- DreamWorks Animation prepares for company layoffs (The Hollywood Reporter)
- More news in the Star Wars saga: Disney confirms additional standalone films are in the works (Los Angeles Times)
- Inside the highs and lows (in nutritional value, that is) in kids’ branded food (The Guardian)
- Does Facebook’s proposed ‘location tracker’ warrant a panic attack? (Techland)
- New YouTube study shows kids are just three clicks away from inappropriate material when using the video website (The Guardian)
- Why there are now close to 40 tech startups with a US$1 billion evaluation (The New York Times)
- Leading publishers officially launch new Bookish website (Publishers Weekly)
- Big ticket: Advertising spots at this year’s SuperBowl cost as much as US$133,000 per second (Los Angeles Times)
- Wreck-It Ralph and Dragons: Riders of Berk win big at 40th Annie Awards (Los Angeles Times)
- How Minecraft helped a small Swedish company earn US$90 million in profit in 2012 (The Wall Street Journal)
- Google+ overtakes Twitter and is now the second most active online social network platform behind Facebook (Business Tech)
- Dentsu’s new augmented reality app makes reading newspapers more fun for kids (Springwise)
- Will a new focus on preschool programming turnaround Nick’s ratings woes? (The New York Times)
- Google and Disney to launch unique online storytelling experience for Oz: The Great and the Powerful (Babble)
- Study finds Ultra HD TVs are the future, but how long will they be a niche segment? (Multichannel News)
- Christian Louboutin has nothing on these intergalactic R2-D2 heels! (Mashable)
- Disney closes video game studio behind Epic Mickey flop, makes additional layoffs within video game group (Los Angeles Times)
- Change is in the air: YouTube to introduce paid subscriptions for individual channels (Advertising Age)
- Introducing the first Barbie-themed restaurant (The Telegraph)
- What Warner Bros.’ new digital-savvy CEO means for the company (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Is there a backlash to confining children’s TV to digital channels? (The Guardian)
- Some interesting stats on the global eCommerce landscape – France, for one, is seeing a boom (MediaPost)
- Why the Blackberry and its maker RIM have a chance at survival (The Toronto Star)
- Pinball machine makers say it’s time for a comeback (Techland)
- Will China lift its 13-year ban video game consoles? (The Globe and Mail)
- Drawing similarities between Apple and Disney (International Business Times)
- Young entrepreneur has big plans for app that’s designed for autistic children (All Things D)
- New book service Bobbledy Books subscribes to kids comedy (Wired)
- What happens when fewer Chinese graduates become factory workers? (The New York Times)
- Is the impending launch of Ouya – a video game console that plays Android apps – a threat to Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft? (VentureBeat)
- Boston Globe launches a new iPad program for city students (Paid Content)
- How 3D printers are breathing new life into forgotten toys (Wired)
- Once worth more than US$2 billion, THQ sells most of its assets to competitors (Los Angeles Times)
- Research shows that shopping apps help consumers better connect with brands (eMarketer)
- Why things aren’t necessarily so rosy in the world of eCommerce (The Wall Street Journal)
- Oh, nostalgia. Original Batmobile sells for US$4.2 million (Time)
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