October 2020 - We are Family

Posted October 28, 2020

19th October – New game drives empathy for refugees and viewers could be good co-creators of content – An update from the kids, teen and family sector

“His childhood is unfortunately not extraordinary or unusual, but his success story is as rare as it gets” We’ve spoken a few times in the past about games being used to help [...]

By Maurice Wheeler

In Weekly Update

Posted October 28, 2020

12th October – CBC Kids news takeover on Minecraft and Halloween is going to look different this year – An update from the kids, teen and family sector

CBC Kids news takeover on Minecraft On October 10th, CBC Kids News hosted a live back-to-school check-in in Minecraft. A devoted Minecraft fan, Lulia Rus, was the lead builder of this event. As a [...]

By Maurice Wheeler

In Weekly Update

Posted October 13, 2020

5th October – TikTok will lift your spirits and the importance of sociability in gaming – An update from the kids, teen and family sector

TikTok makes you happy A recent report (from TikTok) has shown that the app was the only social or video platform where ”to lift my spirits” was the top reason for using it. It went on to say [...]

By Maurice Wheeler

In Weekly Update

Posted October 6, 2020

28th September – Netflix are taking a big step into the toy sector – An update from the kids, teen and family sector

Do SVOD film releases have what it takes to launch a toy line… Over The Moon premiers 23rd October, and Netflix are sticking their neck on the line and partnering with Mattel to bring this to the [...]