- Nintendo makes a Skylanders-style move toward the toy market (Polygon)
- Why the lack of films for kids this summer doesn’t bode well for the box office (Variety)
- Meanwhile, Warner Bros. is returning to Bedrock with a new Flintstones animated feature in the works (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Godzilla just keeps on getting bigger (Mashable)
- Demand for tablets slows while phablet sales continue to rise (MediaPost)
- Toys ‘R’ Us knows the importance of toy exclusives, especially when it comes to Skylanders (Forbes)
- Can a pregnant woman’s TV-watching habits really lead to obesity in her child? (Business Standard)
- Candy Crush maker gets, well, crushed at the stock market (Mashable)
- Publishers can better track their App Store optimization efforts thanks to a new set of features from App Annie (TechCrunch)
- Why Twitter is turning to Amazon to boost its hashtag shopping biz (Wired)
- More casting teases for Star Wars: Episode 7 (National Post)
- When it comes to web safety, concern over personal data is on the rise (eMarketer)
- LeapFrog hops into the wearable tech business for kids (Mashable)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 swings out of the weekend with a US$92 million box office haul in the US (Variety)
- Nintendo once accounted for 10% of Walmart sales, and other historical facts (Venture Beat)
- Target’s Chief resigns (The New York Times)
- What’s the meaning behind Pixar’s mysterious code A113? (CTV)
- Screen Australia faces proposed budget cuts that could potentially harm the country’s film and TV industry (Variety)
- Will the first-ever Lego episode of The Simpsons boost the show’s slumping ratings? (Wired)
- The Oculus dispute (The New York Times)
- The cast of JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII is revealed (Digital Spy)
- More digital sourcing for Nick as the kidnet greenlights the first TV series by YouTube sensations the Fine Brothers (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Millennials want to spend less for TV services, but they’re not cutting the cord en masse (eMarketer)
- DreamWorks Animation takes a US$57 million loss on Mr. Peabody and Sherman (Variety)
- Nearly half of US kids under 11 will be frequent internet users this year (eMarketer)
- Microsoft unearths Atari ET game cartridges in New Mexico landfill, putting urban legend to rest (Variety)
- Gaming company tackles ‘Games’ (The New York Times)
- Why it’s an unusually tough year for Pixar co-founder (The Vancouver Sun)
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