- Snapchat parent files for IPO that could be valued at US$25 billion (Variety)
- How Disney is using AI to instantly recognize objects in videos and add corresponding sounds (TechCrunch)
- Barbie continues to evolve with the times, debuting a new doll inspired by plus-sized supermodel Ashley Graham (Fortune)
- The mannequin challenge, Sesame Street style (Today)
- Dalian Wanda Group is shelling out a reported US$15 billion to compete with Disney in China (Los Angeles Times)
- The small screen thinks big: ABC series Marvel’s The Inhumans will bow first in IMAX cinemas worldwide (The New York Times)
- Are kids or parents behind Club Penguin’s anti-Trump protest? (Mashable)
We all know the physical benefits of recess, but there are cognitive ones, too (The Atlantic) - A whopping 27 animated feature films will be vying for an Oscar this year (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Lego cuts its promotional giveaway ties with the Daily Mail following controversial headlines (Mashable)
- Are iPad apps as educationally effective as human instruction? New research findings will delight developers (CBC)
- US retailers are importing more goods this holiday season than last year (National Retail Federation)
- Out of 4,200 nominations, these three playthings have made it into the US National Toy Hall of Fame (TIME)
- It’s not all about the cookies: Scout groups provide necessary ingredients for kids’ long-term mental health, study says (iTechPost)
- Fox Animation has big-screen plans for Margaret Dilloway’s children’s book Momotaro (The Hollywood Reporter)
- India is welcoming YouTube Kids with open eyes and a burgeoning creator class (The Economic Times)
- Stranger Things producer Shawn Levy is reportedly taking Sesame Street to the big screen (The Guardian)
- What a Trump presidency will mean for the tech world (BBC)
- Even 30 years from now the Lego brick will stay strong, according to the company’s CMO (CNBC)
- Plenty of young internet users are blocking online ads—branded messaging, however, is more well received (eMarketer)
- Vine isn’t dead just yet, as Twitter eyes sales bids (TechCrunch)
- As technology continues to infiltrate the classroom, are kids the ones losing out? (The Walrus)
- Know your audience: Teen Vogue will become a quarterly print magazine as its young readers flock online (Advertising Age)
- Drones will officially touch down at Disney theme parks (Popular Mechanics)
- DreamWorks’ Trolls over-performs, generating US$45.6 million at a tired US fall box office (The Guardian)
- The impending impact of China’s new Cybersecurity Law, which has data localization, surveillance and real-name requirements (TechCrunch)
- Homer’s TV odyssey: The Simpsons takes the award for the most episodes of a scripted series ever (The Hollywood Reporter)
- In lieu of doing homework, one UK primary school has its students reading books, comics and magazines instead (The Telegraph)
- Mattel’s CEO says he’ll stay at its helm until the company is firing “on all cylinders” (The Wall Street Journal)
- How Warner Bros. is ramping up the digital marketing campaign for Fantastic Beasts (Fast Company)
- Selfishness is prevalent among preschoolers—until something magical happens at age five (The Atlantic)
- Bob Weinstein’s TWC-Dimension label has big-screen ambitions for Hasbro’s Furby (Variety)
- The UK parliament must vote on Brexit, the High Court has ruled (BBC)
- With only 1.5 million paid subscribers, YouTube Red isn’t making a mark on Netflix just yet (The Verge)
- Marvel, Star Wars drive Disney’s best-ever year at the box office (Deadline)
- Will new daily bonuses be enough to keep Pokémon GO alive? (Tech Crunch)
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