- Like it or not, the reality is that Facebook is seeing a sharp decline in usage (eMarketer)
- YouTube has a lot more purging to do, as inappropriate ‘kid’ videos rack up billions of views (Tube Filter)
- Why Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire may be the VR experience the mainstream deserves (The Verge)
- Nintendo is embracing the freemium model with its new Animal Crossing mobile release (Fast Company)
- How the voice-assistant market is coping with a major skill discovery and retention problem (alistdaily)
- Chinese tech company Tencent has crossed the US$500-billion valuation mark (Quartz)
- Sony Pictures joins Disney and Comcast in quest for Fox assets (Variety)
- YouTube bans ToyFreaks channel in order to regain control of its algorithm (Tech Crunch)
- Forget profits? Wall Street really only cares if a streamer can compete with Netflix and Amazon (CNBC)
- An early Snapchat investor dishes on what kind of tech catches Silicon Valley’s attention (Recode)
- Comcast, Verizon reportedly join Disney in Fox assets acquisitions talks (Variety)
- Pixar’s Coco is already setting records in Mexico (Fortune)
- For marketers, these strategies may be the key to winning Christmas 2017 (Advertising Age)
- Netflix has scored rights to a new superhero series starring Daisy Ridley (Engadget)
- Facebook launches an app for creators with analytics and production tools (Tube Filter)
- Mattel rebuffs Hasbro’s takeover strategy (CNBC)
- From Coco to LEGO Batman: How production designers created the look of this year’s animated blockbusters (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Amazon will reportedly drop its skinny TV service (TechCrunch)
- Mobile addiction is real…and getting worse (eMarketer)
- Sony Pictures’ upcoming Jumanji movie is the latest film to use VR as a marketing tool (alistdaily)
- 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)
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