- Netflix’s brand-new offline streaming function will have big implications for on-the-go tots (The Verge)
- Disney severs ties with a Chinese toymaker over reported labor conditions (Fortune)
- Complete with a kids app, Virgin Media’s new TV service has its sights set on Sky (Alphr)
- That’s a pretty big deal: Americans spent a record-breaking US$3.45 billion on Cyber Monday (Advertising Age)
- When it comes to math and science, the top students in the world hail from Singapore (BBC)
- Twitter is getting exclusive Rogue One content following a new promotional deal with Disney (Recode)
- The connection of parent-child TV co-viewing goes far beyond content—it’s physical, too (ChildrenAndMediaMan)
- Why, three decades later, this Nickelodeon kids game show is still thriving (Entertainment Weekly)
- Forget writing a letter to Santa, kids get quicker results by texting him instead (The Post and Courier)
- Linear graph: How Jake Paul went from social media star to TV actor (Forbes)
- How e-commerce won Black Friday (Chicago Tribune)
- The story behind one of Nintendo’s most coveted games is not exactly a conventional one (ESPN)
- Who says Snapchat isn’t art? A man recreates iconic Disney using the app and a little imagination (Yahoo)
- This year’s Black Friday can be expected to keep US retailers in the red (Bloomberg)
- What Disney’s box-office domination means for the rest of Hollywood (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Variety. Convenience. No ads. Data shows these are just some of the reasons why SVODs are prevailing (eMarketer)
- Can Pepper, a humanoid robot, bring some spice back to US malls? (Recode)
- Tweens and teens rejoice as selfie app FaceTune debuts a sequel (The Verge)
- From Moana to Queen of Katwe, 2016 will go down as the year of diversity for Disney (Vanity Fair)
- John Green, Zoella, Tyler Oakley: Are books by YouTubers creating a new generation of readers? (Booksellers)
- In the spirit of overindulgence, the TV world may be sending us too many Christmas specials (The New York Times)
- Canada’s first couple has something to say about quality kids programming and this year’s Shaw Rocket Prize (YouTube)
- How Disney’s face and fortune forever changed in the Bob Iger decade (Variety)
- Now this is high tech: Kids in Silicon Valley are tracking their science experiments in space (Venture Beat)
- Accidentally eat a whole bag of chips while watching TV? Turns out kids are doing it, too (Reuters)
- Why a 50-year old toy is still being coveted for Christmas 2016 (The Verge)
- The internet has spoken: Google uses search data to predict the most popular toys of the year (Mashable)
- In taking their job titles to heart, social influencers swear it’s not all about the money (eMarketer)
- Has Netflix lost its personalized touch? (The Verge)
- UK consumers’ long-term economic outlook has dwindled since Brexit (Bloomberg)
- Why US broadcast networks are no longer cancelling shows (AdAge)
- There would have been no Fantastic Beasts without WB’s Kevin Tsujihara (L.A. Times)
- Google opens AI lab in Montreal – on hunt for scarce AI talent (Wired)
- What do you get when you cross high fashion with plush toys? US$1,500 purse pets, apparently. (Bloomberg)
- A big global rollout is ahead for Amazon Prime Video, but can Netflix be de-throned? (TechCrunch)
- Warner Bros.’ digital world is expanding with the purchase of gaming-based online network Machinima (The Verge)
- Collectible vinyl figures—and out-of-the-box thinking—have earned this toyco US$400 million so far this year (Entrepreneur)
- Nostalgia takes the stage with a Hannah Montana month-long marathon set for Disney Channel (E! News)
- Target’s strong quarterly sales bode well for the upcoming holiday season—and brick-and-mortar stores in general (Salon)
- Meanwhile, Walmart has solid online sales to thank for its Q3 earnings boost (Business Insider)
- Canucks are in a funk, at least when it comes to kids and physical activity (Macleans)
- Why the VR industry has the power—and some time—to be more female-inclusive (Recode)
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