- 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)
- Studios change tactics to take down trolls before the trolls can take down a movie (Bloomberg)
- Why Nickelodeon did away with upfronts and went for good, old-fashioned meetings instead (Adweek)
- YouTube is driving most toy trends right now, so how can companies take advantage of that? (Forbes)
- After two years of controversy, Facebook is shifting focus from public posts to encrypted messages (The Verge)
- How Fox employees are preparing for life under Disney (Variety)
- AT&T’s new personnel shuffles are really about preparing for the Netflix era, according to its CEO (Bloomberg)
- Google’s newest speech-recognition venture is actually about teaching kids in India how to read (VentureBeat)
- Nintendo offers users the chance pay to upgrade mobile games, but its new message is “don’t spend too much” (Wall Street Journal)
- Disney’s board cuts US$13.5 million from Bob Iger’s pay following the Fox acquisition (Bloomberg)
- Mobile makers bank on pricey foldable phones to heat up a cooling smartphone market (Wall Street Journal)
- Why digital powerhouses Rhett and Link spent US$10 million to buy Smosh after Defy folded (The Hollywood Reporter)
- New research suggests that social media stars could be influencing kids to eat more (CBS News)
- Quick recap from this weekend: Steven Spielberg is trying to get Netflix kicked out of the Oscars, now Netflix is hitting back (Variety)
- …That battle could have major ramifications for indies on Hollywood’s biggest night (IndieWire)
- Upfronts are looming, but many networks are unsure of what’s next since the Disney-Fox deal still hasn’t closed (AdWeek)
- Unsurprisingly, unboxing, influencers and nostalgia are among the biggest toy industry trends for 2019 (Forbes)
- In the wake of the Momo hoax, it’s probably worth reading up on how to not fall for viral scams (WIRED)
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