- All of the hallmarks of a modern pyramid scheme: YouTubers are being paid to advertise a gambling scam to kids (The Verge)
- Who says Toys “R” Us is in trouble? It’s opening at least 60 new stores in Asia this year (South China Morning Post)
- Netflix has enjoyed a relatively smooth ride in the court of public opinion, but the tides could be shifting (The Atlantic)
- Mickey Mouse is about to become public domain—but what does that mean? (Ars Technica)
- Disney finished 2018 with a US$7-billion bang at the box office (Mashable)
- Not a great start to the year for Apple, though, as it downgrades its revenue forecast (Globe and Mail)
- Google is diving back into the Oscars race with a new animated short (IndieWire)
- The voice-activated device market is looking to have another big year of growth (eMarketer)
- Kids are learning Emoji as a second-language for the digital age (WIRED)
- Are kids really digital overusers, or is it just a sign of changing times? (eMarketer)
- How Mattel’s head of customer service handles the holiday season (Forbes)
- Transformers made Hasbro a force in Hollywood—can the new movie keep it alive? (Bloomberg)
- A new FTC complaint is the latest to ask the US government body to investigate kids apps (Tech Crunch)
- Disney’s head of film production on its upcoming slate and big bet on Lion King (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Is stealing a dance illegal? That’s the question courts have to answer as Fortnite gets slapped with a third lawsuit (The Verge)
- …And Nintendo is going to court over a no-refunds on pre-orders policy (Engadget)
- A new US study has found that kids are highly influenced by sugary cereal commercials (Reuters)
- It’s a streaming world, we’re all just living in it: Hulu, Netflix and Amazon all look to be Oscar-bound this year (WIRED)
- As the FCC continues to look at kids TV rules in the US, politicians are weighing in (Broadcasting + Cable)
- Come on Facebook! Again? Internal documents reveal the social net gave major techcos access to user data (New York Times)
- The classic Kid President viral videos are coming back in 2019 (Tube Filter)
- Twitch is doing everything to build up its creators, but it still can’t keep them (The Verge)
- Disney’s new chief of direct-to-consumer talks Fox plans and Disney+ (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Hasbro is creating a new collection of comics by women, for girls (Polygon)
- Getting down to the wire—Pixar and DreamWorks dominate the Oscar shortlist for animated short (IndieWire)
- How Into the Spider-Verse had to buck animation standards to make it work (The Verge)
- Former One Directioner Liam Payne is playing a free concert…in VR (Variety)
- Who says animation is just for little kids? Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse swings to the top of the box office (Fortune)
- …And don’t worry, Netflix isn’t killing movie theaters—people still want both (Variety)
- Without a doubt, Fortnite was the most important game of the year (CNET)
- Another day, another Facebook bug: This one may have exposed millions of users’ photos to app developers (Recode)
- Facebook is looking to get into pay-TV and have users watch HBO on it (Recode)
- Trying to keep up with inappropriate content, YouTube took down 58 million videos in Q3 (Reuters)
- Demand for Netflix Originals to overtake licensed titles by 2019 (Deadline)
- Mattel’s revival plan is all about Barbie…the movie (New York Times)
- How Nickelodeon’s young fans are driving broadcast ratings (Bloomberg)
- Pixar’s new animated fantasy film Onward is scheduled for 2020 (The Independent)
- The FCC launches a review of media ownership rules in the US, including a ban on mergers (Variety)
- Why animation pros think it’s time for new voices with fresh stories (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Indian animation writers face many challenges to be taken seriously (Indian Television)
- If Facebook goes the way of Myspace, what’s going to happen to the web? (New York Times)
- Mattel’s COO on how the toyco is reviving Barbie for modern times (Marketing Week)
- Wait, I missed that! Netflix is testing an instant replay feature (LA Times)
- Already fully supplied with ESPN, Disney plans to sell off Fox’s sportsnets (New York Post)
- Zoom zoom: US internet speeds rose 40% this year (Recode)
- Instagram is testing a new type of account for high-profile influencers (The Verge)
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