- How will streaming services compete, when Americans are only willing to pay US$21 for all platforms combined? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- AT&T could be bringing live sports to HBO Max as its linear TV business continues to lose subscribers (Fast Company)
- Epic Games kicks off the first Fortnite world cup tomorrow, which is offering a US$30 million prize (The Verge)
- Bandai Namco is launching a new edtech platform that combines physical games with digital apps (Games Industry Biz)
- If you’re not an Apple-created app, good luck competing in the App Store as the techco thwarts competitors (Wall Street Journal)
- Since Stranger Things was littered with product placement and no one seemed to mind, Netflix could lean into the strategy (Fast Company)
- The Lion King is a technical marvel, but it doesn’t have the power of hand-drawn animation (Vulture)
- Never count Snap out: The social app’s stock soared as it added 13 million daily active users (Variety)
- TikTok is quite secretive, but it may have bought an AI music startup (Tech Crunch)
- The whole point of Facebook’s Messenger Kids was to only let users chat with pre-approved people, but that feature stopped working (The Verge)
- …And on that note, maybe this is a good time discuss whether smart speakers are actually safe for children to use (Tech Radar)
- MIPTV unveiled plans to change the event, including moving inside the Palais and unbundling with MIPCOM (Variety)
- Apple has submitted a patent for a new AR/VR headset (9to5Mac)
- Disney had a big weekend that culminated in Avengers: Endgame becoming the highest-grossing movie of all time (Variety)
- …But it was The Lion King that earned top spot at the box office with a US$185-million domestic opening (CNN)
- To keep kids TV going, should major networks kick in some money for public broadcasters? (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Why closed captioning isn’t just for the hard of hearing anymore (The Guardian)
- How you can help Kyoto Animation after last week’s deadly fire (Fast Company)
- Japan’s animation industry is reeling following a studio arson attack (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The FTC doesn’t just want to slap YouTube on the wrist—the org is aiming to change all children’s privacy law (Tech Crunch)
- As the lunar landing anniversary looms, new content abounds, but the event has been influencing games since ’69 (The Guardian)
- The new Lion King is paving the way for a VR-fueled future in cinema (WIRED)
- …And why are audiences only going to see Disney movies? Because kids are driving household spending decisions (Variety)
- Netflix predicted it would gain five million subscribers but only brought in half that, and actually lost some in Q2 (Variety)
- An increasing number of kids entertainment companies are targeting millennials, but that comes at the expense of kids (The Guardian)
- Really??? 69% of US consumers say they’d rather give up TV and social media than gaming apps (eMarketer)
- Maybe IGTV isn’t dead yet—YouTubers are using it as a testing ground for new content (Digiday)
- Nickelodeon has renewed SpongeBob SquarePants for a 13th season (Deadline)
- BAFTA is rolling out unconscious-bias training so its voters can better understand how assumptions affect judging (Variety)
- Nickelodeon’s ’90s hit Rocko’s Modern Life is getting a feature-length treatment from Netflix (Collider)
- Following a judge’s decision in a truly unusual lawsuit, Google can keep YouTube Kids up and running (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Spotify has teamed up with Disney to launch a new hub for the House of Mouse’s music (Engadget)
- How Molly of Denali‘s non-Indigenous producers created an inclusive and culturally appropriate story about Native Alaskans (The New York Times)
- Can cartoons teach adults to parent better? Bluey might be a great guide (The Guardian)
- Move over YouTubers: TikTok celebs are steadily becoming the biggest names in entertainment (The Verge)
- While so many gaming companies fizzled, Roblox built a $US2.5-billion business (Tech Crunch)
- The Lion King roars into Chinese theaters as the country’s box-office sales continue to drop (Variety)
- TikTok has raised a new generation of celebs who are taking over the internet (The Atlantic)
- As Nintendo expands into eSports and streaming, it hasn’t lost sight of what’s helped it succeed in the past (Games Industry)
- Even though viewership is on the decline, Twitch is still the go-to platform for video-game streaming (Digital TV)
- More kids and families are turning to time-management apps to keep themselves organized (The Atlantic)
- SuperAwesome is getting into the VOD game with a kid-safe video sharing platform (Variety)
- The increase in preteens who own smartphones has changed social media, and made TikTok the go-to app (Ad News)
- YouTube is launching new revenue channels, like paid stickers, so creators can make more money (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Do kids listen to podcasts? Nielsen is planning to start collecting data on podcast consumption habits (Engadget)
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