- As The Mortal Instruments flops, are teens finally over film adaptations of YA novels? (Jezebel)
- One successful toy designer on the importance of being nerdy (The Globe and Mail)
- Are ratings really irrelevant for Netflix? (Los Angeles Times)
- Warner Bros. developing new animated Scooby-Doo film (Variety)
- Jingle bells – Walmart and Toys ‘R’ Us get a very early start on their annual Christmas toy battle (Los Angeles Times)
- Does Warner Bros. have ulterior motives for casting Ben Affleck as the new Batman? (The Wrap)
- As digital publishers try to figure out a mobile business plan, real time digital ad buying is going to reach nearly 74% this year (Advertising Age)
- Meanwhile, Google Play surpasses Nintendo and Sony handhelds for mobile game spending (All Things D)
- As the back-to-school season looms, a debate is needed on the quality and effectiveness of educational media (The Huffington Post)
- Teaching kids to manage their tech intake – there’s a summer camp for that (Fast Company)
- Will Mortal Instruments’ underdog status win over its rabid young adult fan base at the box office? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Unwillingly, Barbie has gotten herself into the US political arena (Time)
- Why Barnes & Noble has been forced to play by Apple’s rules (Mashable)
- Children’s books are a trendy item on members-only shopping sites like Rue La La (Publishers Weekly)
- Can the back-to-school season save a struggling JCPenney? (The Wall Street Journal)
- Hollywood heavyhitter The Weinstein Company pacts with Netflix with the hopes of re-inventing Pay TV (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How YouTube’s rising stars deal with a different kind of celebrity (The Wall Street Journal)
- Is 3D gesture control dead in the water? (Tech Crunch)
- Could it be nostalgia, or are children’s toys so cool that adults need their own versions, too? Enter trikes for grown-ups (USA Today)
- The smartphone race heats up (Financial Post)
- The CW opens a digital entertainment studio and website, kicking things off with four original web series (Los Angeles Times)
- Sony moves a step closer to potentially offering Viacom channels through its expected Internet TV service (The Hollywood Reporter)
- A 102-year-old artist shares his creative influences for Disney (Fast Company)
- Tesco talking merger with Chinese retailer CRE (DW)
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