- Facebook launches a data-abuse bounty program in the wake of its privacy crisis (Variety)
- Amazon’s new development team shakeup sees Melissa Wolfe stay on as head of kids programming (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The hottest new YouTube format in Japan? Watching people study in utter silence (Tubefilter)
- How a grassroots collective hopes to transform the animation industry for black women (Teen Vogue)
- Advocacy groups want YouTube to pay the price for allegedly tracking children’s data (Variety)
- How Spin Master is thriving despite an unsteady toy market (The Toronto Star)
- The next level of eSports? Hacker dad turns a game console into a human-powered exercise machine (Vice)
- The Simpsons finally addresses Apu stereotype criticism (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Restaurant chains are serving up new ways to keep pace with Gen Z customers (Adweek)
- As millennial parents increasingly choose to raise gender-neutral kids, marketers are seriously taking note (Ad Age)
- A new study says child-monitoring apps don’t do anything except make kids annoyed (Gizmodo)
- Go big and then go home: Netflix is reportedly offering US$300 million for an LA-based billboard company (CNBC)
- How the wholesome tale of Peter Rabbit became a UK box-office sensation (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The global box office brought in a record US$40.6 billion in 2017, but US attendance is at a 23-year low (Variety)
- The World Health Organization plans to officially classify video game addiction as a disease (CBC News)
- Why Gen Z is locked in “phone boredom” (The Guardian)
- Marvel’s production chief on how she keeps properties on time and on budget (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Soon after revamping its site, Toys “R” Us has shut down online purchases (Polygon)
- How Europe’s new privacy laws are going to affect game makers worldwide (Games Industry)
- In a twist of fate Snapchat is now copying Facebook by adding video chat (Recode)
- Sesame Street’s theme park is the first of its kind to receive a certified autism designation (USA Today)
- Alexa, who’s the best at trivia? Developers can now make games for Amazon’s Echo buttons (The Verge)
- CBS reportedly plans below-market bid for Viacom (Los Angeles Times)
- BBC’s newly combined commercial and production operation opens up with its sights set on China (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How the writers behind Cartoon Network’s new series Craig of the Creek are creating something refreshing (Fast Company)
- In a bid to stay alive, Snapchat is moving away from the kid audience and trying to reel in parents (The Verge)
- While consumer interest in VR continues to wane, we’re still about to experience a mixed-reality take-off (Adweek)
- Disney’s UK arm is the latest company to reveal gender pay discrepancies (Variety)
- From talking back to giving back: Amazon Alexa will now make charitable donations through voice commands (Tech Crunch)
- Who’s in trouble now? Why parents’ online “shame games” are damaging their kids’ self-esteem (CBC)
- The right stuff (literally): With four straight years of profitability, what does Build-A-Bear have that Toys “R” Us doesn’t? (TIME)
- Why Steven Spielberg’s new VR film might qualify for Best Animated Feature at next year’s Oscars (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Media giant Discovery highlights gender pay gaps at its UK arm (Variety)
- Hasbro’s CEO explains why The Last Jedi toy sales were softer than expected (Fortune)
- Apple’s latest tech offerings include a US$300 iPad for students (The Verge)
- Eye of the iPhone holder: How screens are affecting our vision (WIRED)
- More than one third of Gen Z and millennials trust digital influencers (Tube Filter)
- MGA CEO Isaac Larian answers critics who say his Toys “R” Us crowdfunding campaign is a stunt (Los Angeles Times)
- Advertisers are set to spend US$40 billion more on internet ads than TV this year (Recode)
- Experts predict that every major TV net will have its own SVOD by 2022, but is that what viewers really want? (Bloomberg)
- That magic touch: Why there’s still hope for indie toy stores (Financial Post)
- It may be a decade old, but iPhone mobile gaming is at a major tipping point (Rolling Stone)
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