- YouTube sets up international channel strategy amidst push to capture “TV dollars” (All Things D)
- Forging a new indie film distribution route via VOD (L.A. Times)
- Saving Big Bird and the real stakes for kidst TV (Huffington Post)
- A look inside DreamWorks Rise of the Guardians marketing plan (Wall Street Journal)
- Monopoly, Hungry Hippos headed to big screen as Hasbro pairs up with indie Emmett/Furla for three-picture deal (L.A. Times)
- Big Bird’s Twitter spike prompts PBS to make ad buy on the site (Mashable)
- New study identifies a paradox in the way parents shop for baby food and toys (Female First)
- Apparent, a new social network, aims to help parents manage their kids’ playdates (VentureBeat)
- Live Twitter feed appears in a print ad for the first time thanks to The CW (Mashable)
- Could Toys ‘R’ Us’ new kids and family video streaming service damage the Netflix model? (NASDAQ)
- Is Nintendo alienating core gamers with its new “I Am Not A Gamer” campaign? (VentureBeat)
- How health food brands are using augmented reality tricks to help kids eat better (DigitalSignageToday)
- How social media and smart devices are increasingly influencing consumer shopping behavior (Mashable)
- New study reveals YouTube as the top US online video site (Nielsen)
- Could tablets one day replace televisions? (The Wall Street Journal)
- How Tim Burton got to tell his personal man’s best friend story (Los Angeles Times)
- US discount retailer Dollar General enters the holiday toy wars (Wall Street Journal)
- Why the promise of new revenue streams may be boosting the value Hollywood’s entertainment stocks (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How ZeptoLab’s lean, bootstrapped approach is taking the merchandising world by storm (Tech Crunch)
- New report finds more Americans are choosing to watch paid and free internet video on big-screen TVs over PCs (The New York Times)
- Google Play reaches 25 billion app downloads almost as quickly as Apple’s App Store (CNET)
- How Build-A-Bear Workshops are incorporating new digital interactive store experiences (The New York Times)
- Disney’s Anne Sweeney offers her take on the impact of digital innovation in TV (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why art and design skills are becoming more important in the business world (Wired)
- Comcast and NBCUniversal hop on the second-screen train (The Wall Street Journal)
- Why the House of Mouse is in a good position to take on Netflix (Digital Trends)
- How the rise of online shopping will help bricks and mortar retailing (CNBC)
- TV pundits ponder Turtles’ power to boost Nick’s ratings (Los Angeles Times)
- Why the Interactive Advertising Bureau opposes the FTC’s proposed children’s privacy regulations (MediaPost)
- Could cloud gaming by cable carriers spell the end of traditional consoles? (Bloomberg)
- What good storytelling and strong characters can do for kids apps (The Guardian)
- First Call Me Maybe, now Cookie Monster, with help from Grover, takes on The Hunger Games and more (Jezebel)
- Kids tablet wars get heated as Fuhu calls out Toys ‘R’ Us in new lawsuit (AdAge)
- New Google study reveals that search data can influence 84% of video game sales during launch cycles (MediaPost)
- Why retailers in the US can expect booming Halloween sales (Chicago Tribune)
- From hit app, to decline under Zynga, to game show, can Draw Something find its course? (Mashable)
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