- Disney has inked a long-term deal to work in a historic studio outside of London (Deadline)
- Nielsen is adjusting its ratings to include “out-of-home” viewing (Variety)
- Rather than betting on the international kidcasters, India needs its own offering (Financial Express)
- Why a well-known YouTuber is quitting the platform and moving to China to find social fame (Tubefilter)
- Toyco Jakks Pacific reportedly recieved a takeover offer from Jazwares (LA Times)
- New research suggests Disney+ will hit 82 million subscribers by 2024, which is still less than Netflix (The Hollywood Reporter)
- DreamWorks’ Abominable is a huge test for Universal at the box office (Forbes)
- Netflix and Amazon doubled their spending on UK-made TV shows in 2018 (The Guardian)
- Google is not out of the woods yet, as a new state attorneys general’s probe is looking into accusation of antitrust (Washington Post)
- Watchdog group Truth in Advertising has accused Ryan ToysReview of blurring the lines between content and ads (New York Times)
- Etsy’s founders’ dream of an e-commerce utopia is hitting some major bumps competing against Amazon (Vox)
- Nintendo announced a bunch of new plans today, including old-school games for its Switch console (The Verge)
- Following a similar move on Instagram, Facebook is removing “like” counts (Tech Crunch)
- Brian Goldner is banking on a bit of magic for his Hasbro transformation (Forbes)
- Odd Squad is using a new team to complete its previous missions to get kids to tune in (Variety)
- LEGO’s global expansion plan is simple: Use the malls that other retailers are fleeing (CNBC)
- Netflix has applied for a license under the new Turkish broadcasting regulations, sparking concerns over censorship (Reuters)
- It’s not just YouTube fighting inappropriate content—R- and M-rated shows are slipping into Hulu’s kids section (Inc.)
- How did mid-size prodcos get squeezed out of a growing film industry? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …And that focus on blockbuster films may not be paying off, as the box office dropped 2% this summer (Variety)
- Disney has reportedly laid off nearly 60 people in its media distribution division (Variety)
- …And its SVOD won’t adopt the Netflix model and drop all episodes at once, opting instead for a weekly release schedule (The Verge)
- How Mattel is looking “beyond toys” to help its brands succeed (AdWeek)
- YouTube has moved one of its originals out from behind the paywall. Could a strategy shift be next? (Engadget)
- Why kids enjoy Peanuts even though its humor is so adult (The Atlantic)
- Netflix has lined up theatrical release dates for Klaus and Lost My Body, suggesting its first animated awards push (Deadline)
- Taking its accessibility efforts further, LEGO is piloting braille and audio building instructions (Tech Crunch)
- Disney isn’t worried about franchise fatigue, but experts say that if it wants to draw in more adult viewers, it should be (Business Insider)
- What’s that? Can’t hear you! Apple says it will no longer retain Siri audio recordings (Financial Post)
- Hasbro’s CEO says it should have most of its toy production out of China by 2023 (CNBC)
- Disney+ content will be rated G to PG-13, opening up big opportunities for competitors (Forbes)
- It’s “more important than ever” that people be allowed to upload whatever they want to YouTube, says its CEO (Recode)
- Why it’s time for more Indigenous culture in children’s TV (The Globe & Mail)
- Toys “R” Us Canada’s president has resigned after two decades with the retailer (BNN Bloomberg)
- Google is refusing to negotiate with the YouTuber union (The Verge)
- It probably won’t come as a surprise to many of you, but SVODs need kids programs to keep subscribers (AdWeek)
- …On that note: Netflix is banking on an Indian baby to grow its subs (LA Times)
- Hollywood is shutting out Latinx actors and filmmakers, according to a new study (Variety)
- How the director of product and innovation at Netflix is choosing her own adventure (WIRED)
- Despite a China-only availability, Baidu has overcome Google and become the second biggest smart speaker globally (VentureBeat)
- Amazon’s Audible unveiled a speech-to-text feature that turns audiobooks back into text books…so publishers are suing (The Verge)
- The case for teaching kids to call robots “it,” instead of assigning them more human attributes (Wall Street Journal)
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