- Katzenberg weighs in on DreamWorks Animation’s strategy to turn around the company’s misfortunes (Variety)
- Study finds 69% of teens believe YouTube stars can be successful TV or movie stars (Video Ink)
- Disney’s Big Hero 6 becomes its third highest-grossing film (Venture Capital Post)
- Do people identify more with cartoon-like video game characters? (The Guardian)
- Microsoft’s Phil Spencer on developing games for HoloLens (Recode)
- TIFF’s International Kids Film Festival to include Wallace & Gromit and Snoopy films (CTV News)
- Chill at the till: Study finds frigid temps freeze retail sales (CSA)
- After successfully launching Lego Friends, the brick-maker turns its attention to elves (BusinessReport)
- Twitter makes Fortune’s 100 Best Companies To Work For list for the first time (Mashable)
- Juno screenwriter Diablo Cody tapped to write next draft of upcoming live-action Barbie film (Deadline)
- How mobile video is redefining the concept of watching TV (Advanced Television)
- Warner Bros. boss on why we haven’t gotten bored of the superhero trend (Hollywood Reporter)
- Two more for the billionaires list: Snapchat and Minecraft creators join the 10-figure net worth club (BBC News)
- Guardians of the Galaxy, Fault in Our Stars lead MTV Movie Awards noms (Hollywood Reporter)
- Sony’s virtual reality headset Project Morpheus will reach consumers in early 2016 (Variety)
- In other Sony news, the PS4 becomes the fastest-selling PlayStation system in the company’s history (Wall Street Journal)
- How the tentpole strategy is damaging theatrical demand (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Report finds Snapchat users can attract millions of views by using the app’s Our Stories feature (alistdaily)
- Strong box office sales make Paddington Studiocanal’s biggest hit (Variety)
- A gaming accessory for VR that could help avoid the couch-potato syndrome (Mashable)
- Star Wars gets retold in Lego – in a five-ep series airing on Disney XD (CNET)
- Masha the Bear and other Russian toons rise in popularity on YouTube (The Guardian)
- Viacom looks to shut down unauthorized streaming site Nick Reboot, again (The Hollywood Reporter)
- HTC enters the virtual reality fray with help from games developer Valve (Bloomberg)
- Infographic shows kids media consumption habits (AdWeek)
- The Powerpuff Girls’ role in redefining how girls are portrayed on TV (The Atlantic)
- Finally, Stan Lee gets to star in his own mobile game (Mashable)
- From popular animated movies to live-action remakes: How Disney adapts properties like Cinderella (Hollywood Reporter)
- Everything is awesome for Lego’s 2014 full-year report (Wall Street Journal)
- The kidtech area will be huge in the next few years (techeu)
- What this says about digital connectivity and the family: Modern Family episode filmed entirely on mobile devices (Mashable)
- January sets new record for app downloads (VentureBeat)
- After posting quarterly loss, DreamWorks Animation to sell headquarters (Bloomberg)
- Sony names Thomas Rothman as Amy Pascal’s replacement (New York Times)
- Title and director announced for the next Lego movie (Mashable)
- New formats: Telltale Games to create hybrid scripted TV show/video game series (The Verge)
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