- BSkyB joins forces with Disney on new pay-TV movie channel, take that Netflix (Bloomberg)
- Gotham Group and Principal Entertainment form L.A.-based joint venture (Variety)
- It’s official, Sony reveals the amped-up PlayStation 4 with focus on social networking and mobility (Los Angeles Times)
- Nielsen plans measurement system to include broadband, XBox and iPads (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Sony expected to reveal faster, more online-savvy Playstation (USA Today)
- Sesame Street approaches the one billion mark in YouTube video views – the first for a US children’s media outlet (Associated Press)
- Getting our minds into the robot game (Guardian)
- There’s a new going rate for coming attractions at the movies (Los Angeles Times)
- Happy Days: Study finds positive, educational programming can reduce aggression in children (The New York Times)
- Startup ToyTalk wants kids to talk back to their mobile devices (All Things D)
- Mattel looks to India and Brazil for manufacturing local products (The Economic Times)
- Disneyland Hong Kong turns a profit for the first time in eight years (Chicago Sun-Times)
- Google app store comes under fire for its privacy policy (The Globe and Mail)
- Speaking of privacy… Intel’s proposed SVOD TV plans also include a camera that watches you back (Time)
- Nintendo declares 2013 as the ‘Year of Luigi’ (Los Angeles Times)
- American ESRB video game ratings recognized by 85% of parents (Digital Trends)
- Angry Birds creator Rovio launches its own advertising division (Advertising Age)
- It’s a geeky world after all: Apple stores draw in almost as many visitors as Disney’s parks and resorts (Mashable)
- Intel gets into the video streaming game (The Wall Street Journal)
- A healthy Valentine’s Day? Kids increasingly reaching for healthier dark chocolate (ABC News)
- Comcast buys remaining stake in NBCUniversal ahead of schedule (The New York Times)
- Can Hollywood’s visual effects companies withstand global competition? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Weetabix-branded online game called into question by advertising watchdogs (Marketing Magazine)
- How one teen drama has set the bar for web production design (Wired)
- Talk about new heights: Skylanders now topping US$1 billion in retail sales (International Business Times)
- Disney provides more information on its new Latino channel, Fusion (The New York Times)
- Inside the Samsung-Apple complicated smartphone relationship (Bloomberg)
- Meanwhile, Apple may think it’s time for a smartwatch market (Techland)
- Are studios being too lax about pirated full-length movie uploads on YouTube? (Washington Post)
- Meanwhile, Amazon Prime subscribers will get to watch shows just four days after they air on TV (All Things D)
- Ads that appear on Facebook’s Newsfeed prove to be most clickable (eMarketer)
- Why Hasbro’s new Nerf line is targeting girls (Entertainment Weekly)
- Sony sees financial losses as it lags behind in the smartphone race (All Things D)
- Meanwhile, Disney’s earnings take a slight dip amid lower-performing film and home video releases (USA Today)
- US government proposes school vending machines sell healthier snack options (Boston.com)
- Is a global currency way underway? (The Globe and Mail)
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