- Why the critical holiday season may not be a joyous affair for the world’s toymakers (MarketWatch)
- And the debate continues on whether video games can actually curb obesity in kids (Digital Journal)
- An examination of the pitfalls of popular crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter (The New York Times)
- A mashup featuring Gangnam Style and the Space Jam theme song? Anything’s possible (Mashable)
- The iPhone 5 frenzy begins with lineups around the world (The Toronto Star)
- Tween heartthrob Cody Simpson taps YouTube to launch interactive mini-movie (Mashable)
- How slumping disc sales have forced Hollywood studios to restructure contracts for actors, producers and directors (Home Media Magazine)
- Friday fun: Stunt driver lands record-breaking corkscrew jump in real-life Hot Wheels car (Adweek)
- Why so much is riding on Nickelodeon’s new direction and TMNT reboot (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Will LeapFrog rise above the new competition or be a target for acquisition? (The Gazette)
- Samsung resorts to marketing campaigns in attempts to swipe Apple (The New York Times)
- How Nintendo plans to grow the female gaming community (MediaPost)
- How food companies market sugary goods to kids using mobile games as new ad vehicles (The Wall Street Journal)
- New study finds parents and kids prefer print books over iPad eBooks (The Verge)
- Sony PlayStation to offer a smaller, lighter and more powerful PS3 console in time for the holidays (PC World)
- A slimy, record-breaking time was had at the first Nickelodeon Slimefest music festival (MTV News Australia)
- Disney Princess tops Star Wars and Sesame Street for best-selling licensed entertainment character merchandise (Forbes)
- Apple sells more than two million preorders of its new iPhone 5 on first day of availability (The Telegraph)
- How Outfit 7 plans to make Talking Friends an enduring consumer property (The New York Times)
- No Doozers, but Uncle Travelling Matt takes the Fraggles on a great musical adventure with Ben Folds Five (YouTube)
- How Joan Ganz Cooney solidified her legacy by co-founding the Children’s Television Workshop (Media Bistro)
- Toys ‘R’ Us, Best Buy and Target sell out of Wii U presales in less than a week (Examiner)
- Why children’s books by Roald Dahl continue to resonate with kids (The Guardian)
- New study reveals 55% of YA books are bought by adults and 78% purchase for their own reading (Publishers Weekly)
- A bummer box-office summer hasn’t made Hollywood hit the panic button – yet (The Wrap)
- Why Facebook might look to Instagram to boost its declining desktop usage among young adults (Business Insider)
- Google Fiber TV gets into kids programming by adding Disney Channel (Multichannel News)
- New study finds teens and young adults are most likely to watch video on mobile phones (Digital Trends)
- The long-awaited Nintendo Wii U is set to launch in North America on November 18 (PC World)
- The iPhone 5 has arrived, so that means the iPhone 6 is just around the corner (The Washington Post)
- Why Disney Channel, Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon get nervous when their young stars go crazy on Twitter (Reuters)
- Is one charity dollar for every bald Bratz doll sold enough? (The Globe and Mail)
- How Toys ‘R’ Us is leveraging the omni-channel retail model and winning with e-commerce (Shop.org)
- Why fan interaction and social media are helping ABC Family’s teen series stand apart (Huffington Post)
- Interesting new insights from Andrew Stanton on the John Carter debacle (Indiewire)
- Will.i.am is the latest music celebrity to get his groove on with the Sesame Street gang (YouTube)
- Why Instagram has become the go-to social network for tweens (CNET)
- Analyst believes programming issues and competition are the source of Nick’s ongoing ratings woes (MediaPost)
- New study finds American teens are adopting smartphones the fastest among most age groups (Nielsen)
- Apple and Samsung should just admit they love stealing each other’s designs and call it a day (PC Mag)
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