- Toys “R” Us UK is potentially on the verge of a collapse (The Guardian)
- Netflix and cable are nearly tied in terms of US subscribers (Fast Company)
- Do kids still believe in Santa? The numbers may be higher than you’d think (CNN)
- Phones aren’t what children are addicted to, it’s social media (Bloomberg)
- How people watched TV this year (Forbes)
- AT&T/Time Warner antitrust woes could be a sign of what’s to come for the Disney/Fox merger (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi had the second-largest film opening of all time, bringing in US$450 million worldwide (The Guardian)
- Why teaching kids about poetry can inspire them to read more (PBS News)
- The demographic changes that globally affected us in 2017 (PEW Research)
- From Minions to cats with funny glasses: What kids’ backpacks look like around the world (The Atlantic)
- What does the Disney-Fox merger mean for all of the superheroes out there? (Vulture)
- Tensions are cooling: Amazon to start selling Google Chromecast and Apple TV (CNET)
- Samsung is betting on smart speakers for 2018 (Bloomberg)
- Facebook is adding pre-roll videos to its Watch platform, even though the company’s execs are against it (Recode)
- There is a multi-billion-dollar industry in keeping up a happy family facade on YouTube (Slate)
- More than 10% of UK tweens/teens are gambling on in-game items (Games Industry)
- The pink and blue toy aisles aren’t going away, in fact, things are more divided than ever before (Toronto Star)
- Nintendo is looking into more mobile partnerships after the success of Animal Crossing Pocket Camp (Rolling Stone)
- Ready to compete with Amazon? Target is buying a same-day delivery app for US$550 million (Tech Crunch)
- What exactly are parents’ responsibilities around screen time in the digital age? (London School of Economics)
- How Warner Bros. is betting on Harry Potter to broaden its mobile games business (Games Industry)
- Apple beefs up its original content team with new execs from Hulu and Legendary (Variety)
- How net neutrality affects students and the growing popularity of video in schools (WIRED)
- Facebook has opened up its platform and now anyone can create an AR filter (Recode)
- Directors from some of this year’s biggest animated movies discuss the risks of making toons for all ages (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Mattel is reporting weak holiday sales this year (Fortune)
- Australian children’s TV quotas might be slashed in biggest overhaul to kids TV in decades (Daily Telegraph)
- Family and tween shows – Anne with an E, Fuller House and Riverdale top Netflix’s most binged shows of 2017 (Forbes)
- One question has yet to be answered in the YouTube Kids controversy – why do people make these videos? (Stuff.co.nz)
- Don’t say fanny pack and other notes on standards and practices in kids TV (Slate)
- The Breadwinner, Coco up for Best Animated Film Golden Globes (Variety)
- What do The Powerpuff Girls and The Simpsons have in common? Useless mayors in kids TV are everywhere (Slate)
- New US research is connecting more screen time with less sleep, higher BMIs among kids (CTV News)
- They see you when you’re sleeping: Hackers can spy on children using popular holiday toys (CBS News)
- Live video-streaming platforms are not necessarily resonating with consumers (MediaPost)
- Disney looks to the tech world for its two newest board members (Los Angeles Times)
- YouTube is rumored to be launching a paid music streaming service in 2018 (Fast Company)
- Why small studios are set to shine at tonight’s inaugural European Animation Awards (Variety)
- Why former Oculus Story Studio creatives are adapting Neil Gaiman’s Wolves in the Walls into a VR feature for Sundance (Tech Crunch)
- Want kids four to six to perform boring tasks? Let them dress up as Batman (We Forum)
- Why are hot holiday toys always sold out? It’s time to blame the buying bots (The New York Times)
- LEGO just won its first court case against Chinese copycats (Financial Post)
- Study says kids as young as five are showing racial bias (CBC News)
- Amazon ends a war on one front: Prime Video is now available on Apple TV (Vulture)
- Why are kids entranced by low-quality videos of trains? (Slate)
- Playing with Fire? Google-Amazon feud will lead to restricted YouTube access on certain Amazon devices (BBC News)
- James Murdoch could replace Bob Iger as Fox resumes sale talks with Disney (Fortune)
- A whopping 2.73 billion people will have a web-connected smartphone by the end of this year (eMarketer)
- Just in time for the holidays, university researches say too many toys can be bad for children (Telegraph)
- Netflix is bringing its choose-your-own-adventure shows to adults (Engadget)
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