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  I want what my friends are playing with

  CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAIL / RETAILER

  The majority of kids are influenced by what their friends are doing when it comes to toys, according to a recent NPD Group report.

  16 hours ago Aaron Hutchins
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  Google, Netflix and Amazon to present at Canuck regulatory hearings

  BROADCASTER / iKIDS / WEB

  Good content can find success online without regulation – that’s the message VOD services are presenting to Canadians this fall.

  2 days ago Melita Kuburas
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  Dancing at Kidscreen East

  BLOGS / Planet Preschool

  Last week, I was in the port city of Qingdao for Kidscreen East and my morning run took me past fishermen with cute dogs, old men in swimming trunks and, much to my dismay, a scary Chinese clown pulling a dark, empty cart through the fog. At first, I thought I must be going insane because, when you’ve spent as many years as I have making preschool shows, seeing a clown emerge from the fog is almost certainly the form that your madness would take. But this was not madness. No, it was just one of the many odd and inexplicable things that you see when you’re in China.

  3 days ago Josh Selig
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  DHX Media approved for Family Channel takeover

  BROADCASTER / NEWS / TV

  Few strings were attached by the CRTC as it gave DHX Media the change-of-ownership approval for its CDN$170 million takeover of the Family Channel from Bell Media.

  6 days ago Etan Vlessing
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  Designing apps that transcend borders

  Featured iKids / iKIDS

  Trevor Lai, founder and CEO of the Shanghai-based UP Studios, recently spoke at CMC about Chinese IP and international companies doing business in China. He followed up his speech with a Google Hangout, discussing how to design apps for the Chinese market, as well as creating apps that are hits in both China and the US.

  6 days ago Daniela Fisher

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