- Netflix made a bit of history yesterday, earning 24 noms from the Oscars (CNBC)
- Tablets haven’t killed toys—digital activity is increasing children’s interest in physical playthings (eMarketer)
- Who says TV isn’t good for kids? A special new screen promises to fix their lazy eyes (Tech Crunch)
- Last year’s Chinese animated hit Ne Zha is getting a sequel with a US release date (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The Oscar nominations are in, and Frozen 2 has been snubbed in the animation category in favor of riskier styles (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …Meanwhile, Disney has reportedly snagged a voiceover deal with Meghan Markle (Vanity Fair)
- NBC is shuttering its non-scripted division, Peacock Productions (Deadline)
- It’s a big year for SVODs, especially in Africa, where subscriptions are set to increase six-fold (Digital TV Europe)
- A guide to which films could be blockbusters and which could be flops in 2020 (Variety)
- This year’s Oscar nomination race can be predicted using a bit of math (The Hollywood Reporter)
- From the best wearable to the smartest accessibility tech, these are the Best of CES 2020 winners (Engadget)
- Following a year of Facebook controversy, Mark Zuckerberg has outlined his plans for the next decade (TechCrunch)
- AT&T is shuttering its Audience Network in favor of a preview channel for HBO Max (Variety)
- As MGM shakes up its execs, the studio might have to decide between growing and selling (The Hollywood Reporter)
- BBC Studios has missed its targets for third-party streamers and broadcasters commissions (Deadline)
- Here’s why streamers’ kids programming focuses so heavily on iconic brands (Associated Press)
- Sonos is suing Google for allegedly stealing its patented smart speaker tech (The Verge)
- A third of all media and entertainment execs say their businesses won’t be around in five years unless they change their models (Variety)
- Women made “unprecedented gains” as protagonists in 2019’s top-grossing films, but there’s still work to be done (Deadline)
- How Ms. Marvel changed Marvel comic books and became the publisher’s most important superhero (Vox)
- Entertainment companies spent US$121 billion on original content last year (Variety)
- Thinking about keeping employees engaged in 2020? Have you considered a four-day work week? (Fast Company)
- It’s Disney versus Netflix at this year’s animated film BAFTA race (The Hollywood Reporter)
- TiVo is getting into the streaming wars with new channels and tech (TechCrunch)
- Missing Link won the Golden Globe for best animated feature, besting Disney and major franchises (CNBC)
- …And on the topic of the Globes, British TV and film execs won 40% of them this year (Deadline)
- Amazon’s Fire TV now reaches 40 million monthly active users, topping fierce competitor Roku (TechCrunch)
- A TV that plays vertical video and robot cat toys are all the rage at CES 2020 this week (CNN)
- In case you missed it over the holidays, Hasbro completed its US$3.8-billion acquisition of eOne (Variety)
- ViacomCBS has acquired a 49% stake in Miramax for US$375 million (Variety)
- To viewers Baby Yoda seems totally fresh, but to the industry it’s the culmination of all of this decade’s trends (The Hollywood Reporter)
- What content has defined the 2010s? (Vanity Fair)
- The problem isn’t going away: Fake and dangerous kids products keep popping up on Amazon (CNN)
- What novelists, teachers, therapists and critics let their kids watch (Vulture)
- Disney+’s impact on Netflix is already being felt…or is it? No study seems conclusive (Digital TV Europe)
- TiVo has scrapped plans to split itself up, and is instead merging with a tech firm for US$3 billion (Variety)
- Facebook is getting into the gaming game with the PlayGiga acquisition (The Verge)
- Amazon, Apple and Google are working together to create a standard for smart home tech (Recode)
- What happens when you get Netflix, Disney, Pixar and DreamWorks all in one room? It’s an animators’ roundtable! (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Madison Avenue is trying to pick a winner of the streaming wars (Variety)
- Most of the highest-paid YouTubers are kids (Forbes)
- …And these are the most-watch ads on YouTube this year (Tubefilter)
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