- Bob Iger talks slowing Star Wars down, John Lasseter and the Fox deal (The Hollywood Reporter)
- …Meanwhile, Disney’s ESPN streaming service already has a million subscribers (Recode)
- Facebook is facing a new raft of regulations, and possibly sanctions in Europe (The Verge)
- Holiday toy sales could be in trouble with retailers hesitant to stock too much inventory (CNBC)
- Warner Bros. is hitting the court—pipelining Space Jam 2 more than 20 years after the original (The Hollywood Reporter)
- What matters more: SVOD subscribers or box-office records? That’s the question Disney is faced with right now (Forbes)
- Amazon is looking to open 3,000 more cashier-less stores by 2021 (Bloomberg)
- The ongoing battle for kids privacy continues as lawmakers pressure YouTube to share how it collects kids data (CNET)
- IMAX says it’s in active discussions with Netflix to release its movies on the big screen (Business Insider)
- Several Marvel stars are getting their own series on Disney’s upcoming SVOD service (Variety)
- New research found smart home devices are collecting data on kids, leading advocates to call for changes (TechCrunch)
- YouTube is planning to shut down its gaming app in 2019, and open a hub on the flagship site (TubeFilter)
- Viacom head Bob Bakish says the company has no interest in building a Netflix-like streamer (Digital TV Europe)
- Despite the streamer’s lead in nominations—Netflix and HBO tie for total wins at 2018 Emmys (Variety)
- Is there anything Amazon can’t do? Two-thirds of Prime members say they’d bank with the tech giant (CNBC)
- …and it’s reportedly planning to roll out several new Alexa-enabled devices, including a microwave (Business Insider)
- Video game loot boxes like those used in Fortnite are under scrutiny from 16 gambling regulators (CNET)
- Games industry trade org UKIE finds only 19% of parents set and enforce screen time limits for their kids (Games Industry)
- eSports leagues are modeling themselves after sports franchises to give people a home team to root for (New York Times)
- Can it keep up? Hulu’s live TV service hits a million subscribers (USA Today)
- From YouTube to Doritos: Youth marketing firm Y-Pulse IDs Gen Z’s favorite brands (Business Insider)
- VR platform the VOID is adding new Disney and Marvel experiences (The Verge)
- Jeff Bezos is opening a network of preschools where he says the “child will be the customer” (The Hill)
- Little Baby Bum—one of the world’s biggest YouTube channels—has just been sold (Bloomberg)
- Target and Walmart are reaping the rewards of TRU’s demise, but surprisingly, so is Costco (CNBC)
- What Fortnite’s success can tell us about the gaming industry’s future (Time)
- Is the key to Amazon winning the SVOD content wars actually live TV? (Quartz)
- Why video games are such an underrated art form (1843 Magazine)
- How game apps are luring kid users and then collecting their data (New York Times)
- Always feel like somebody’s watching me—half of voice assistant owners don’t trust the devices (The Independent)
- Netflix is testing house ads during shows, but a new study reveals that this could drive away a quarter of subscribers (IndieWire)
- Squishies toys are being checked for unsafe chemical levels in Australia after being banned in Denmark (ABC News)
- DreamWorks Animation is among 15 honorees for the Advanced Imaging Society tech awards (The Hollywood Reporter)
- As YouTube algorithm problems rage on, would prioritizing library content over new stuff help? (TubeFilter)
- It’s not just toys that are getting unboxed this holiday season—Amazon is also making trees available on its site (Associated Press)
- BBC cuts back online services to tackle the Netflix and YouTube shift (Tech Radar)
- YouTube stardom isn’t all it’s cracked up to be; many are suffering from burnout, loneliness and depression (The Guardian)
- Voice assistant market still growing—nearly one-third of US consumers now own a smart speaker (PC Mag)
- Why two-thirds of American kids aren’t at a proficient reading level (Forbes)
- A Sesame Street special took home the Best Children’s program prize at last night’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards (Variety)
- Is this the anxiety generation? Why products designed to calm people down (like fidget spinners) are taking off (Vox)
- Netflix is injecting major funding into Nigeria’s movie industry, known as “Nollywood” (Quartz)
- Don’t count Snapchat out just yet…it’s where most teens are spending their social media time (GeekWire)
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