- Habbo Hotel plans comeback as a youth-focused online gaming platform after scandal (Tech Crunch)
- The Nook takes a cue from Pinterest and offers new scrapbooking and catalog features (Media Post)
- Disney’s new super coordinated robots plot theme park invasion (The Washington Post)
- An early Christmas present from the Muppets and CeeLo Green (Mashable)
- Black Friday record broken as online shoppers crack the US$1 billion mark for first time (CNET)
- With kids scrambling for more apps and tech gadgets, what does the future hold for traditional toys? (The Globe and Mail)
- How Angry Birds has created a developers boom in Finland (Bloomberg)
- Rise of the Guardians gets off to a slow start for DreamWorks (The Hollywood Reporter)
- It’s a big year for animation as Oscar receives a record 21 feature submissions (The Hollywood Reporter)
- A glimpse at what may be the TV of the future, Google Fiber (All Things D)
- New research shows 53.3% of all US internet users own a gaming console (eMarketer)
- Did manga artists for Japan’s One Piece draw too much inspiration from Disney? (Kotaku)
- Why kids author William Joyce and DreamWorks decided to create the book series and movie, Rise of the Guardians, at the same time (Los Angeles Times)
- Time Warner set to invest US$40 million into YouTube-centric startup Maker Studios (All Things D)
- Could possible Max Steel or Monster High movies from Mattel help it compete with Hasbro? (Daily Finance)
- New survey finds 69% of parents are concerned how online activity by teens will affect their kids in the future (PC Mag)
- For the first time, DreamWorks Animation gives away free software to competitors (The Wall Street Journal)
- New survey finds 48% of American kids want an iPad for Christmas (Tech Crunch)
- How WB Games Montreal focuses on online kids games, but hasn’t given up on console (The Gazette)
- Touchscreen finger-swiping is now an Angry Birds art form (Mashable)
- It’s a sad day for Elmo-lovers as Kevin Clash resigns from Sesame Workshop (The Wrap)
- Disney pulls the plug on its web movie service, maybe it should have rethought UltraViolet (The Washington Post)
- Hulu adds a video game hub to its streaming service (Mashable)
- Why soft toy sales and Nick’s glum ratings are keeping advertisers at bay (Adweek)
- Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 scores the best worldwide opening for the franchise (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How PBS Kids Sprout has found ad dollars and increased ratings amid a crowded market (The New York Times)
- Could the mysterious Disney Infinity game project, codename Toy Box, steal Skylanders’ thunder? (Forbes)
- New study finds nearly 40% of parents with kids ages two to 13 plan to buy a new e-reading device for their kids for the holidays (DBW)
- The swipe generation wins, debit cards for kids as young as eight years old have launched (The Guardian)
- Global smartphone sales increase 47% with Google’s Android platform retaining top spot (CNET)
- The continuing evolution of gesture-based technology for TVs (Network World)
- Why outdated 80s technology gets infused into Cartoon Network’s Regular Show (LA Weekly)
- Why networks need to put more focus on VOD than DVR (Los Angeles Times)
- Game publishers push for a consistent cross-platform ratings system (The Wall Street Journal)
- How Barbie’s online fan engagement has helped drive Mattel’s social media index up (Econsultancy)
- Toys ‘R’ Us enlists kid newscasters to help inform parents of holiday toy trends (Ragan)
- How the clearing of all charges will affect the career of Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash (BuzzFeed)
- Google Fiber officially launches in Kansas City (PC Mag)
- Having found success in the girls’ market, will Mattel’s new Max Steel property hit a chord with the boys (Market Watch)
- New study finds women ages 13 and up are watching over 53% of TV eps via free streaming services like Hulu (PR Web)
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