- Apple pockets more than US$1.1 billion during holiday app frenzy (Digital Journal)
- Move over, Mattel: Australian golfer places US$10-million bid for bankrupt tablet-maker Fuhu (Inc)
- #WheresRey sparks debate: Why toy merchandising is falling behind on the gender-neutral play trend (The Globe and Mail)
- On Funimation’s plans to bring a new anime streaming service to the UK (Wired)
- What modern moms want, marketers aren’t providing (AdWeek)
- How local internet providers must cope with Netflix’s vast global rollout (Wired)
- Social media stars buddy up with brands following Fullscreen-GroupM deal (Campaign US)
- Why Great Britain is the undisputed home to some of the world’s best children’s stories (The Atlantic)
- What CES is bringing to the kids table in terms of tech (Live Science)
- Changes to Canadian TV rules could cost more than 15,000 direct and indirect jobs by 2020 (The Toronto Star)
- Moshi Monsters creator Mind Candy renegotiates its long-term loan after seeing a 57% slump in revenues (The Guardian)
- The bright future of TV? Samsung, LG and more unveil new HDR-enabled screens that hold several more shades of clarity (BBC)
- The five tech companies that owned 2015 (Business Insider)
- Smart drones, VR headsets, wearables and connected home products are set to take over CES (CNET)
- Costs of originals bring down Yahoo’s streaming service Screen (The New York Times)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens finally dethrones Yo-Kai Watch for top spot at the Japanese box office (Variety)
- A new face in town: Mark Zuckerberg wants to create his own AI assistant this year (Bloomberg)
- Privacy, intuition and the app-ocalypse: What the tech world has in store for 2016 (TechCrunch)
- As the market for girls construction toys vaults to US$900 million, category leader Lego Friends is here to stay (Wall Street Journal)
- Why Netflix’s rumored January 10 launch in India may not be a cakewalk for the SVOD (Business Standard)
- Star Wars has been a cosmic hit, so why is Disney’s stock down? (Fortune)
- Will 2016 be the year of the drone? (Mashable)
- These are 2015’s most important – and boldest – ideas in interface design (Fast Company)
- Batteries not (only) required: This year’s Christmas toy hits that are being powered by an internet connection (Quartz)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens shatters box-office records on opening weekend (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Meanwhile, ticket sales of Yo-Kai Watch sequel top Star Wars at Japanese box office (Variety)
- The Sumner Saga: Shari Redstone solidifies position in Viacom/CBS’s holding company (Wall Street Journal)
- Scientists are creating a world of AI while at the same time hoping to protect us all from it (Bloomberg)
- The age-old question revisted: Does TV-watching really harm young minds? (Scientific America)
- 2015 saw a record-breaking 409 original scripted TV series air on broadcast, cable and online services (The New York Times)
- Disneyland Resorts’ new security measures involve metal detectors and a halt on toy gun sales (The Hollywood Reporter)
- New evidence furthers the belief that preschoolers can suffer from depression (Time)
- Big, sparkly US$500-million shoes to fill: On Hasbro’s impending takeover of Disney Princess dolls (Bloomberg)
- The many implications of Europe’s proposal that would block teens from using social media without parental consent (Re/code)
- Why, above all else, Disney’s Star Wars payday will take place in the toy aisles (Forbes)
- What the social marketing world has in store for 2016 (Advertising Age)
- Flying high, but at a price: The liabilities surrounding toy drones (Bloomberg)
- Viacom hits MGA Entertainment with Lalaloopsy financing lawsuit (The Hollywood Reporter)
- European officials approve long-awaited rules that will bolster digital privacy rights across the continent (The New York Times)
- Meanwhile, a 21-year-old suspect emerges in the VTech hacking scandal (Fortune)
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