- First wave of Star Wars toys – and their makers – unveiled (Entertainment Weekly)
- LEGO comes under fire for Mixels online toy description (Mashable)
- Will FB’s first Messenger game spark engagement or head down the intrusive advertising path? (CNET)
- US retail surge in May, brightening growth outlook (Reuters)
- How VOD is changing the economics of primetime viewing (Multichannel)
- Smart wooden dolls allow for physical-digital interactive play without the screen (Fast Company)
- Cut the Rope heads to Hollywood with new Om Nom movie (alistdaily)
- An inside look at the UK’s growing gaming industry (Gamesindustry.biz)
- Landmark moves from theme parks to VR experiences (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Family Channel and Netflix get behind Degrassi after TeenNick cancellation (The Toronto Star)
- Study finds educational impact of Sesame Street on par with preschool (The Washington Post)
- How Disney’s franchise strategy is key to its success (Wall Street Journal)
- Netflix to launch in Southern Europe this fall (Wall Street Journal)
- Roku and Sony PlayStation join Apple as distribution partners for upcoming Showtime OTT service (Variety)
- Marvel decides Ant-Man needs promotional help from other Marvel superheroes (The Hollywood Reporter)
- More tools for app makers, better Apple Watch offerings expected at Apple’s WWDC (Quartz)
- NYC names Dora as the Big Apple’s official family ambassador (MediaPost)
- New stats show consumers’ spend on digital content is rising sharply (USA Today)
- Activision launches new offerings for its Skylanders franchise as the toys-to-life market heats up (Wall Street Journal)
- With sky-rocketing video views, Facebook emerges as a contender against YouTube for digital ad dollars (Fortune)
- Ex-Toys ‘R’ Us CEO Storch says e-tailers need bricks-and-mortar stores for future health (Financial Post)
- Oculus Story Studio to release Henry, its second VR animated short film (Wired)
- Pixar releases first trailer for November release The Good Dinosaur (Variety)
- How an ad man helped to transition silly putty from a wartime invention to a children’s toy (AdWeek)
- With Disney CFO Jay Rasulo stepping down, the CEO succession path clears (ABC News)
- Apple’s games category gets updated with a more editorial focus on content (TechCrunch)
- How tapping into what tweens and teens want is helping retailer Five Below boost profits (Philly.com)
- Three marketing tips for tween- and teen-focused companies (Immersive)
- Amazon Studios adds former Disney ABC Television Group EVP Albert Cheng to its original programming team (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How tech companies like Google are getting into toy development (Motley Fool)
- A Minecraft competitor? Lego intros its Lego Worlds offering (Forbes)
- Nvidia launches gaming console/streaming device the Shield to target cord-cutters (Multichannel)
- Netflix now accounts for nearly 37% of internet traffic (Variety)
- Juno, Up in the Air director Jason Reitman to make his first kids movie, Beekle, for DreamWorks Animation (Deadline)
- Why Google is aiming to delve deeper into consumers’ lives (Wall Street Journal)
- Study finds Instagrammers are active on average of five social networks (alistdaily)
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