- Mattel has released its first Barbie with a hijab (BBC News)
- From Minions to Mario: Illumination Entertainment is making a Nintendo-themed movie (The Verge)
- Co-viewing is king, especially for brands that want to start a conversation (eMarketer)
- The head of LEGO made US$2.7 billion in one day after the toyco’s valuation rose rapidly (CNN Money)
- A UK consumer group is trying to ban a crop of IoT toys aimed at kids (TechCrunch)
- Amazon is working on a free version of Prime with ads… which sounds a lot like TV (Business Insider)
- And it’s shelled out US$250 million for the rights to produce a Lord of the Rings TV series (Deadline)
- The takeover rumors are good for Mattel, shares are soaring (BBC News)
- The Weinstein Company is trying to keep Paddington 2 alive before filing for bankruptcy (Variety)
- Thor continues to strike box office gold (The Hollywood Reporter)
- China is slowing its investment in Hollywood, which is hurting a lot of studios (The Los Angeles Times)
- The investment world thinks Disney’s SVOD is real competition for Netflix (CNBC)
- The Secret Life of Pets is looking for a new top dog, drops Louis CK (AV Club)
- HBO secures the entire Harry Potter film franchise (Rapid TV News)
- Chinese social media giant Toutiao has reportedly bought Musical.ly for close to US$1 billion (Bloomberg)
- Toys powered by AI are becoming increasingly popular, but should children be forming emotional bonds with them? (The Atlantic)
- More than half of US audiences prefer a digital source for their favorite show (eMarketer)
- YouTube puts in a fix to flag inappropriate videos targeting kids (TechCrunch)
- UK toy sales have fallen by 2% in 2017, but retailers hope Christmas can save the day (BBC News)
- Roku shares jumped 25% after beating sales projections in its first quarterly report (Yahoo Finance)
- Inside Sesame Street’s formula for remaining apolitical, while still highlighting diversity and togetherness (The Guardian)
- Behind the different minimum age ratings of VR headsets (Games Industry)
- Can (or should) the copycats keep up? Snap prepares for a major redesign after its earnings miss (AdWeek)
- Universal’s sprawling Monsterverse has hit some roadblocks (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why pop-up shops are successfully sweeping across Asia (CMO)
- Yes, sexist beliefs start young…but they can also be reversed (Slate)
- Facebook is starting to look more and more like China’s WeChat (eMarketer)
- Disney flirted with buying 21st Century Fox film and some channel operations… (CNBC)
- …which is not great news for Netflix (Fast Company)
- Mattel’s tech plans take another step back – shelving Hello Barbie until 2018 (ABC News)
- Forget Instagram: Holograms could be the new way people make and share memories (The Verge)
- Too much of a good thing – viewers overwhelmed by all the TV options (Variety)
- What sequel fatigue? Thor: Ragnarok makes thunderous North American debut (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Amazon heads to the Shire: The SVOD is looking to adapt The Lord of the Rings for TV (Variety)
- Surprisingly inappropriate videos are making their way onto YouTube Kids (The New York Times)
- Disney doubles down on AR, releasing a Star Wars headset in partnership with Lenovo (Forbes)
- Is an AI watchdog the answer to keeping kids safe online? (Digital Trends)
- Lucasfilm’s president is planning for Rey, Finn and more to stick around after the new Star Wars trilogy wraps (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How Spin Master’s PAW Patrol has managed to take the world by storm (Canadian Business)
- What’s fuelling massive LOL Surprise sales numbers? YouTube, of course (Quartz)
- A new Brat Pack? The founders of Niche have launched a social video startup (Recode)
- Queen of the jungle: Beyonce will play Nala in the live-action remake of The Lion King (The Verge)
- Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba reported 61% growth in Q3, massively beating expectations (TechCrunch)
- Thanks to the Switch, Super Mario Odyssey is the fastest-selling Mario game in the US ever (Polygon)
- Why Nielsen’s new Netflix ratings level the playing field between broadcasters (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Wall Street is concerned about Star Wars gaming sales (CNBC)
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