- Comcast has dropped out of the bidding war for Fox (Variety)
- Can you hear that? Netflix is teaming up with SiriusXM to launch a comedy radio channel (CNET)
- …And in a move to boost its numbers, the streaming giant has redesigned its TV interface (TechCrunch)
- How to empower kids while rates of anxiety are rising (NPR)
- With controversy and dissatisfied fans brewing, could the Star Wars franchise be in trouble? (Seeking Alpha)
- Walmart reportedly plans to launch a low-cost streaming service to compete with Netflix and Amazon (CNBC)
- Google has been fined a record US$5 billion by the EU for antitrust violations (The Verge)
- Schools now have access to facial recognition, but is that going to do more harm than good? (WIRED)
- Shrinking TV seasons, mass consolidation and more—all of the reasons why Hollywood is stressed right now (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Netflix falls short of Q2 subscriber growth estimate by more than 500,000 in the US (Variety)
- Comcast reportedly won’t try to top Disney’s bid for Fox after driving it up to US$71.3 billion (CNET)
- Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is now the richest man in modern history (Bloomberg)
- Daniel Tiger creator on what makes great children’s TV (The Atlantic)
- Sony’s Hotel Transylvania 3 tops global box office with US$100-million opening (Variety)
- The FCC is giving stakeholders three months to weigh in on its proposed changes to children’s television (Broadcasting Cable)
- Happy Prime Day! Amazon has cornered nearly 50% of the US e-commerce market (eMarketer)
- …And the company is predicted to bring in US$3.4 billion in sales during today’s event (CNN Money)
- Netflix, Cartoon Network and Disney Channel came out on top in the children’s categories of the 2018 Emmy nominations (Vulture)
- The US Justice Department is appealing the AT&T-Time Warner merger one month after the deal close (Bloomberg)
- Build-A-Bear forced to shut down its Pay Your Age Day promo, citing crowd control issues (Toronto Star)
- How toymaker Baby Einstein is targeting millennial parents with snackable videos (Ad Age)
- Surprisingly, Minecraft is actually convincing kids to get offline and hit the books (The Guardian)
- Comcast upped its bid for Sky to US$34 billion—what will Fox do? (Bloomberg)
- It’s not just the Toys “R” Us effect, retail acquisitions are on the rise (eMarketer)
- Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch League eSports tournament will air on ESPN and Disney XD (TechCrunch)
- How LEGO embraced video games and came out on top (The Guardian)
- What a house decked out top-to-bottom in Amazon tech looks like (Inman)
- The FCC is set to propose cutting back children’s programming mandates for US broadcasters (Variety)
- The House of Mouse is getting a new home in New York City (CNBC)
- YouTube pledges US$25 million to fight fake news (Tubefilter)
- Clothing subscription box Stitch Fix launches an option for kids (Los Angeles Times)
- A new survey found 44% of people watch less TV in favor of live streaming (eMarketer)
- How toy brands created the gold standard for connecting with fans online (Tubefilter)
- Snapchat and Amazon have teamed up to create a visual search tool (TechCrunch)
- Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob musical can’t stay afloat as Broadway run ends after less than a year (New York Times)
- What Gen Z thinks their generation will change about love, marriage and relationships (USA Today)
- Amazon is set to drive 80% of e-commerce growth this year (eMarketer)
- How babies and families are taking over the influencer world (Racked)
- Why Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are struggling to win over India (CNBC)
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom roars into US$1 billion at the worldwide box office (Variety)
- Players may have stopped taking over parks, but Pokémon Go continues to dominate the mobile space (WIRED)
- BBC research shows kids are baffled by the terms and conditions of social sites (BBC News)
- California lawmakers reach an agreement on net neutrality bill (CNBC)
- How HQ trivia is trying to grow its viral hit into a media empire (Digiday)
- Cartoon Network aired a groundbreaking same-sex proposal in Steven Universe (Entertainment Weekly)
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