- New Chinese rules could complicate the sale of TikTok’s US operations (CNN Business)
- …So what happens if no one ends up buying the app? (Tech Crunch)
- Want to see a product in use before you buy? IKEA’s new Japanese store uses a virtual star to demo its wares (The Verge)
- How one dad’s hobby became one of the world’s biggest YouTube channels (The Independent)
- Walmart+ is finally ready…Can it compete with Amazon Prime? (Recode)
- Google is aiming for a bigger kid audience with a new “kid” mode on some android tablets (Engadget)
- ABC aired a tribute to Chadwick Boseman, star of Marvel’s Black Panther (Deadline)
- Despite “growing consumer confidence” in its cinemas, AMC Entertainment is selling nine locations in the Baltics (Variety)
- Big names aren’t enough to save Quibi, just as they weren’t enough to save predecessor Pop.com (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Scooby Doo creator and kids TV vet Joe Ruby has died at the age of 87 (BBC News)
- In another 2020 twist: Walmart and Microsoft are teaming up on a TikTok bid (AdWeek)
- …But being sold could be a death sentence for the popular app (The Verge)
- Movie fans are weighing the risks and heading back to theaters (Variety)
- After just 100 days in the role and ahead of a US ban, Kevin Mayer has stepped down as CEO of TikTok (Variety)
- Disney is growing its marketing efforts to better connect brands with its Black and Latino consumers (Fast Company)
- The numbers are in and America’s least popular SVOD is Apple TV+ (Rapid TV News)
- …Meanwhile, the streamer is looking for ways to make its shows more immersive by adding AR content (Bloomberg)
- From toy titan to bankruptcy: A deep dive into Toys “R” Us’ history and its potential future (Business Insider)
- There’s a growing community of transgender streamers on Twitch, but the platform makes it hard to find them (Polygon)
- Australia’s commercial broadcasters want to drop all quotas, but prodcos say that will hurt local kids content (The Guardian)
- Anime SVOD Crunchyroll is a masterclass in building a giant audience around niche content (Tubefilter)
- Sugar, spice and a dash of disillusionment? The Powerpuff Girls are getting a live-action YA reboot (Variety)
- A judge has ruled Epic’s Fortnite can still be blocked on Apple’s App Store, but its Unreal Engine should be restored (Tech Crunch)
- Hidden amid some of its flashier offerings, Disney+ is also streaming commercials from the ’70s (Gizmodo)
- Ever heard of a Cambropachycope? Google is giving users an AR look at the ancient creature (Engadget)
- TikTok is pushing back against a ban, saying it’ll see the government in court (Variety)
- Nervous Hollywood studios are waiting to see if theaters’ new safety protocols will bring audiences back (The Hollywood Reporter)
- DC is assembling its own universe of superhero movies and gave fans a look at its growing slate (CNET)
- The secret to attracting and hiring more diverse talent: a personal touch (TechCrunch)
- More than half of kids TV shows feature diverse characters but there’s still work to be done (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Fox and Disney have dropped the temporary exec pay cuts…are things getting back to normal, or is this a misstep? (Variety)
- TikTok competitor Triller is standing by its big download numbers and will sue the companies that dispute it (TechCrunch)
- Now that virtual calls are so ubiquitous, will we give up business travel? (Toronto Life)
- Olivia Wilde is directing a Marvel film for Sony Pictures—could this mean a Spider-Woman movie is swinging on to screens? (Variety)
- How do you do fellow kids? Warner Music Group wants to understand youths, so it acquired a social company (Tubefilter)
- Roblox is waging a war on porn as some use the kids platform to create inappropriate games (Fast Company)
- How Nickelodeon’s subtle inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters in Legend of Korra helped pave the way for more diversity in kids TV (Vulture)
- Netflix is testing a new shuffle button for when we’re all too lazy to choose what to watch (The Verge)
- After disclosing an affair and settlement, NBCUniversal vice-chairman Ron Meyer resigns (Variety)
- Why would Oracle want to buy TikTok? It all comes down to data (BNN Bloomberg)
- Snapchat is starting to let users share their original content on other apps (Tubefilter)
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