- Netflix and not-so-chill: Investors brace for the streamer’s Q3 earnings report (Bloomberg)
- Instagram’s ex-CEO Kevin Systrom speaks publicly on why he left the company (Recode)
- You’ve got a friend in me: A look at a child’s relationship with Amazon’s Alexa (CNN)
- How the creators of Angry Birds plan to make magic with augmented reality apps (Games Industry)
- Would users trust Facebook again if they could opt out of data collection? (Recode)
- Purrfect: Snapchat has created selfie filters for cats (BBC)
- Adobe launches new AR and drawing tools for artists of all skill levels (TechCrunch)
- New research shows siblings can be more influential than parents (The Atlantic)
- Apple reportedly plans to make original content free for device owners (Forbes)
- According to an analyst, Snapchat could go private if users don’t stick around longer (CNBC)
- Meanwhile, Instagram is testing tapping through photos instead of the classic scroll (Tech Crunch)
- Pokemon GO is still as popular as ever—the AR game pulled in almost US$85 million last month (Variety)
- WarnerMedia is launching its own direct-to-consumer streaming service (CNN)
- Netflix releases 676 hours of original programming in Q3—a new record (Variety)
- On a more somber note…tweens are bullying each other in new ways on Instagram (The Atlantic)
- How Disney is taking big steps to reduce its environmental footprint (The New York Times)
- Why live event venues are leaving money on the table (Recode)
- Snapchat still thinks the key to its reinvention is offering more TV shows (Recode)
- Mattel’s CEO says its film division is the toyco’s best bet for growth (CNBC)
- New research finds that LEGO is pushing heavy gender stereotypes to kids (The Conversation)
- Kid welfare is the best argument for getting governments to rewrite tech laws (The Politico)
- MGM to produce exclusive family-friendly content for Walmart’s Vudu VOD service (Reuters)
- …And as more SVODs fight for viewers, it could actually be driving audiences to pirate more content (Tech Radar)
- Tax breaks bolster record spending on UK production (Screen International)
- 25% of US digital ad spend is going to video, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s well spent (eMarketer)
- This shouldn’t be shocking, but a new study has found kids want more female superheroes (Variety)
- Talk about drama: Netflix is massively expanding its Hollywood square footage (Curbed)
- Bringing Toys “R” Us back could actually work—but are the investors the right people to do it? (Forbes)
- Disney is investing in trivia app HQ through its Accelerator program (Digiday)
- Has Google finally found a way to monetize voice assistants? (Variety)
- The latest trend for teens online is to post the same photo over and over (The Atlantic)
- Disney is diving into another live-action remake—this time it’s Lilo & Stitch (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Child advocacy groups have filed a FTC complaint against Facebook’s kids app (Financial Post)
- YouTube Kids content is weirder and more globalized than anyone could have expected (The Atlantic)
- How Netflix is forcing all of Hollywood into an expensive talent war (Bloomberg)
- Tencent’s music business has filed for a US$1-billion IPO (Bloomberg)
- Forget nanny cams—there are now daycare apps that lets parents monitor their kids all day (CNBC)
- Google is releasing a voice assistant app to help people with limited mobility (TechCrunch)
- Popular game Dance Dance Revolution is getting a movie makeover (Variety)
- Time to give it up: Augmented reality is set to overtake virtual reality this year (eMarketer)
- Bandwidth growing pains—Netflix takes up 15% of all internet downstream traffic (Variety)
- The UK’s Environment Minister is calling for a ban on plastic McDonald’s toys (The Telegraph)
- The TRU liquidation will have minimal impact on toy sales this holiday season (MarketWatch)
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