- It’s alive: How TV nets and SVODs stand to benefit from the Pokémon GO action (AdWeek)
- Why Apple’s Swift Playgrounds will churn out a whole new generation of young coders (Wired)
- Closing the “word gap” among kids involves bringing more books into low-income neighborhoods (The Atlantic)
- Comcast wants to help close the digital divide (Boston Globe)
- Advertising, the Snapchat way (Re/code)
- North American comic market reaches US$1.03 billion in 2015 (Publishers Weekly)
- Netflix has big plans ahead for The Little Prince, including a run at the 2017 Oscars (IndieWire)
- Is Disney’s box-office reign built to last? (The Guardian)
- Meanwhile, Ghostbusters takes top spot in Fandango’s advance ticket sales (Variety)
- Material girl: Mattel is working on Barbie’s self-image…again (The Washington Post)
- Why AR gaming could lead to real-life legal troubles (The Hollywood Reporter)
- YouTube has doled out US$2 billion to 8,000 rights holders via its ContentID program (Mashable)
- UK discount chain Poundland sells to South African retailer Steinhoff International for US$791 million (BBC)
- This new mobile reality show is trying to revolutionize product placement (Fast Company)
- Of all the big discoveries Pokemon Go is making, it may be that AR is more mainstream than VR (Fast Company)
- Fox moves to live-stream its primetime programming as viewing habits continue to shift (Los Angeles Times)
- Warner Bros. is being sued over Batcycle royalties (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Is the US undervaluing the potential of its youngest citizens? (The Atlantic)
- Augmented reality game Pokemon Go is significantly boosting Nintendo’s bottom line…(TechCrunch)
- …Even as the Pokemon Go-related injuries come to light (CBC)
- Disney just reached US$5 billion at the global box office in record time (Business Insider)
- Coming soon: Philippe Dauman’s departure from Viacom, according to the company’s top investor (Reuters)
- This nine-year-old girl’s books have caught the attention of Scholastic—and Hollywood (Deadline)
- Nearly 75% of US teens will own a smartphone this year (eMarketer)
- On the makings of Illumination’s US$75-million The Secret Life of Pets (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney is unleashing 400 emoji characters, but first kids will have to earn their keep (Tech Insider)
- The rise (and fall?) of subscription box services (Econsultancy)
- NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer on why DreamWorks fit the bill (CNBC)
- Change of pace: China’s box office shrinks nearly five percent (The Hollywood Reporter)
- In doing what it does best, Lego mixes play, design and workmanship at its new company headquarters (Fast Company)
- As kids covet electronics, apparel retailers have their work cut out for them this back-to-school season (Advertising Age)
- Pixar hits pause on the sequel button (Polygon)
- So far, VR headset haven’t flopped, but they’re not entirely mass-market hits either (Fortune)
- Ding Dong: With a US$2.3-billion valuation, snack maker Hostess will answer the call to the public market (Los Angeles Times)
- The merits of unrestricted outdoor play (Washington Post)
- How Instagram is evolving its platform for businesses (Fast Company)
- Tracking Viacom’s exodus of execs – more than 10 with a combined 167 years of experience have left in last 18 months (AdAge)
- Viewers launch #RenewDocMcStuffins campaign on Twitter (Buzzfeed)
- Air Malta launches first-ever in-flight experience for kids, complete with spa service (MaltaToday)
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