- Adding up the audience views: PBS KIDS’ math-based show Odd Squad pulls strong January ratings (Forbes)
- With more competition than ever from emerging video sites, can YouTube retain the same number of eyeballs? (Variety)
- Netflix Australia undercuts its local competitors with low US$6.99 per month pricing (Variety)
- As more viewers cut the cord, content companies are making the jump to OTT (Mashable)
- The future of TV distribution in Canada will be determined today while cable unbundling is well underway in the US (Toronto Star)
- With restructure efforts, Viacom looks to adapt to new TV landscape, falling ratings (The Street)
- How Disney’s blockbuster films have evolved from the 1980s to now (Motley Fool)
- Target pockets US$1.6 billion tax break for leaving Canada (CBC)
- Why Netflix may face an uphill battle in the original movie biz by its lack of backend payments (The Hollywood Reporter)
- After years of speculation, Mario is officially going mobile (CNET)
- Former CEO Bryan Stockton to stay on at Mattel as a consultant (Wall Street Journal)
- Apple in talks to launch a stripped-down online TV service this fall (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney pads out Beauty and the Beast movie with release date, cast details (Variety)
- It was a happily-ever-after global debut for Disney’s Cinderella (The Hollywood Reporter)
- In other Disney news, Big Hero 6 surpasses The Lego Movie, How To Train Your Dragon 2 to become the highest grossing animated film of 2014 (Cartoon Brew)
- Lego’s new Jurassic World video game to encompass all four movies (Forbes)
- Why primetime is anytime in the new TV landscape (Variety)
- How Osmo’s new Masterpiece app lets kids improve their drawing skills (Wired)
- With a Star Wars vs. Lego Movie showdown, and three more big Disney tentpole releases, summer 2017 is shaping up to be monumental for the House of Mouse (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Critics worry talking Barbie might also be eavesdropping Barbie (The Huffington Post)
- As part of Viacom layoffs, Nickelodeon could also see staff exit (Rotoscopers)
- Facebook to face massive class-action lawsuit over children’s online purchases (Reuters)
- Verizon bulks up mobile video offerings with over 200 hours of programming from AwesomenessTV, DreamWorksTV (Los Angeles Times)
- Tim Burton to direct live-action remake of Dumbo (The Independent)
- Mobile device ownership and usage in the US continues to skyrocket: Report (Hollywood Reporter)
- Apple’s new deal with HBO doesn’t mean game-over for cable (The Guardian)
- Why Playmobil’s Super 4 series is launching on Netflix in the US (Video Ink)
- Target isn’t out of trouble yet: Layoffs begin in US stores (Toronto Star)
- How brands are riding the popularity of messaging apps and emojis (alistdaily)
- Restructure at Viacom to help save the company a quarter of a billion dollars (AdAge)
- How a Canuck startup and PlayPower are aiming to de-program kids’ screen-based habits (VentureBeat)
- Speaking of screen-time backlash, Scholastic’s new report finds parents want kids to spend less time on devices, more time reading (The Washington Post)
- How the Apple Watch will impact the wearable tech market (alistdaily)
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