- PewDiePie’s reign as the biggest YouTuber in the world is about to come to an end (TubeFilter)
- Physical video games in Europe will now carry a warning for in-app purchases (The Guardian)
- Meanwhile, Tencent took a hit yesterday when China announced it’s considering new video game rules (Financial Times)
- Why kids want things: A look at materialism in tots over the last 30 years (The Atlantic)
- As the OTT market matures, Netflix is coming out on top in Western Europe (eMarketer)
- Meanwhile, Amazon is reportedly building a free SVOD service for Fire TV users (The Next Web)
- Forget watching people eat, the newest YouTube trend is watching people study (Stuff.co.nz)
- Sesame Workshop co-founder becomes first woman recipient of the highest IBC Honor (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Facebook Watch is rolling out internationally, so what’s next? (Bloomberg)
- How Mattel’s president and COO plans to revitalize the toyco (Forbes)
- Why the viral Johny Johny videos aimed at kids are raising concerns about YouTube’s new monitoring practices (Mashable)
- As SVODs continue to increase prices, what happens to low-income users? (Variety)
- Don’t get too excited—Disney’s streaming service still doesn’t have a name, despite yesterday’s reports (TechCrunch)
- For the youngest generation, Snapchat still tops all other social media (eMarketer)
- Clowns are no longer popular with kids, as more demand Disney characters at their birthdays (The Telegraph)
- How Netflix could be building the world’s most powerful movie business (The Hollywood Reporter)
- It’s only two months in, but is IGTV already a flop? (TechCrunch)
- Why Canada’s rep as a kids TV powerhouse may be dwindling (Globe and Mail)
- For some reason, three million people are still using Netflix to rent DVDs (IndieWire)
- The children’s book market in China is growing 28% year over year (Xinhua Net)
- Millennials no more: Gen Z is set to outnumber Millennials within a year (The Independent)
- A virtual “YouTuber” just got a gig promoting tourism in Japan (Tubefilter)
- Engineer’s best friend? New tech is taking its cue from the animal kingdom (TechCrunch)
- When “stranger danger” goes too far (The New York Times)
- Star Wars actress Kelly Marie Tran speaks out against online harassment (NY Times)
- Netflix is testing a method to bypass iTunes billing (TechCrunch)
- …Even though Millennials and Gen Z would rather share passwords than pay (Tubefilter)
- Giphy is launching a film festival for 18-second movies (Fast Company)
- Playtime is literally what the doctor ordered, thanks to the American Academy of Pediatrics (NY Times)
- Google’s fake pizza brand yielded real advertising strategies for YouTube (TechCrunch)
- Ad-free viewing is going the way of the dodo for Twitch Prime users (The Verge)
- China leapfrogs the UK to become the second-biggest spender on TV (Fast Company)
- Big news for binge-watchers: Netflix is testing ads for its original content (Fortune)
- Viacom plans to cut its recently acquired Awesomeness staff in half (Variety)
- An American university is installing thousands of Echo Dots in student living spaces (TechCrunch)
- Girl-focused coming-of-age stories are so hot this summer (Hollywood Reporter)
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