- Safe and secure, youth-oriented social networking sites still prone to illicit content breaches (Tech Crunch)
- How Doc McStuffins is setting an example for minority girls (Chicago Tribune)
- Is there room in the market for both portable and mobile gaming? (CNET)
- The legal troubles surrounding the Archie brand get resolved…for now (ICv2)
- Why Netflix and Redbox couldn’t wait for Disney’s John Carter DVD release decision (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why allegations of corruption and distrust could place the future of the Pakistani version of Sesame Street in jeopardy (TIME)
- New report finds global spend on entertainment and media services will reach US$2.1 trillion by 2016 (Tech Crunch)
- How the rise of mobile gaming is creating more uncertainty for Nintendo (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Will other kidsnets follow Disney’s lead on restricting food ads to children? (Adage)
- How far is too far for game developers to market in-app purchases to kids? (The Wall Street Journal)
- A closer look at what makes Sony’s J.K. Rowling-inspired interactive Book of Spells magical (Mashable)
- How Nintendo plans to keep its upcoming Miiverse social network kid-friendly (Los Angeles Times)
- Online video grabbing more ad dollars, just where producers fit into that is anyone’s guess, however (MediaPost)
- More fairytales ahead – Snow White and the Huntsman sequel in the works (Deadline)
- How hard work and a little bit of luck took The Annoying Orange to new heights (Co.Create)
- PBS taps underground mash-up artist to make otherworldly cool Mr. Rogers promo (The Wrap)
- Analyst contends Hasbro’s future not so bright… (Toy Directory)
- …See what Hasbro has to say (Toy Directory)
- Kid-targeted social network Everloop heads to iPhone, raises Series A funding (TechCrunch)
- Disney junkfood ad ban costing less than US$7.2 million? (Bloomberg)
- Warner Bros. aims to reinvent the movie-based video game model (L.A. Times)
- MTV’s Teen Wolf experiments with second-screen viewing (MediaPost)
- A triple threat – Justin Bieber sings, dances and now masters social media marketing (New York Times)
- As 3D printers get cheaper, they’re set to create all kinds of intellectual property issues between fans and manufacturers (Wired)
- Ikea launching a TV that enables shopping via remote control (Gigaom)
- Disney bans junkfood ads from airwaves, effective 2015 (Associated Press)
- Xbox hatches new content partnerships with Nickelodeon and ESPN (L.A. Times)
- US halts funding for Pakistani production of Sesame Street (Wall Street Journal)
- Disney turns to Temple Run developers to create new Brave tie-in game (VentureBeat)
- Sony wows ’em at E3 with “Cross Play” gaming (Washington Post)
- Why Disney’s movie production may increase with new chairman Alan Horn at the helm (The Hollywood Reporter)
- New research finds online and mobile long-form video content continues to cannibalize short-form content (MediaPost)
- Could the long-awaited Fraggle Rock movie finally come to fruition? (Huffington Post)
- The debate over television ad-skipping features continues to heat up (Los Angeles Times)
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing seeks bankruptcy protection, blames recession not digital publishing (Bloomberg)
- How Disney Channel subscribers will soon be able to access more content on the go (Reuters)
- How Facebook’s falling IPO has raised questions from regulators about the IPO process (alistdaily)
- Meanwhile, kids debate whether video games are works of art (The Washington Post)
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