- The cost of going global: Netflix’s spend on original content reaches US$5 billion (Mashable)
- British government kicks off major review that will shape the future of the BBC (The Guardian)
- Mattel product-invention partner Quirky is running out of money (Fortune)
- Disney and Triggerfish create initiative to support the next generation of African animators (Variety)
- The Big piano will sing its last tune tonight: FAO Schwarz closes its doors following rising rents and online competition (Time)
- Amazon makes a major Prime Day push that’s bound to leave Walmart and Target wriggling in their seats (Forbes)
- Charting East vs. West expectation at the new US$5.5-billion Shanghai Disney resort (Los Angeles Times)
- Study: Netflix’s market share could drop to 50% by 2018 with niche competitors taking a piece of the OTT pie (The Video Ink)
- Identity crisis: With MTV ratings down by nearly a 25%, Viacom is in need of a 2015 facelift (Bloomberg)
- Why Disney is putting a huge focus on games at next month’s D23 Expo (alistdaily)
- In appeasing younger subscribers, Comcast gets personal with new SVOD service (StreamDaily)
- Bestselling author Brad Meltzer continues his children’s series Ordinary People Change the World with spotlight on Lucille Ball (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Minions lands the second-biggest animated film opening in North American box-office history (Variety)
- Target’s search for its next billion-dollar business (re/code)
- The Muppets make successful Comic-Con debut (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Nintendo mourns the passing of CEO Satoru Iwata during a critical time for the company (Reuters)
- Why the Krofft brothers decided to give kids TV one more crack (Variety)
- For Transformers’ grown-up fans, Hasbro and Machinima team to create a new animated series for the 18-to-34 crowd (Hollywood Reporter)
- YouTube tops TV as the go-to destination for watching movie trailers (Variety)
- Why Universal chose Minions for its biggest promotional push in the studio’s history (alistdaily)
- 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)
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