- Could new Angry Bird Seasons character Pink Bird be the next Scrappy Doo? (Mashable)
- New research finds consumers are still renting more movies via mail and physical retailers (CNET)
- If ALF can be turned into a movie, what other kids’ shows warrant a shot on the silver screen? (Huffington Post)
- Why Apple slapped Google by dropping YouTube app (Information Week)
- Why plush sales could experience a resurgence thanks to Angry Birds (The Wall Street Journal)
- How PlaySquare’s touchable TV aims to get kids interacting with their favorite shows (Tech Crunch)
- Amid a tumultuous time, Zynga’s COO John Schappert resigns (Mashable)
- Could Lego get curious about Mars? (Wired)
- Study reveals 58% of smartphone and half of tablet owners use their mobile devices while watching TV (MediaPost)
- How Horrible Histories finds its groove by not taking itself too seriously (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- Why makers of educational technology for kids should look to Sesame Street as inspiration (Slate)
- Report finds game consoles and Blu-ray disc players are the most popular devices to stream video (Home Media Magazine)
- How counterfeit goods are hurting the toy industry (San Francisco Chronicle)
- New report finds the App Store and Google Play have shelled out over US$5.5 billion in revenue to developers (alistdaily)
- Everything old is new again with movie reboots of 1980s TV shows (Wired)
- Check out these inspired Annie Leibovitz Disney Dream Portraits (Examiner)
- How the new Mr. Rogers spinoff series helped revive The Fred Rogers Company (New York Post)
- Apple increases its video availability with addition of Amazon Instant Video and Hulu Plus (PC World)
- A look at the rise of IPTV and the evolution of the video consumer (Nielsen)
- Illustrator Edward Gorey’s interesting take on classic children’s stories (Brain Pickings)
- The FTC is set to introduce new rules that affect how social networks and internet advertisers collect information from kids (The Wall Street Journal)
- With Classic Media purchased, DreamWorks now has plans to launch a new family-oriented cable TV channel (Reuters)
- How Super Why is taking the advertising and promotional world by storm (The New York Times)
- Move over kids movie tie-ins, there’s an R-rated bear coming to a shelf near you (Variety)
- How Disney’s Doc McStuffins has found a cure for racial stereotyping (The New York Times)
- Why observing how children play makes for better designed apps and digital toys (Huffington Post)
- New research finds nearly three in 10 US online consumers now own a tablet (Broadcasting & Cable)
- Chick-fil-A continues to ruffle feathers, this time upsetting the Bearenstain Bears copyright holders (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Subscription streaming and Blu-ray sales drive home entertainment sales up for first time in five years (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Will YouTube’s new production studios for creators introduce splashier online videos to the world? (MediaBistro)
- New study reveals teens’ relationships with friends and family are helped by social media, but personal contact is key (MediaPost)
- Why a Marvel’s The Avengers spinoff could be headed to the small screen (Huffington Post)
- Watch out cable companies, Google is set to launch its new high-speed internet and TV service (The Wall Street Journal)
- Could Apple’s new game controller patent be the key to attracting core gamers? (Games Industry)
- How YouTube is making it easier for users to license their vids for Creative Commons (CNET)
- Pixar’s golden rules of storytelling interpreted with Lego (Mashable)
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