- VTech hack exposes toymaker’s failure to protect sensitive data including kids’ pics and chat logs (The Telegraph)
- Disney XD rides eSports wave with new Mario Kart 8 live tournament (Digital Trends)
- Overexposed? Studios and nets move to protect their TV rights in the streaming world (The Wall Street Journal)
- Minecraft, the ongoing learning tool (CBC)
- Reese Witherspoon will explore the origins of the Barbie doll in upcoming Hollywood film (Variety)
- How Star Wars leading lady Rey will help take toys beyond boys (Bloomberg)
- Online shopping trumps bricks and mortar over Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend (The Wall Street Journal)
- The world isn’t sold on Buy Buttons just yet (Re/code)
- Why it’s easier to build a business on the web than monetize an app (Medium)
- Amazon said to be opening up the door to other subscription services (PC Magazine)
- On the not-so-overnight success of Shaun the Sheep (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How Facebook has stayed true to its mission to make the world more connected (Fast Company)
- New Raspberry Pi micro-computer gets even smaller and more affordable (Games Industry)
- Be thankful for YouTube and the gift of Christmas specials past (Los Angeles Times)
- Disney’s annual 10K report reveals significant cable subscription losses (The Wrap)
- Apple may be boosting its facial-recognition capabilities after purchasing Faceshift, of Star Wars fame (Fast Company)
- Why some small businesses are turning their backs on Black Friday (The New York Times)
- With mobile’s help, the VR industry could be worth nearly US$16 billion by 2019 (VentureBeat)
- Watch as one YouTuber gives beloved children’s franchises the action-adventure videogame treatment (MoviePilot)
- Who are Pixar’s biggest competitors? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How director Peter Sohn gave The Good Dinosaur new life (Los Angeles Times)
- “We pretty much have to restock daily. It sells that fast,” says one Canadian retailer of the Shopkins craze (CBC)
- How superhero-themed TV shows are benefiting from Warner Bros.’ new DC Entertainment policy (Variety)
- American Girl among brands betting big on digital advertising this holiday (Adweek)
- Disney’s global success doesn’t hinge on a cookie-cutter approach, says global chairman Andy Bird (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Learn-to-code morphs into learn-to-build for this kids tech startup (TechCrunch)
- A pre-holiday tour inside Lego’s factory in the Czech Republic (Bloomberg)
- Toys ‘R’ Us UK ditches gendered categories on its website (The Telegraph)
- Justin Bieber moves past One Direction again to break Spotify streaming record (Forbes)
- Why Gravity Falls showrunner Alex Hirsch is ending the hit Disney XD series on his own terms (Variety)
- Parents’ concerns over in-app purchasing is on the rise in the UK (Gamasutra)
- This tech will send follow-up ads to people’s phones based on the TV commercials they’re watching (Fast Company)
- Corus steps back from pay TV, following US$158-million deal that gives Bell Media exclusive rights to all HBO content (Globe and Mail)
- Are these the best child-friendly smartphones and cell phones on the market? (Digital Trends)
- Lessons in Animaniacs: How the ’90s toon had kids learning and laughing all at once (Uproxx)
- Through the use of photos, app maker Toca Boca discovers some universal themes about today’s kids (Toca Boca)
- What will life be like for Lionsgate in a post-Hunger Games world? (Bloomberg)
- Parody or progress? Mattel’s historic ad featuring a boy is making headlines, but not entirely for the right reasons (Adweek)
- YouTube’s popularity among kids brings up a host of questions for content creators and parents alike (The Guardian)
- The dinosaur craze extends to virtual reality (Engadget)
- Netflix Australia now boasts 2.5 million subscribers since launching in March (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why preschool coding classes are taking off in China (Bloomberg)
- Toys ‘R’ Us is tapping into the cat meme trend by bringing Zoomer Kitty’s popularity to the Twitterverse (Mobile Marketer)
- What Apple TV reveals about the designs of future devices (Fast Company)
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