- How the second screen space will affect the entire TV industry (Tech Crunch)
- Why investors are banking on Disney’s reinvestment strategies (The Wall Street Journal)
- Are 3D printers our future kids toy manufacturers? (Betakit)
- And finally, 10 marketing and advertising ideas to inspire business innovation (Springwise)
- How MTV is tapping into the second screen experience with its immersive movie awards social media initiative (MediaPost)
- Will Facebook’s new try before you buy feed gaming feature increase full app commitments? (Mashable)
- Jedi mind tricks become reality with new headset technology for video games and movies (The Wall Street Journal)
- The controversy surrounding ‘Lego for girls’ could lead to a hacker-focused Lego design hitting shelves (CNET)
- How the kids television industry is transitioning in an on-demand world (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why bumping G.I. Joe: Retaliation has caused headaches for toy retailers (Variety)
- How Disney animation roots trace back to a Kansas City landmark (The Kansas City Star)
- Who says four and up is too young to get into game development? (Tech Crunch)
- How parents are encouraging kids to build things using unstructured, hands-on creativity (The Wall Street Journal)
- Why Disney’s against viewers skipping commercials with DVRs (MSN)
- How Apple CEO Tim Cook is finding his own path as Steve Jobs’ successor (CNN)
- And finally, a rundown of 10 of the strangest children’s and YA fiction authors of all time (Flavorwire)
- Continuing the debate, Netflix says it’s not responsible for Nickelodeon’s recent ratings dip (Reuters)
- Paramount bumps G.I. Joe sequel to 2013 saying a 3D conversion is required, but doesn’t blame the shift to the disappointing box office of Battleship (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why CBeebies ought to be better funded with less reliance on repeats (The Guardian)
- Meanwhile, don’t we all wish we could have a secret Pixar office space? (CNET)
- How Amazon is evolving the way books, movies and TV programs are developed (CNET)
- How a government ban on illegal microtransaction models has impacted social game makers in Japan (Wired)
- New study finds more UK children ages six to 10 read ebooks on laptops and PCs (MediaBistro)
- Will Battleship‘s disappointing box office sales affect Hasbro’s board game-to-movie plans? (Forbes)
- Will consumers flock to Swampy merchandise like they have to Angry Birds? (The New York Times)
- How Doc McStuffins has attracted more than just a preschool audience (New York Post)
- New study finds teens still enjoy playing games and watching TV in the bedroom environment (Nielsen)
- Why younger moviegoers could be responsible for Battleship‘s demise (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Mark Zuckerberg rings the opening bell marking Facebook’s Wall Street debut, let the trading frenzy begin (The New York Times)
- Netflix claims one third of its new subscribers are old customers coming back to the service (Mashable)
- New global study reveals gamers aren’t excited by motion sensor gaming or touch screen controllers (Forbes)
- Only one original member of The Wiggles remains after lineup changes for first time in 21 years (The Telegraph)
- How the BBC’s decision to move its kids programming could impact family viewing (The Guardian)
- How indie comic book artists have influenced a slew of hit Cartoon Network series (Publishers Weekly)
- New study finds 77% of parents think tablets are beneficial to kids (Mashable)
- Lego’s traveled the world and even been to space, but this latest record-breaker is impressive (MailOnline)
- How a startup’s new virtual world pairs the addictiveness of games with curbing childhood obesity (Mashable)
- New study finds Filipino children have highest digital know-how in Asia Pacific region (TechWireAsia)
- How Disney resorts are leveraging the growing appeal of casual and online gaming (Forbes)
- And the Battleship movie tie-in merchandising war begins (Wired)
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