- Global box-office revenue hit US$41 billion last year (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney and Fox employees are not having the easiest transition (Variety)
- A data scientist created a 100%-automated Instagram influencer account…and it’s popular (BuzzFeed News)
- As the sheen wears off of Pokemon GO, Niantic looks to Harry Potter for its next AR hit (Wall Street Journal)
- Disney has officially closed its US$71-billion Fox acquisition (The Hollywood Reporter)
- On the heels of TikTok’s success, parentco Bytedance is getting into games (Tech Crunch)
- Viacom and AT&T are at each other’s throats, which could affect DirecTV subscribers (USA Today)
- How human YouTubers are fighting algorithms to make good content that actually reaches kids (Motherboard)
- It shouldn’t be a surprise, but Netflix confirms it isn’t partnering with Apple on the techco’s new SVOD (Recode)
- But Netflix will dive deeper into interactive storytelling with a new Bear Grylls series (The Verge)
- You can now buy products directly on Instagram without ever leaving the app (Engadget)
- Chinese entertainment giant iQIYI is going after TikTok (Bloomberg)
- Turns out Nielsen ratings may discount Black and Hispanic viewers (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Banning pink and blue toys won’t fix the gender divide—just give kids more options (NPR)
- Want to get around copyright issues in online videos? Sing a really bad cover (The Verge)
- Ahead of its anticipated streaming announcement next Monday, Apple rolled out two new tablets (Tech Crunch)
- Sears was once a retail giant, then it lost everything—what happened? (Wall Street Journal)
- After Tumblr made its content more restrictive, the platform lost 30% of its users (The Verge)
- Passing notes in class has gone digital: Gone is the need for pen and paper when they have Google Docs (The Atlantic)
- How Nickelodeon’s new Alvin and the Chipmunks takes the series back to its roots (Variety)
- Netflix is working with the UK’s BBFC to introduce a more consistent rating system for kids content (Digital TV Europe)
- Obviously it’s not great when companies sell kids’ data, but why are they allowed to collect any in the first place? (Fast Company)
- While more diverse writers are being hired for TV, 64% of them say they experience harassment and discrimination at work (Variety)
- Google is shutting down its immersive film studio Spotlight Stories (The Verge)
- Warner Bros. is set to have a big 2021, with plans to release live-action Sesame Street and Tom and Jerry movies (Deadline)
- Interactive programs on Netflix will likely double, according to the streamer’s VP of product (Variety)
- Maybe the key to screen time for kids is embracing it (WIRED)
- Worried that kids are learning to boss Alexa around? A new gender-neutral option might be the solution (Digital Trends)
- It’s finally happening folks: Disney is expected to finish the 21st Century Fox acquisition next week (Variety)
- The social video ad market is predicted to grow 44% in just two years (eMarketer)
- What does Facebook’s pivot to messaging mean for marketers? And how exactly do you advertise that way? (Wall Street Journal)
- YouTube is gearing up to launch its own “Stories” feature…two and a half years after Instagram launched its version (Tube Filter)
- China is proposing that under-18s be banned from hosting live streams (Tech Crunch)
- Last week Amazon ousted thousands of merchants, so what’s a vendor to do? (Recode)
- Google reportedly wants to muscle its way into the video game scene with a new streaming service and hardware (Windows Central)
- It will take deep pockets to fight Netflix, but is anyone besides Disney up to the task? (Bloomberg)
- Even if you aren’t on TikTok, the app is going to change the way all social media works (The New York Times)
- Disney is reportedly ending its “vault” system of releasing movies, with plans to put its entire catalogue on Disney+ (The Verge)
- Is it time to say goodbye to the shared-universe franchise? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Kid influencers are major money makers, but should someone under 13 even be allowed to be an influencer? (The New York Times)
- How brands are handling memes, doxxing and doctored content online (Digiday)
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