- Why Disney’s live-action remakes could get old, fast (Forbes)
- But sequels prove to be no problem, with Ralph Breaks the Internet breaking the box office (Variety)
- France Télévisions to stop distributing full programs on YouTube (Digital TV Europe)
- India reportedly pays the highest subscription fees for Netflix but gets less content (CNBC)
- Why there is an enduring appeal to toys that engender nurturing (The Atlantic)
- Thanksgiving online spending hits US$3.7 billion and gobbles up previous record (Tech Crunch)
- Sony is going to keep spinning webs, adding two new Spider-Man Universe movies to its lineup (Variety)
- Disney roars with strong first trailer for its Lion King remake (The Verge)
- Without Toys “R” Us this holiday season, shoppers have to act faster to get popular toys (CNBC)
- Disney values Hulu at US$9 billion as rumors of international expansion continue (Complex)
- It’s a booming time of year for those willing to sit in line for some cash (Time)
- Rocko’s Modern Life creator gives insight into the early days of Nickelodeon (Polygon)
- A ‘technical error’ leaks the names and emails of Amazon users (CNBC)
- Despite all the hours wasted on social media platforms, most Americans think they’re bad for the world (The Verge)
- Third time’s a charm: Snapchat to release third version of Spectacles (Business Insider)
- Stories are going corporate as LinkedIn tests disappearing video clips (Mashable)
- FAANG tech giants have all seen their value decline by 20% or more in recent months (Fortune)
- Instagram is cracking down on companies that sell fake likes (AdWeek)
- The creator of Netflix’s upcoming Maya and the Three gives insight into the SVOD’s new projects (Variety)
- Not surprisingly, Hulu’s CEO thinks streaming video will replace TV (Quartz)
- It’s official: Chinese regulators are the latest to approve the Disney-Fox merger (Rapid TV News)
- What is Disney spending more on than Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm combined? It’s not what you might think… (New York Times)
- YouTube quietly rolls out 100 ad-supported free movies (Tube Filter)
- Is bulking up on content going to be a winning strategy in the SVOD wars? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- It’s not just Instagram copying Snapchat anymore—WhatsApp takes a disappearing shot at the social app (TechCrunch)
- Paramount and Pocket.watch are teaming up to make a big-screen movie about unboxing (Tube Filter)
- Expanding its shopability, Instagram will now let users swipe up on videos (The Verge)
- Even as governments continue to be concerned about the company’s privacy issues, Huawei develops a voice assistant (CNBC)
- How a Bollywood music label grew a massive audience on YouTube and is about to out-perform PewDiePie (New York Times)
- It turns out all those random brands you’ve never heard of on Amazon are owned by…Amazon (New York Times)
- Parents expected to spend heavily on collectible mystery toys this holiday season (BBC News)
- Now that celebrities are on board, TikTok surpasses six million downloads in the US (The Verge)
- Lost original Oswald toon from Disney discovered in Japan (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Too little, too late? Inside Facebook’s plan to win back a young audience (Rolling Stone)
- Toys “R” Us Canada survived the bankruptcy, but its troubles aren’t over yet (Financial Post)
- Will the SVOD wars be good for consumers’ wallets? Netflix is reportedly looking at lowering prices (The Verge)
- Amazon isn’t just shaping how we shop—it’s also changing how those products look now (Gizmodo)
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