- Digital ad spend has surpassed TV this year, reaching US$209 billion worldwide (Recode)
- Coco tops the 45th annual Annie Awards nominations with 13 (Variety)
- Viacom’s CEO says a comeback is coming for the company…but investors remain skeptical (Deadline)
- How Sesame Street has taught kids everything they need to know (Slate)
- Widespread sales of voice assistants prove they are more than just a gimmick (eMarketer)
- Toys “R” Us troubles hit the UK as 25 retail locations set to close (BBC News)
- Goodbye glam? Scientists propose a ban on glitter that could impact toys and crafts (Fortune)
- Best known for renting physical DVDs, Redbox is being sued by Disney for handing out digital downloads (The Verge)
- Video is set to make up 75% of all mobile traffic in five years (Recode)
- Nintendo’s Animal Crossing is a mobile hit, so why isn’t it generating much revenue? (Forbes)
- Startup Graphic India is looking to create the next Marvel-like property with US$5 million in new funding (Tech Crunch)
- Why Russia’s underserved toy market is rather alluring to Disney (Reuters)
- Vine’s co-founder is already thinking about tech’s next big thing (Tube Filter)
- Artificial Intelligence could be heading down a bad path, but it’s not too late to implement a moral compass (Recode)
- China isn’t sick of Hollywood just yet (The Hollywood Reporter)
- A trustee on the Toys “R” Us bankruptcy case is not happy with the number of bonuses being handed out (USA Today)
- Despite age restrictions, half of UK under-13s are all over social media platforms (BBC News)
- The price of popularity? Police bust a Peppa Pig counterfeit goods ring in China (Telegraph)
- LEGO is bringing its playsets to life in a new AR app (Tech Radar)
- BBC Worldwide and BBC Studios are merging into a single operation (Variety)
- Despite a decline in viewership numbers, Ofcom says live TV is still important to UK kids (Digital TV Europe)
- Ad agencies are scrambling to keep up with demand for Amazon Alexa content (AdWeek)
- Welcome to the neighborhood: A Mister Rogers documentary is in the works for 2018 (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How the tech industry is leaning into Gen Z this holiday season (NPR)
- What a day: Americans spent nearly US$1 billion more on Cyber Monday this year over last year… (USA Today)
- …And this is what Gen Z teen girls are buying (AdWeek)
- Nostalgia at its best? Mr. Dressup has been voted Canada’s Most Memorable TV Thing (CBC News)
- How a new app called Jellies wants to be the next YouTube Kids (Tech Crunch)
- Marvel has rights to 7,000 characters, and the studio is going to use them in its next 20 movies (The Verge)
- Coco wins Thanksgiving with a North American box office opening weekend of US$70 million (Fortune)
- Niantic has raised US$200 million to create more AR games (Digital TV Europe)
- BBC Children’s director says the pubcaster can and will compete with Netflix (The Guardian)
- Adidas, Mars and more are suspending ads on YouTube over inappropriate content (Tube Filter)
- An unlikely pair? How a Marvel exec brought Nintendo stateside (WIRED)
- YouTube reveals its plan to handle inappropriate children’s content (Tube Filter)
- The newest Star Wars video game is stirring up some controversy (Variety)
- Thanksgiving e-commerce sales rose by 17% this year… (Tech Crunch)
- …And this is how online retailers are trying to outsmart Amazon (Fast Company)
- Shop until the internet drops: Cyber Monday is expected to haul in US$6.6 billion in sales this year (Bloomberg)
- Why a new rule at the Oscars could mean only big-name animated projects take home the prize (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Euro Disney is set to launch a major new attraction in 2024 (Forbes)
- Why the upcoming SpongeBob Broadway musical will be more than a kid-centered commercial novelty (The New York Times)
- DreamWorks Animation’s campus has sold for US$209 million (Variety)
- Pixar chief John Lasseter is taking a leave of absence following misconduct allegations (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Snap’s Spectacles are deemed one of the biggest tech misses of 2017 (USA Today)
- Why Amazon’s US$1-billion Lord of the Rings plans speak volumes about its TV ambitions (The Guardian)
- Mattel’s CEO talks about the need for a win this holiday (Fortune)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi is tracking for a massive US$200-million US opening (Variety)
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