- How Bob Bakish plans to turn things around at Viacom (Variety)
- Disney makes history at the box office (again), bringing in US$7 billion globally this year (IGN)
- Don’t freak out, but apps—even ones aimed at kids—are tracking users constantly (New York Times)
- Netflix announces its first-ever African original series (Fast Company)
- Meanwhile, Hulu is now the first streaming service to accept mobile Venmo payments (Tube Filter)
- Aquaman swims into a US$94-million opening in China ahead of the North American release (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …But it’s Ralph Breaks the Internet that’s breaking the box office stateside (Variety)
- Amazon Prime Channels revenue grew to US$1.7 billion in 2018 (The Drum)
- The future is live: Why live-streaming is taking over social media and financing people’s lives (New York Times)
- What really goes into a remake like Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns (The Hollywood Reporter)
- More tween girls in the UK are watching and participating in eSports than boys (Games Industry)
- …And video game addictions are real—but still vastly misunderstood by the public (Vox)
- This season’s hottest toy trend? Empathetic playthings (MarketWatch)
- Amazon: how kids can be taught to become tech whizzes at an early age (Mashable)
- The Golden Globe nominations for Best Animated film are in—and they’re a bit different this year (Indie Wire)
- As nearly every major media company moves into streaming, Netflix could lose a fifth of its content (Recode)
- Despite the success of its Harry Potter game and a big deal with Disney, Jam City is laying off a number of its staff (IGN)
- Facebook, up to its profile picture in controversy, now wants to develop itself as an AI expert (TechCrunch)
- How animators gave Spider-Man its new look (The Hollywood Reporter)
- More reason to binge-watch: AT&T and Hulu plan to run ads when you hit pause (The Verge)
- Move over superheroes, musicals are the new box-office juggernaut (Forbes)
- Hasbro’s CEO is confident the toyco can return to growth in 2019 (Yahoo News)
- Netflix’s valuation depends upon its regional growth, but the streamer is struggling in India (CNBC)
- The late Stan Lee to be inducted into the Toy Association Hall of Fame (Retail Merchandiser)
- Amazon Prime members ordered two billion products for one-day or faster delivery in 2018 (TechCrunch)
- Indie teen website Rookie Mag shutters amid declining online ad revenue (The Verge)
- Ryan ToysReview tops Forbes’ list of the highest-paid YouTubers (Forbes)
- How Amazon, Google and Facebook repel independent thought (Recode)
- Universal will tackle adolescent mental illness with a big-screen adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen (Variety)
- No lie: Tom Hanks could be Geppetto in Disney’s live-action Pinocchio (Entertainment Weekly)
- Apple Music is set to launch on Amazon’s Echo devices (TechCrunch)
- WarnerMedia’s upcoming SVOD will offer three tiers of service (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Superhero movie Blue Beetle is set to be the first DC standalone film with a Latino lead (The Wrap)
- Instagram will use AI to describe photos for users with visual impairments (The Verge)
- UK broadcasting regulator recommends networks collaborate to rival Netflix (CNBC)
- Medical students are at the top of the class for social media influencers (Slate)
- Nintendo Switch broke records over the holiday shopping weekend (Variety)
- The battle for the Best Animated Short Oscar is heating up (IndieWire)
- The industry remembers SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg (Variety)
- YouTube Originals will soon be available for free through ad-supported viewing (AdWeek)
- Video game rehab: the addiction to Fortnite is real (Toronto Star)
- Disney and Google have inked a digital advertising deal (Deadline)
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