce giant’s retail share could represent nearly 30% of all online goods Americans buy (USA Today)
- Disney’s collaboration with one L.A. museum shows the art of Snapchat marketing (Advertising Age)
- Is the gendered past behind keyboard education still lingering? (The Atlantic)
- Nintendo finally lifts the curtain on its next gaming console, the Nintendo Switch (TechCrunch)
- Google’s CBS deal sets the foundation for YouTube’s streaming TV service (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney-branded produce is coming to a grocery aisle near you (Los Angeles Times)
- With his yard transformed into a playground, this Silicon Valley dad embodies the anti-helicopter parent movement (The New York Times)
- From entertainers to entrepreneurs, here are the 30 most influential teens of 2016 (TIME)
- China’s richest man wants to lure major Hollywood storytellers with a 40% production rebate—but there’s a catch (Los Angeles Times)
- In a bid to attract new customers, Walmart’s digital movie store Vudu gets into free streaming (CNET)
- Time for a better filter? Online influencers in the UK are flouting disclosure rules related to branded posts (Digiday)
- Netflix’s global subscriber base soars—leading its stock to do the same (Fortune)
- China’s most popular social messaging platform takes things to new heights with a video-streaming drone (Re/code)
- Madagascar director’s VR studio Baobab closes US$25 million in new funding (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Candy Crush has inspired a live-action game show, but will success be as sweet on the boob tube? (The Verge)
- This infographic shows what the future of retail marketing really looks like (AdWeek)
- Getting personnel: Disney’s Chinese rival Dalian Wanda reportedly poaches Hong Kong Disneyland senior exec (Fortune)
- Parents are distracted by mobile tech more than anything else, so how is this impacting their kids? (Quartz)
- Some analysts believe Netflix’s targets might no longer be achievable (The Wall Street Journal)
- Behind the scenes—and screens—at Disney Accelerator’s third annual Demo Day (The Hollywood Reporter)
- In Alibaba’s new VR retail world, all it takes to make a purchase is the nod of a head (Reuters)
- Japanese teens love sharing selfies, and a heavy majority are using mobile app aillis to do so (eMarketer)
- Turns out, Amazon’s secret drone-testing site is a perfect place for kids, who are being asked to design their very own prototypes (Business Insider)
- Shock value: This chart shows just how much Netflix is pouring into original kids content (Business Insider)
- Why Disney star and outspoken women’s rights activist Rowan Blanchard is not your typical teen (The New York Times)
- Game designers want VR to get over its motion-sickness problem (The Verge)
- Why are fitness levels so low among US kids? (CNN)
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