- Watch out DailyMotion, YouTube’s launching a production studio in Paris (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Success of Raving Rabbids theme park drives Ubisoft further into attractions biz (Variety)
- Marvel’s first native American superhero Red Wolf to get his own comic book
- Teletubbies shared a post-capitalist existence? Reviewers cast an adult eye on classic Brit kids series (The Guardian)
- Local TV stations create hurdle for streaming services in US (Wall Street Journal)
- US shoppers’ 50 favorite online stores (National Retail Federation)
- With Minecraft guide books leading the pack, kids non-fiction publishing is having a moment (Publishers Weekly)
- For those of who can’t wait until the September 9 reveal, here are Apple’s rumored new products (Fast Company)
- Preschool for robots – for real (Bloomberg)
- Why BB-8 may be the Star Wars toy consumers are looking for this holiday season (Wall Street Journal)
- TV nets including Disney and Viacom launch new coalition to measure kids video viewing habits… (Variety)
- …Meanwhile, a third of all TV and video viewing is now watched on-demand (Digital TV Europe)
- Is depriving kids of toys a healthy idea? (The Guardian)
- Spielberg’s DreamWorks is parting with Disney, paving the way for a potential distribution deal with Universal (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Australian kids go bananas over ABC’s Curious George cancellation (Mashable)
- Breaking down the effectiveness of long-form, short-form and live-streaming video for Millennials (alistdaily)
- How the digital revolution is changing the way young talent agents do business (Variety)
- Apple reportedly exploring original programming move with an eye on long-form content (Variety)
- In its latest move against Netflix, Amazon Prime Video makes offline viewing a reality (CNET)
- Marvel Studios undergoes a command shakeup (Deadline)
- Study finds nearly half of UK kids are bullied every day (Irish Examiner)
- With as many as 400 scripted shows hitting the US this year, is there simply too much on television? (The New York Times)
- Swift, West, Cyrus: The MTV VMA’s recapped (CNN)
- Slapstick sells: Minions surpasses the $1-billion mark at the worldwide box office (Variety)
- What it’s like to be on banned book lists, according to Captain Underpants creator Dav Pilkey (The Guardian)
- Australian web safety group says under-13’s aren’t emotionally ready for social networks, as 20% of kids fall victim to cyber-bullying (Herald Sun)
- The deep impact of coddling American kids (The Atlantic)
- Can Netflix, a relatively Western phenomenon, survive in a land where free TV still reigns? (Bloomberg)
- In reaching its newest milestone, Facebook draws a billion users every day (BBC)
- Sesame Street‘s Maria reflects on the show’s move to HBO (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Amazon is primed to take on Netflix in Japan (Variety)
- This self-published book, which claims to put kids instantly to sleep, becomes a best-seller (Publishers Weekly)
- Kids fashion means big bucks on Instagram, where trendsetting tots double as brand reps (News.com.au)
- Out of the box: Disney will tap the power of YouTube for major Star Wars toy campaign (Los Angeles Times)
- Former Mattel exec to head Snapchat’s finances as messaging app prepares to go public (Fortune)
- Moshi Monsters and Bin Weevils are in hot water with the UK Advertising Standards Authority (BBC)
- Hulu launches data-driven programmatic ad-buying marketplace (Variety)
- One photographer aims to show the all-engrossing power of TV over young kids (Wired)
- The Netflix Years: SVOD giant makes way for more teen and tween original programming (The New York Times)
- As Force Friday looms, Target may have the most subtle and intriguing marketing push for new Star Wars merch launching September 4 (Mashable)
- Book vending machines for kids? A new initiative literally replaces food for thought (ABC News)
- The raw honesty of Scandinavian children’s books (The Guardian)
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