- Netflix is showing off its global user numbers for the first time (Vox)
- Media has always been an “adapt or die” business, but the 2020s’ streaming war could make things a whole lot worse (Variety)
- Hey Alexa, how come kids don’t trust you? Apparently adults believe voice assistants more than children do (CBC News)
- Look, they’re not crazy! Encouraging kids to talk to themselves might make them better at math (CNN)
- TikTok is moving in on Spotify’s territory and launching a music streaming app (Independent)
- No surprises here, but Frozen 2 has become Disney’s sixth film to cross the US$1-billion mark this year (Variety)
- US tariffs on Chinese imports have been delayed again, and won’t affect Christmas toys (Toy News)
- Hulu is rolling out a new ad format for people who binge-watch (AdWeek)
- Apple Arcade debuted with a lot of fanfare, but has the new service changed the gaming landscape at all? (CNET)
- The status of all the promises Hollywood has made about gender-parity so far (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Mock it all you want—and lots of people do—but digital net Brat TV is bringing in major cash (Digiday)
- Is the future of TV going to be all about making the best memes and redoing already beloved IPs? (New York Times)
- How Facebook is desperately trying to stay relevant to younger generations (Tech Crunch)
- Artists in Japan were hired to promote Frozen 2 on the sly, and then Disney got caught (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Toys “R” Us is back! And instilling confidence in shoppers by…tracking them? (WIRED)
- It’s been a decade of deals, but don’t expect the 2020s to follow suit (Wall Street Journal)
- Things aren’t looking so rosy for Netflix as analysts predict it could lose four million subs next year (Digital TV Europe)
- YouTube is changing its anti-harassment policy and getting mixed reviews (Recode)
- Comcast is optimistic that Peacock will break even by year five (Broadcasting & Cable)
- Marvel plans to shutter its television division and roll it into the studio (Variety)
- Is children’s TV too sanitized? Two of its hit makers think so (Telegraph)
- Anatomy of a box-office bomb: What happened to Playmobil? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How the fight over Star Wars put the trilogy’s finale in jeopardy (New York Times)
- Go big or go home: HBO Max is aiming to appeal to a broader audience than Disney+ (Variety)
- The first casualty of the ViacomCBS merger is *drumroll*…a building (NBC News)
- How did Netflix’s first animated feature even end up at Netflix? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Update from yesterday: Apparently TV ads suffered the deepest slump since the 2008 recession (Bloomberg)
- …And streamers have their own ad problems—they just can’t stop showing the same ones over and over (Digiday)
- Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer who gave life to Big Bird, has died at 85 (The Washington Post)
- Gender-fluid retail is taking over—but is it powerful enough to kill the men’s department? (BusinessWorld)
- The Golden Globe nominees are in! And once again, only male directors have been nominated (Variety)
- Disney is nearing the record-breaking US$10-billion global box office mark, and Star Wars hasn’t even come out yet (CNBC)
- Will TV ad revenue stagnate for the next three years? (Digital TV Europe)
- Netflix’s CEO said the company has earmarked US$420 million to fight Disney in India (Tech Crunch)
- Even though it will definitely change, and soon, here’s a handy media landscape map (Recode)
- Nintendo Switch, released in 2018, just had its best week of sales ever (CNN)
- Will this year’s animated Oscar race come down to Disney vs. Disney? (Los Angeles Times)
- Disney+ is giving viewers fresh access to its old content…but is that really a good idea? (WIRED)
- Insta-update: Instagram will collect ages—but only so it can advertise more alcohol (Reuters)
- …And everything’s coming up COPPA, as TikTok gets sued for collecting kids data (Gizmodo)
- Sony had the keys to the future of gaming—how did it all go so wrong? (The Verge)
- Shari Redstone, chairman of the newly merged ViacomCBS, preps the company to be a content leader (Variety)
- Hasn’t anyone learned anything? Instagram still doesn’t check kids’ ages (Tech Crunch)
- Does the newly merged ViacomCBS need to slim down? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- An inside look at Disney’s big bet on an innovative Star Wars ride (CNN)
- And you thought poop toys were weird: Every top toy of the last 50 years, explained (WIRED)
- Subscriptions aren’t dropping on Netflix and YouTube, but daily viewership certainly is (Tubefilter)
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