- Great migration: Popular Nintendo game Animal Crossing is heading to mobile (Polygon)
- Why Grammy-winning producers shifted gears to create live YouTube events (CNET)
- How Disney creates its incredibly realistic animated foliage (TechCrunch)
- Dora’s venture to the big screen is being propelled by Hollywood heavy-hitters Michael Bay and Nick Stoller (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Netflix is going into another US$1.6 billion in debt to keep up its content spending spree (Variety)
- Why are investors jumping at the chance to fund US$6-billion AR company Magic Leap? (The Verge)
- People mostly use Snapchat at parties and at home, according to new data released by the tech company (Recode)
- How is directing a kids movie different from a moody drama? It isn’t, says director of upcoming Wonderstruck (Fast Company)
- What Roy Price’s departure means for Amazon Studios going forward (Vulture)
- Even with all the buzz around Facebook Watch and YouTube Red, broadcasters have nothing to worry about (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Beyond the retailers’ lists: Here’s what kids think are the best toys of 2017 (Good Housekeeping)
- The Switch continues to sweep the competition, accounting for two thirds of monthly hardware purchases (TechCrunch)
- Verizon’s new streaming service has been delayed until at least the spring (The Verge)
- Netflix says Nielsen’s new measurement of the streamer’s viewership “is not accurate, not even close” (Fortune)
- Statistics Canada says kids are spending too much time on screens (CBC)
- Inside Ireland’s booming animation industry (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Snapchat turned its hot dog AR filter into a real-life costume just in time for Halloween (TechCrunch)
- Netflix uncovered: Nielsen says it can now measure viewership numbers on the streaming giant (Advertising Age)
- US consumer groups warn that GPS-tracking smartwatches for kids are being hacked (CBS News)
- Why toymakers are making a big play for YouTube campaigns over traditional advertising ones (Bloomberg)
- Toys “R” Us is turning its focus to the Asian market (The Toronto Star)
- Growth spurt: Netflix beats estimates by adding 5.5 million worldwide subscribers last quarter (Recode)
- How MTV is completely revamping things to capture Gen Z (Fast Company)
- Black Friday may be losing its luster, with 52% of consumers saying they’re just not that into it this year (eMarketer)
- Behind NBCUniversal and Snap’s new joint programming venture (The Hollywood Reporter)
- With TBH buy, Facebook is trying hard to get in with the cool kids (TechCrunch)
- Kids content is a big part of Netflix’s plans as viewership grows internationally (Variety)
- Halloween spending is expected to top US$9 billion this year, with superheroes leading the pack (NRF)
- Pixar’s new film Coco isn’t even out yet and it’s already winning awards (The Hollywood Reporter)
- These five toys really want to teach kids about engineering basics (WIRED)
- Disney begins job cuts as part of its long-anticipated restructuring (Variety)
- Ofcom is requiring the BBC to air 75% originals and include more diversity (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Amazon Studios head Roy Price gets suspended (CNN)
- Hoping to bring VR mainstream, Oculus is creating new lower-priced headsets (Recode)
- Almost 100% of teachers and young people say social skills are more important than academics (Quartz)
- No wonder kids prefer books: How eReader innovation has stalled (TechCrunch)
- Snapchat is twice as popular as Instagram with Generation Z (AdWeek)
- Netflix poached an Amazon exec to handle policy challenges around the world (Recode)
- A Save the Children study shows just how early sexist beliefs are formed (Fast Company)
- Do kids need to be eased into social media? A new app for under-13s is testing the waters (TechCrunch)
- Bullying may not actually leave a lasting psychological scar on children (Reuters)
- Disney axes Jack and the Beanstalk-inspired movie Gigantic (IGN)
- The new Star Wars film might not be kid-friendly, but its new character is ready to rule the toy world (The New Yorker)
- Just how dangerous are smartphones to kids? (TIME)
- Marvel TV shows are everywhere, so is there a risk of overkill? (WIRED)
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