- Disney rolls out the beach towel… again (The New York Times)
- He said, she said – Mattel files new lawsuit for He-Man rights (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Nintendo shakes up its software development model in order to stay relevant (Businessweek)
- Russia’s growing middle class gets Apple’s attention (Fast Company)
- TV execs rejoice: University of London study proves watching television improves kids’ academic abilities (The Telegraph)
- Well, that took about 15 seconds – Instagram’s video service gets celebrity endorsements (Time)
- Meanwhile, is Facebook bored with itself? (CNET)
- Why Snapchat’s new Snapkidz safety feature won’t fool kids under 13 (Digital Trends)
- What happens in Korea… may change the entire movie industry. Disney and Sony test a new on-demand model abroad (The Wall Street Journal)
- Meanwhile, Disney’s Monsters University is hotter than Brad Pitt (Bloomberg)
- Are parents leading the cord-cutting cohorts? (CNET)
- A lesson in retail from Uniqlo, the world’s fourth-largest fashion store (CBS News)
- Close to 50,000 developers are creating apps for kids, and the secret to success, it seems, is simplicity (The Wall Street Journal)
- The LEGO Movie launches its first trailer and attracts 3.6 million views in two days (Business Insider)
- Is Marvel taking PR lessons from Lucasfilm? (Variety)
- Online shopping helps propel UK retail sector forward (The Guardian)
- Steven Spielberg gets a lot of things right, so is the film industry really on the cusp of imploding? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Apple scores a major iPad deal with the second-largest school system in the US (All Things D)
- Nonprofit organization First Book sets out on a new mission to supply more diverse children’s literature (Publishers Weekly)
- Not surprisingly, walking while texting is becoming a real hazard for kids (The Guardian)
- UK entertainment execs form Wildseed Studios and will make up to 50 content investments over the next three years (Wired)
- Nearly a quarter of the world’s population is social networking – that’s a whole lot of status updates (eMarketer)
- Disney is leading the licensing game, but it’s interesting to see by how much and because of which properties (Variety)
- Apple’s iOS 7 mobile operating system will come with a curated kids gaming category (Polygon)
- Cooler weather – and demand for electronics- impacts Toys ‘R’ Us’ bottom line (The Wall Street Journal)
- Cause for a Vegas-style celebration? In time for Licensing Expo, news that the entertainment licensing industry grew by 2.8% last year (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Man of Steel speeds like a bullet, earning big bucks on opening weekend (Forbes)
- Will Apple win the Smart TV race? (Time)
- Disney sets film release dates for 2014/15… (L.A. Times)
- …Meanwhile, Spielberg and Lucas predict massive implosion of film industry (The Independent)
- Twitter opens up performance analytics to all – see how those 140 characters are working for your brand (TechCrunch)
- When will it hit the mass market? Jedi-like hover bike takes off (Wired)
- It’s a plane! No, it’s a sequel! Zack Snyder-directed Superman 2 fast-tracked at Warner Bros. in advance of Man of Steel debut (Deadline)
- Is 3D TV going bust? Disney to shut down 3D ESPN channel, citing lack of consumer tech adoption (Reuters)
- Attention marketers – Facebook now supporting hashtags #latetotheparty (Mashable)
- Sour pusses? Study finds Lego mini-figure faces getting angrier (The Guardian)
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