- How Mattel is keeping its pipeline for supply chain talent flowing (Wall Street Journal)
- The social VR experience? Facebook’s long-term plans for Oculus (Wired)
- LeapFrog intros its new Imagicard tablet-based learning games (VentureBeat)
- This year’s E3 more forward-thinking, holds promise for future of gaming (The Verge)
- No surprise here. Alibaba to launch Netflix-like SVOD in China (Reuters)
- Clash of clans: UK TV titans and their increasing competition for kid viewers (The Guardian)
- Cambridge University gets endowed for a Professor of Lego (BBC)
- But will it translate to toy sales? Jurassic World stomps all over world box-office record with US$511-million haul (Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney’s Zootopia promises more quirk than traditional big-budget pics (Forbes)
- Will the new Oculus Touch controllers live up to Mark Zuckerberg’s social VR dream? (Wired)
- Tintin creator’s heirs challenge Dutch court judgement over IP rights (The Guardian)
- Macabre mashup: My Little Pony meets Mad Max (Escapist Magazine)
- First wave of Star Wars toys – and their makers – unveiled (Entertainment Weekly)
- LEGO comes under fire for Mixels online toy description (Mashable)
- Will FB’s first Messenger game spark engagement or head down the intrusive advertising path? (CNET)
- US retail surge in May, brightening growth outlook (Reuters)
- How VOD is changing the economics of primetime viewing (Multichannel)
- Smart wooden dolls allow for physical-digital interactive play without the screen (Fast Company)
- Cut the Rope heads to Hollywood with new Om Nom movie (alistdaily)
- An inside look at the UK’s growing gaming industry (Gamesindustry.biz)
- Landmark moves from theme parks to VR experiences (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Family Channel and Netflix get behind Degrassi after TeenNick cancellation (The Toronto Star)
- Study finds educational impact of Sesame Street on par with preschool (The Washington Post)
- How Disney’s franchise strategy is key to its success (Wall Street Journal)
- Netflix to launch in Southern Europe this fall (Wall Street Journal)
- Roku and Sony PlayStation join Apple as distribution partners for upcoming Showtime OTT service (Variety)
- Marvel decides Ant-Man needs promotional help from other Marvel superheroes (The Hollywood Reporter)
- More tools for app makers, better Apple Watch offerings expected at Apple’s WWDC (Quartz)
- NYC names Dora as the Big Apple’s official family ambassador (MediaPost)
- New stats show consumers’ spend on digital content is rising sharply (USA Today)
- Activision launches new offerings for its Skylanders franchise as the toys-to-life market heats up (Wall Street Journal)
- With sky-rocketing video views, Facebook emerges as a contender against YouTube for digital ad dollars (Fortune)
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