- Closed for business? Tourists already swarm Shanghai Disney, which doesn’t open for another month (Bloomberg)
- Inside the private world of Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel (Recode)
- This multi-racial doll line aimed at boys is looking for a spot on the toy shelf (Independent Online)
- A Mario-Minecraft mashup (Time)
- On the heels of its acquisition, DreamWorks posts US$190.4 million in its first quarter (The Wrap)
- A trip inside the wild and oftentimes wacky world of CBeebies (The Guardian)
- Disney domination is at an apex, as analysts predict a record-breaking summer box office take (Bloomberg)
- Is Scholastic’s promotion of toys helping or hindering its reading program? (The Globe and Mail)
- Facebook may prohibit under-13s, but it just paid a 10-year-old US$10,000 for uncovering an Instagram flaw (National Post)
- Going Unplugged: Sources say YouTube’s cable-esque web TV service will launch in 2017 (Bloomberg)
- The deflation of Aeropostale, and what it means for the tween and teen retail sector (The Globe and Mail)
- Protesters prevail as the proposed Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership may get scrapped (The Guardian)
- Mark Zuckerberg’s education initiatives get more personal than ever (TechCrunch)
- From ABCmouse to unicorn: EdTech startup Age of Learning gets US$1-billion valuation (TechCrunch)
- Study shows kids are more inclined to trust smart, knowledgeable TV characters (University of California)
- Lessons learned from a wooden toy company looking to thrive in a modern marketplace (Financial Post)
- May the Fourth: A look back at how fans─and brands─took hold of Star Wars Day (The Verge)
- Roughly half of US teens admit to having a smartphone addiction (Tech Times)
- Destiny or desperation at this year’s NewFronts? (DigiDay)
- Will YouTube successfully chip away at traditional media budgets this year? (AdWeek)
- With US$4.5 million in its pocket, EdTech startup SAM Labs will bring the Internet of Things to kids worldwide (TechCrunch)
- The Twitterverse wants Disney to #GiveElsaAGirlfriend in Frozen‘s hotly anticipated sequel (The Guardian)
- Hulu is launching a cable-style online TV service with Disney channels leading the pack (The Wall Street Journal)
- Meanwhile, Vimeo’s acquisition of streaming service VHX to give content creators more leverage (Forbes)
- How has Facebook managed to stay so relevant? (Re/code)
- Despite enhanced safety measures in place, playground-related injuries are on the rise among kids (CBC)
- Amazon is making more money than ever before (Wired)
- How kids and their toy obsessions are ruling the world of YouTube (The Guardian)
- What will modern marketing look like in a post-digital age? The answer could be in front of our faces (CMO)
- The Choose Your Own Adventure book series may offer kids the wrong kind of life lessons (The Atlantic)
- As Nintendo’s earnings plunge, the company’s future rests in the hands of mobile and toys-to-life gamers (VentureBeat)
- Box-office disappointments drive Viacom’s Q2 earnings down (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How Girl Scout Cookies are feeding a generation of empowered girls (AdWeek)
- A judge finds Amazon liable for making parents pay for their kids’ in-app purchases (Re/Code)
- Netflix and the BBC will produce a new version of classic children’s tale Watership Down (Mashable)
- Is Disney headed for a fairy tale bubble (The Daily Beast)
- Cracker Jack moving to digital AR prizes (Mobile Marketer)
- Fullscreen to bow five new series on launch of new SVOD service (Stream Daily)
- A millennials vs. Gen Z cheat sheet (CTAM)
- Nintendo to launch new console in 2017 (Wall Street Journal)
- Shrinking iPhone sales will be at the core of Apple’s anticipated revenue decline (Re/code)
- The House of Mouse takes a hit in China after regulators shutter OTT service DisneyLife (Variety)
- Five-second rule: A new Pepsi campaign offers a lesson in short-form TV advertising (Advertising Age)
- Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar filmmakers may be getting their hands on Nokia’s Ozo VR camera (The Verge)
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