- A little competition can be a good thing: As Amazon and Netflix face off, they drive each other to create better programming (Wired)
- Concept store Story features AwesomenessTV merch, takes an innovative magazine-style approach to retail (AdAge)
- Theaters concerned about losing the younger touchscreen generation (Variety)
- Warner Bros. grows its animated slate beyond Lego properties with Storks (Hollywood Reporter)
- To compete against rivals like Walmart and Amazon, Toys ‘R’ Us rolls out play spaces in stores (Forbes)
- Former Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook launches new company with US$150 million investment (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why Netflix is moving aggressively into original content waters (New York Times)
- Rovio’s Angry Birds flies into climate change battle for Earth Day (Bloomberg)
- Disney stock gets US$2-billion boost thanks to new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer (MarketWatch)
- To battle streaming competitors, Verizon adds slimmer TV channel packages (New York Times)
- Vessel raises close to US$58 million in a new round of funding (Re/code)
- Apple reportedly in talks to launch Apple Pay in Canada (Financial Post)
- DreamWorks moves up Kung Fu Panda 3 movie release by two months (The Wrap)
- Netflix adds 4.9 million new subscribers worldwide in Q1 exceeding expectations (Variety)
- YouTube-inspired teen flick Smosh: The Movie to hit theaters before web (The Hollywood Reporter)
- China becomes world’s largest market for iOS downloads (Gamesindustry.biz)
- A short- and long-term look at consumer products and TV plans for DreamWorks’ Home (Seeking Alpha)
- Nielsen finds gaming consoles increasingly being used to play video, TV content (Rapid TV News)
- Is is time for gender categorization and toys to split ways? (New York Times)
- Kabam’s CEO on staying competitive in a fast-changing mobile games landscape (Wall Street Journal)
- With more SVOD and a la carte options, Canucks expected to increasingly cherry-pick entertainment (CBC)
- Top digital trends creating both opportunities and challenges for traditional TV (The Guardian)
- Surprise! New study shows teens in favor of Facebook (alistdaily)
- Amazon updates its Android Kindle App with offerings geared to parents and kids (VentureBeat)
- Hasbro brings Yahtzee to mobile games, Apple Watch (Venture Beat)
- Disney reportedly clashes with Apple over channels on upcoming internet TV service (The Street)
- Toy biz draws private equity as kids opt for green and retro toy choices (Business Insider)
- Nordic broadcast execs dish on why the content market for this region is so unique (MIP Blog)
- With Nickelodeon’s ratings slipping more than 34% in Q1 of 2015, Viacom looks to new content and initiatives for a ratings rebound (Forbes)
- Unbundling US cable – niche networks, particularly kids channels, hardest hit as cable carriers start slimming down (Washington Post)
- Activist groups are grumbling over advertising on YouTube Kids app, but will more parents be willing to pay for their kids online entertainment? (The Guardian)
- Disney continues its run of live-action film projects with Pinocchio (Variety)
- Moshi Monster Muffins? Furi & the Moshlings take over Jamie Oliver’s Food Tube kitchen to create a sweet treat (YouTube)
- Study reveals Amazon Prime subscribers still prefer Netflix (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How international YouTubers are spinning off from their channels (VideoInk)
- Amazon rolls out dedicated STEM toy eStore (TechCrunch)
- Looking at the evolution of Iron Man’s armor over 50 years of comics, toons and movies (Mashable)
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