- Amazon may have big retail plans in China on the horizon (Re/code)
- A new enhanced facial-recognition app sets privacy concerns into motion (Mic)
- That was fast: The app boom is over (Recode)
- YouTube CEO sees traditional TV as biggest competitor (Newsmax)
- How UK-based startup Zappar is helping brands like Rovio and Warner Bros. launch AR and VR initiatives (alistdaily)
- A full TV season is usually watched in four days on Netflix, according to the SVOD’s new binge-o-meter (The New York Times)
- Wanda vs. Walt: Comparing the two competing Chinese theme parks (Bloomberg)
- Walmart outsells Apple, Amazon and Microsoft combined (Quartz)
- Study shows Facebook-owned apps are dominating our downloads (Business Insider)
- If the box office is any indication, the demand for CGI animals has reached superhero proportions (The Washington Post)
- The next big thing? Why home 3D printing has not taken off as forecast (Vox)
- Kids have a new block-based coding game on their hands (Fast Company)
- How Poland is on track to grow as a global video game-development hub (VentureBeat)
- There’s no green in greens: Study shows celebrities nearly always sell unhealthy food to kids (CBC)
- A closer look at Sony Pictures Entertainment as the studio restructures its film and TV units (Los Angeles Times)
- This wifi-connected water bottle turns staying hydrated into a gamified experience for kids (Springwise)
- Why the tech sector needs to boost its investment in education (Re/code)
- Emotional storytelling meets interactivity in Aardman Animations’ latest project (Fast Company)
- With a new division in place, Warner Bros. expands its digital networks interests─including online video (Los Angeles Times)
- A numbers game: Microsoft could be releasing up to four different Xbox devices (CNET)
- Facebook may bring a revenue-share model to its platform and Instagram (National Post)
- After a lengthy trial, Cinar co-founder is among those found guilty on fraud charges (CBC)
- You can cross Sheryl Sandberg’s name off Disney’s list of prospective CEOs (Bloomberg)
- Investing in early education for disadvantaged kids isn’t just a social duty–it’s an economically sound one (The New York Times)
- Global smartphone shipments are slowing down (MediaPost)
- Hollywood won’t fund female-led sci-fi films, says Warcraft director (Re/code)
- After getting the cold shoulder at the box office recently, Hollywood’s love affair with sequels may soon be over (The Atlantic)
- The author’s dilemma: Why J.K. Rowling can’t let Harry Potter go (The New York Times)
- Why, when it comes to kids and screens, parents should focus less on restriction and more on connection (The Washington Post)
- San Francisco startup Mnectar shows there’s viability in the playable advertising market (VentureBeat)
- Kids content is a key piece to Amazon Japan’s original programming drive (The Hollywood Reporter)
- A Shakespearean turn: displaced Viacom directors vow to fight Sumner Redstone (The Wall Street Journal)
- We’re not in Arkansas anymore: Walmart’s retail strategy in China is a world away from the US (The New York Times)
- Harry Potter fans finally meet the Cursed Child cast (Time)
- Study finds books may be the secret to kids’ lifelong monetary success (Parent Herald)
- Why teens just can’t get their heads into the eReader game (The Guardian)
- Turns out, designers can actually learn a lot from video games of the ’90s (TechCrunch)
- On effective marketing in the era of Snapchat (Fast Company)
- Lawsuits in the making? Voice-activated virtual assistants could violate US child privacy laws (The Guardian)
- Verizon: The digital content industry’s next big player? (Fast Company)
- What a leaked deck from Snapchat─which just raised US$1.8 billion─says about the company’s growth trajectory (TechCrunch)
- Click-to-buy buttons haven’t exactly been an instant success for Pinterest and Instagram (Digiday)
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