- YouTube tried to change the way it tracks subscriber numbers to curb influencer drama…but ended up creating more problems (WIRED)
- Pokémon is releasing a new game where the more you snooze, the better your score (The Verge)
- Common Sense Media’s latest report has found that it might actually be parents with the cellphone addiction (New York Times)
- One year into GDPR, not a whole lot has changed from those initial opt-in emails (Games Industry)
- Decentralized games promised to bring people to cryptocurrency, but so far users aren’t biting (Wall Street Journal)
- YouTube is shutting down its gaming app this week (The Verge)
- People are spending more time on Instagram than ever before, to the detriment of Snapchat and Facebook (eMarketer)
- Meanwhile, Facebook’s new VR headset gives a sneak-peek at the tech’s future (Tech Crunch)
- The “Netflix of learning” platform is the hottest new investment in the venture capital world (Quartz)
- Now that Aladdin has brought in US$207 million worldwide, should Disney consider connecting its stories in a live-action universe? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Is a TikTok phone on its way? The app’s parentco Bytedance is looking into it (Tech Crunch)
- Marie Kondo is bringing her decluttering expertise to kids with a new children’s book (Entertainment Weekly)
- There are tons of kids books about the great outdoors, yet hardly any feature children of color (The Atlantic)
- Trans characters saw zero representation in mainstream movies last year, according to GLADD’s report (Variety)
- Ticket, please—Rotten Tomatoes will require reviewers to provide proof they bought a movie ticket (Vox)
- Why remakes struggle to meet expectations, and keep “ruining childhoods” (The Ringer)
- It’s a Disney exodus as the House of Mouse removes more of its films from Netflix (Entertainment Weekly)
- How Disney is future-proofing a galaxy far, far away with its new Star Wars lands (CNN)
- YouTube to stop providing exact subscriber counts, and won’t round up its abbreviations (Tubefilter)
- Talk about temporary: Snapchat quickly removes X-rated AR lenses (Variety)
- A US senator is trying to ban loot boxes, arguing the in-game features take advantage of kids (Verge)
- Hulu could become the hub for indie productions now that Disney holds its reins (Hollywood Reporter)
- Roku’s new ad tool compares linear and streaming audiences to calculate potential OTT reach (Tech Crunch)
- United Talent Agency is getting into the game and representing eSports influencers (Variety)
- Turn that frown upside down: Online ads are targeting your emotions (Vox)
- The force is with VR as LucasFilm launches its first long-form VR narrative (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Welcome to the neighborhood: Karli, the newest addition to Sesame Street, is in foster care (CNN)
- Sony Interactive’s new studio will adapt video game properties into movies and TV shows (Variety)
- More than 6,400 stores are set to close their doors in 2019 (Business Insider)
- YA? Why not? Amazon Studios greenlights its first young adult drama (Variety)
- By the power of Grayskull! Mattel is taking He-Man to the big screen (Deadline)
- Kids may love STEM toys, but parents are less than thrilled by the mess (Wall Street Journal)
- Tech startup ObjectiveEd is setting its sights on a better education for vision-impaired kids (Tech Crunch)
- Both Disney and Fox are hit by layoffs as they continue their US$71-billion merger (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Short-form video app Quibi is betting US$2 billion that it can compete with Netflix and Disney+ (The Verge)
- …And as more SVODs emerge, research finds that viewers are still more impacted by ads on linear (eMarketer)
- Whoops! Nevermind…Instagram is canceling its most recent Snapchat challenger (Tech Crunch)
- You’ve heard all of the stories, but how did Peppa Pig really become such a big deal? (The Guardian)
- To crack down on its live streaming problems, Facebook is pledging US$7.5 million toward video analysis (Engadget)
- Digital may not be the great TV disruptor after all, as advertisers keep turning to TV nets over YouTube (WSAU)
- Google’s newest app uses speech processing and more than 2,000 free books to help kids learn to read (Tech Crunch)
- From a camera to a charging cable—the tech that today’s kids will likely never use (Wall Street Journal)
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