- Humor/action mix destined for Han Solo spin-off film with The Lego Movie directors at the helm (Forbes)
- How too much screen time is affecting kids, teens (New York Times)
- Minions on track for a US$100-million+ debut (Variety)
- DreamWorks Animation’s Dragons franchise flies into STEM gaming (Fast Company)
- In a surprise move, Disney could be planning a live-action Prince Charming movie (Variety)
- Why LEGO may never find a perfect eco-friendly replacement for its plastic bricks (Wired)
- Mojang shares next steps for Minecraft (The Guardian)
- With Netflix growing globally, more viewers are watching shows across borders (Fortune)
- Disney reaches US$3 billion at 2015 global box office in record time (Variety)
- The My Little Brony phenomenon: Hasbro’s unanticipated audience (Forbes)
- Comic book, graphic novel sales hit 20-year high in 2014 (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Gender bias dispute on a store’s toy signs erupts on Twitter (Mirror)
- There’s something about Pixar: Could Inside Out join Up, Toy Story 3 in getting the exclusive Best Picture nom? (Deadline)
- YouTubers and education to be a big draw at the upcoming Minecon conference (The Guardian)
- Top YouTuber The Bajan Canadian shares his views on YouTube and gaming (Stream Daily)
- The Raccoons creator mulls relaunching the hit animated TV series (Canoe)
- Facebook to premiere three short animated movies from Shorts HD (Variety)
- BBC to axe more than 1,000 jobs as restructuring continues (BBC News)
- Sonia Manzano’s Maria is leaving Sesame Street after 44 years (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney’s new CFO Christine McCarthy becomes its most senior female executive ever (Bloomberg)
- Why traditional linear media is succeeding in the digital age (New York Times)
- Star Wars and Avengers boost Pinewood’s revenue to record high (The Guardian)
- The message behind LEGO’s new line of female mini-figures (Business Insider)
- A top YouTuber’s take on curating appropriate gaming videos for kids (Forbes)
- Inside Out helps drive Disney past the US$1 billion mark at the US box office in record time (The Guardian)
- Harry Potter heads from page to stage (The Wall Street Journal)
- Project Runway gets a teen spinoff series (Variety)
- These smart wooden dolls let kids play together without the screen (Kickstarter)
- Netflix US viewing expected to overtake major broadcast networks by 2016 (Variety)
- Supreme Court cuts cord on Spider-Man toy inventor patent (Fortune)
- Infographic: How long it takes kids to read popular children’s books (Personal Creations)
- New AI system learns how to create videogames by watching YouTube gaming videos (Wired)
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