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• Hunger Games star’s Oscar wins puts Lionsgate stock on a high (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Meanwhile, this year’s Academy Awards sets new precedent in collaboration between TV, streaming and on demand services (TechCrunch)
• Is Barnes & Noble rethinking its Nook tablet business? (Time)
• How a carefully curated toy selection is keeping one Canadian indie store chain very much in business (The Globe and Mail)

February 25, 2013 Kidscreen Staff

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• The definition of TV viewing has new meaning for ratings company Nielsen (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Target’s new Canadian operations make big promises to compete with rival Walmart (Financial Post)
• Google’s new laptop comes with touch-screen features and a hefty price tag (The New York Times)
• Spending on Android and iOS mobile gaming now reportedly exceeding spending on handheld gaming devices (TechCrunch)

February 22, 2013 Kidscreen Staff

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• BSkyB joins forces with Disney on new pay-TV movie channel, take that Netflix (Bloomberg)
• Gotham Group and Principal Entertainment form L.A.-based joint venture (Variety)
• It’s official, Sony reveals the amped-up PlayStation 4 with focus on social networking and mobility (Los Angeles Times)
• Nielsen plans measurement system to include broadband, XBox and iPads (The Hollywood Reporter)

February 21, 2013 Kidscreen Staff

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• Sony expected to reveal faster, more online-savvy Playstation (USA Today)
• Sesame Street approaches the one billion mark in YouTube video views – the first for a US children’s media outlet (Associated Press)
• Getting our minds into the robot game (Guardian)
• There’s a new going rate for coming attractions at the movies (Los Angeles Times)

February 20, 2013 Kidscreen Staff

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• Happy Days: Study finds positive, educational programming can reduce aggression in children (The New York Times)
• Startup ToyTalk wants kids to talk back to their mobile devices (All Things D)
• Mattel looks to India and Brazil for manufacturing local products (The Economic Times)
• Disneyland Hong Kong turns a profit for the first time in eight years (Chicago Sun-Times)

February 19, 2013 Kidscreen Staff

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• Google app store comes under fire for its privacy policy (The Globe and Mail)
• Speaking of privacy… Intel’s proposed SVOD TV plans also include a camera that watches you back (Time)
• Nintendo declares 2013 as the ‘Year of Luigi’ (Los Angeles Times)
• American ESRB video game ratings recognized by 85% of parents (Digital Trends)

February 15, 2013 Kidscreen Staff

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• Angry Birds creator Rovio launches its own advertising division (Advertising Age)
• It’s a geeky world after all: Apple stores draw in almost as many visitors as Disney’s parks and resorts (Mashable)
• Intel gets into the video streaming game (The Wall Street Journal)
• A healthy Valentine’s Day? Kids increasingly reaching for healthier dark chocolate (ABC News)

February 14, 2013 Kidscreen Staff

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• Comcast buys remaining stake in NBCUniversal ahead of schedule (The New York Times)
• Can Hollywood’s visual effects companies withstand global competition? (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Weetabix-branded online game called into question by advertising watchdogs (Marketing Magazine)
• How one teen drama has set the bar for web production design (Wired)

February 13, 2013 Kidscreen Staff

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• Talk about new heights: Skylanders now topping US$1 billion in retail sales (International Business Times)
• Disney provides more information on its new Latino channel, Fusion (The New York Times)
• Inside the Samsung-Apple complicated smartphone relationship (Bloomberg)
• Meanwhile, Apple may think it’s time for a smartwatch market (Techland)

February 12, 2013 Kidscreen Staff

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• Are studios being too lax about pirated full-length movie uploads on YouTube? (Washington Post)
• Meanwhile, Amazon Prime subscribers will get to watch shows just four days after they air on TV (All Things D)
• Ads that appear on Facebook’s Newsfeed prove to be most clickable (eMarketer)
• Why Hasbro’s new Nerf line is targeting girls (Entertainment Weekly)

February 11, 2013 Kidscreen Staff