- Why sexism is managing to flourish in Silicon Valley (Los Angeles Times)
- Do first-borns really perform better in school? Let the sibling rivalries ensue… (Today)
- Mobile gaming as a whole is on a steady rise, but gaming revenues are still a little sluggish (eMarketer)
- Freaks and Geeks producer signs on to Peanuts animated movie (Variety)
- Disney wants to approach 3D productions a little differently (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Could Apple’s new pricing initiative help restore the company’s spot at the top of the tablet market? (The Globe and Mail
- Isn’t it ironic? Mark Zuckerberg’s sister Randi pens a children’s book about switching off technology (Telegraph)
- Bursting the balloon of the gaming world’s biggest Kickstarter campaigns (Wired)
- More subscribers than HBO: Netflix credits original series for its mega milestone and stellar earnings (Los Angeles Times)
- Amazon’s stock is soaring, so why is the mega retailer short of cash? (The New York Times)
- From Wolfblood to Peppa Pig, the nominations are in for BAFTA’s British Academy Children’s Awards (BAFTA)
- How the connected home can become more mainstream (GIGAOM)
- Quickly approaching a million units in global sales, could Disney Infinity become a major franchise? (Variety)
- What does the next decade of modern marketing look like? (Forbes)
- Facebook has considered wooing tweens (Canada.com)
- The popularity of tablets continues to rise with a 53.4% growth expected this year (TechCrunch)
- On Nickelodeon’s stellar licensing year with the Ninja Turtles (The Hollywood Reporter)
- One of China’s largest mobile game developers – already backed by Disney – picks up an extra US$50 million in funding (TechCrunch)
- Junk food advertising to kids infiltrates the mobile gaming space (The Globe and Mail)
- Understanding the selfie generation (Today)
- Too much of anything can be a bad thing, right? A look at kids’ plentiful extra-curricular activities (The New York Times)
- Publishers – and those attending New York Comic Con – see trend of more comics that appeal to both kids and adults alike (Publishers Weekly)
- There’s a double standard when it comes to former Disney stars donning new images, just ask Zac and Miley (Variety)
- New theories on the potential developmental delays experienced by kids living in poverty (The Toronto Star)
- Researchers find a new secret to enabling good childhood behavior (The Huffington Post)
- Seasoned shoppers: A full 81% of people in the UK will do at least some online gift-buying this holiday season (eMarketer)
- What the UK’s top-paid CEO is going to do for Apple’s retail game (Mashable)
- Global online TV and video revenues will more than double to a whopping US$34.99 billion by 2018 (Broadband TV News)
- UK baby boom said to give this holiday season its biggest retail boost in five years (Bloomberg)
- Will the Netflix-cable TV rivalry soon be settled with set-top boxes? (The Wall Street Journal)
- China’s most popular children’s program falls under heat for portraying too much violence (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Is your brand making these mistakes on YouTube? (Mashable)
- A new chapter in publishing? McDonald’s gets ready to distribute 20 million books next month (Advertising Age)
- The House wins: Walt Disney deemed the most-loved company in the world (Ad Week)
- Why is there still such a large price gap between Canadian and US goods? (The Globe and Mail)
- Twitter more popular than Facebook amongst US Teens (Voice of America)
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