- What the potential folding of kids channel France 4 will mean for the French animation industry (Variety)
- Toys “R” Us was close to a deal that could have prevented its demise (Bloomberg)
- The price of principles: WhatsApp’s co-founders reportedly gave up US$1.3 billion to walk away from Facebook (CNBC)
- Amazon has dropped controversial connected toy CloudPets from its site (CNET)
- How Netflix is forcing traditional broadcasters to cannibalize their business models (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The British government has given Comcast the go-ahead to bid on Sky and Fox (Variety)
- Apple takes on popular emoticon app Bitmoji with its new Memoji update (Mashable)
- Coming of age: How Komixx finances programming both kids and young adults want to watch (Broadcast Now)
- So far, Disney has managed to earn back a quarter of the US$4 billion it paid for Lucasfilm (Forbes)
- Despite big Western titles, a Japanese cartoon is crushing the Chinese box office (Variety)
- How Fortnite is actually giving its competitors a boost (CNBC)
- Meanwhile, Nintendo shares suffered its biggest two-day drop in 18 months without explanation (Bloomberg)
- Fairfax has completed its purchase of Toys “R” Us Canada (The Toronto Star)
- A judge has ruled that STX can keep using its “No Sesame, All Street” marketing (The New York Times)
- New research shows YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat are tops with teens, while Facebook takes a dive (PEW)
- How Nintendo mastered the art of rebooting with its retro consoles (PC Mag)
- New survey finds more consumers are ready to ditch the shopping carts and go fully online (Fast Company)
- Some old McDonald’s toys could be worth serious cash, experts say (The Independent)
- DreamWorks Animation announces new release dates for 2021 and beyond (Deadline)
- With a raft of new, exclusive content on hand, can Apple take on Netflix? (TechCrunch)
- Following the fall of TRU, Kohl’s is the latest department store adding toys to its roster (USA Today)
- How Disney is creating opportunities for diverse software engineers with CODE: Rosie (Fast Company)
- Falling profits may bring the “made in China” era of toy manufacturing to a close (Financial Times)
- New data shows that fourth-graders are happier at school than eighth-graders (Washington Post)
- Farmville creator Zynga acquires mobile game maker Gram Games for US$250 million (VentureBeat)
- Fox will vote on the potential Disney sale on July 10 (Variety)
- How new tech and personalization are modernizing retail (The Toronto Star)
- Politicians and gambling-awareness organizations call for regulation on video game loot boxes (The Guardian)
- What the connected play landscape looks like today (The Drum)
- Social media stars may be influential, but parents are still the top role models for kids (MediaPost)
- Obtaining a scent trademark isn’t easy, so why did Hasbro do it for Play-Doh? (Quartz)
- Will Solo’s box-office numbers force Star Wars to switch gears? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Solo manages to earn US$83 million at the domestic box office but struggles overseas (CNBC)
- New study finds that YouTubers might be encouraging kids to eat more unhealthy foods (The Independent)
- Major Russian cinemas want more Hollywood options, including the upcoming Incredibles 2 (Hollywood Reporter)
- Don’t count VR out just yet, location-based installations are growing in the US (TechCrunch)
- The third annual KidTECH conference kicks off in London later this week (Medium)
- It looks like Star Wars’ Boba Fett standalone movie is coming to fruition (The Guardian)
- Fortnite helped boost global gaming revenue to US$9 billion in April (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why all signs point to a big opening weekend for Disney/Pixar’s Incredibles 2 (Variety)
- Will Amazon Echo’s new eavesdropping scandal turn heads away from the digital device? (Los Angeles Times)
- Autobot fatigue? Paramount yanks Transformers 7 from its 2019 schedule (Variety)
- Nearly 20% of Amazon merchants are raking in US$1 million a year, double last year’s numbers (Recode)
- Nickelodeon star and environmental activist Aidan Gallagher joins the fight against plastic (Fast Company)
- How children with autism see the world (The Globe and Mail)
- Lost cause: The demoralizing impact of participation trophies (Slate)
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