- More time on the air and flexible scheduling—behind the FCC’s changes for kids programming broadcasters (TV Technology)
- YouTube copyright changes make life easier for creators, but a bit more difficult for IP owners (The Verge)
- Everthing you wanted to know about SpongeBob’s 20th anniversary (Variety)
- Becoming Emma Chamberlain: How the young digital star got to where she is today (New York Times)
- Disney is reportedly looking at a point-based compensation model that would reward series based on length, awards and ratings (Deadline)
- Much about WarnerMedia’s HBO Max is still a mystery: here’s a handy guide to its early content slate (Variety)
- Instagram hopes to curb bullying with new AI that flags negative comments…before they’re posted (The Guardian)
- How streaming TV is changing the media industry and why all the big companies are racing to rule it (The New York Times)
- HQ Trivia’s troubles continue as the company fails to install a new CEO and winners complain they aren’t getting paid (Tech Crunch)
- Facebook is getting less cool with kids, but surprisingly, 20% of Gen Z say they’re moving away from Instagram, too (Business Insider)
- After just four days, Stranger Things season three is already the most viewed show on Netflix (CNBC)
- Disney’s stranglehold on theaters is forcing other studios to break the traditional release schedule mold (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The screen time debate might be going too far…some parents are hiring coaches to help raise kids phone-free (New York Times)
- BBC Studios has invested in Jeffrey Katzenberg’s platform Quibi (Variety)
- The FTC is looking into disabling ads on YouTube kids content, but will that really help the problem? (Bloomberg)
- McDonald’s is drawing criticism for its use of plastic in Happy Meals (Wall Street Journal)
- In a summer chock-full of franchises, how did Spider-Man cut through the noise and pull in US$185 million? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The future of British TV is up for grabs as Netflix, Amazon and Apple outline multimillion-dollar UK ambitions (Deadline)
- Speaking of which, is American-made kids TV a threat to British content? (The Guardian)
- CBC and BBC have committed to co-producing new content, some of it aimed at kids, though there are no specific details yet (Playback)
- Mobile trivia game HQ Trivia is laying off workers as its downloads per month drop 92% from last year (Tech Crunch)
- Why isn’t this summer’s box office booming? Franchise fatigue may have something to do with it (Variety)
- The total earnings for Writers Guild of America West’s scribes rose 4.2% to US$1.56 billion (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Media regulator Ofcom has called for laws to protect UK companies’ public service content (The Guardian)
- TikTok is under investigation in the UK over how it collects and uses children’s personal info (CNBC)
- Netflix is expanding in the UK with a 14-stage studio for film and TV production (Variety)
- Amazon is reportedly keeping transcripts of what people say to Alexa, unless they are manually deleted (Engadget)
- Following an internal audit, Facebook is piloting new content moderation tools that prioritize context (Wired)
- Sony is investing in tech startups with a new US$185-million fund (Tech Crunch)
- Walt Disney Television launched new programs in an effort to expand diversity and inclusion behind the camera (Deadline)
- Netflix is tightening its purse strings, and will be less experimental with what content it produces (Engadget)
- Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are among the 842 new members invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Variety)
- “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout” unveils its star-studded guest cast, and a human version of the famous sea sponge (Vox)
- Why Ryan ToysReview’s US$22-million annual YouTube income is now a big problem for the platform (Inc)
- Want to put a moral lesson in a kids TV show? New research suggests some extra explanation is necessary for it to stick (Medical Xpress)
- As Disney ramps up marketing, The Lion King reboot eyes a US$150-million opening weekend (Variety)
- China’s box office is struggling, despite the infusion of Hollywood blockbusters (The Hollywood Reporter)
- K-Pop band BTS has dethroned Harry Potter’s app with its top-spot debut on the app-download charts (Variety)
- Only 12% of kids books published in the US in 2016 were written by racial minorities. What does this mean for storytelling? (Book Riot)
- Disney is seeking underrepresented filmmakers for its new seven-month shorts incubator program (The Hollywood Reporter)
- As regulators pressure tech companies to explain how customer data is used, broadband operators still use the info to sell ads (Wall Street Journal)
- Canada is spending US$762,000 and hosting a youth summit to combat online extremism (Engadget)
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