- Universal and DreamWorks’ Abominable topped the global box office with US$29.7-million opening weekend (Forbes)
- Irish funding body Screen Ireland is setting up shop in LA (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney and Apple may have a way to go to meet a 30% European content requirement (Variety)
- Finally, web-slingers—and Disney—can breathe a sigh of relief: Spider-Man is sticking with the MCU (The Verge)
- Apple is looking at releasing its films theatrically prior to launching on its SVOD (Variety)
- French toymakers promise to address stereotypes in playthings through a new charter (The Guardian)
- Twitch has the gaming clout, but the platform yearns for a wider audience (The New York Times)
- How does teen culture go viral? (Vox)
- Discovery is rolling out a new Food Network SVOD with original programming and live classes (Recode)
- More than half of Gen Alpha kids want to buy a product if their favorite digital star recommends it (Digital Information World)
- Can Marvel Universe mastermind Kevin Feige do it again? He’s taking a stab at the Star Wars world now (The Guardian)
- With Abominable, DreamWorks is setting its sights on foreign box-office results (LA Times)
- There are a lot of bombshells in Disney CEO Bob Iger’s upcoming book (The Hollywood Reporter)
- A new leak spells out how TikTok is advancing China’s foreign policy goals (The Guardian)
- Why Wall Street is no longer head over heels for Netflix (CNN Business)
- Long may they reign: Webkinz will start killing off dormant pets (The Verge)
- Animated films Abominable and The Addams Family are topping TV ad spend this week (Variety)
- In the wake of creator concerns, an FTC official suggested it may loosen children’s privacy rules (MediaPost)
- With uncertainty growing, YouTube stars are looking to Facebook to bring in more cash (Digiday)
- …But Snapchat is dishing dirt in the big Facebook antitrust lawsuit (Wall Street Journal)
- Those warnings about screen time may be over-hyped—not all device usage will lower kids’ grades (CNN)
- Pay-TV subscriptions have passed the one-billion mark (Digital TV Europe)
- The new Apple Arcade has people questioning how much a game is actually worth (WIRED)
- YouTube is backing off its creator verification changes (Tubefilter)
- How TikTok has been able to capture and hold the attention spans of today’s kids (The New Yorker)
- Can the man behind K-Pop sensation BTS change music with an app? He’s certainly trying (Fast Company)
- After just two years, NBCUniversal shuts down its game publishing arm (Games Industry Biz)
- Netflix’s first CEO Marc Randolph on why the SVOD will win the streaming wars (Fast Company)
- Ofcom dismisses concerns that the BBC’s involvement with Britbox gives the pubcaster an unfair advantage (Rapid TV News)
- As YouTube readies policy changes, creators are already suffering (The Hollywood Reporter)
- As DirecTV’s subscribers drop, AT&T weighs sales options (Wall Street Journal)
- Why Apple’s launch into gaming subscription services is a “turning point in history” (The Hollywood Reporter)
- And as Bob Iger leaves the Apple board, he reflects on its relationship with Disney (Vanity Fair)
- Burger King is getting rid of its plastic toys as consumers call for fast food chains to eliminate waste (CNN)
- With 61 titles in production, Disney+ is leading in originals among US SVODs launching soon (Rapid TV News)
- Unscripted TV producers take a hit, facing overwork and decreasing wages (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Comic book publisher Valiant plans to take on Marvel and DC with a few lesser-known heroes (Business Insider)
- A deep dive into 12 safe spaces online for kids (Mashable)
- Sony rejected Dan Loeb’s proposal to break up the company and divest its image-sensors business (Variety)
- In the wake of MoviePass’s shut down, a takeover bid has emerged (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Snapchat launches a 3D camera mode, as competition against Instagram heats up (TechCrunch)
- New bedfellows: Canal+ and Netflix pair up for a bundling option (Reuters)
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