- What’s next for Disney after the exit of Rich Ross? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why two of Japan’s largest social game publishers have placed limits on in-app spending by teenagers (Wired)
- Will the WiiU save Nintendo from its recent revenue slide? (CNET)
- New study reveals children eight months to eight years old are exposed to nearly four hours of TV background noise (Los Angeles Times)
- The SEC investigates whether Disney, DreamWorks Animation and Fox paid bribes or acted illegally with Chinese government officials (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How social media and web review software are helping a US toyco for preschoolers grow sales (The Wall Street Journal)
- Why Washington should recognize that the future of TV is on the internet (GigaOm)
- What’s it like to rack up net income of US$11.6 billion in one business quarter? …ask Apple (Bloomberg)
- Why a kids marketing guru believes The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure will be a game changer (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How new film opportunities in China could make it the number one movie market in the world (Los Angeles Times)
- Netflix takes a swipe at Comcast while posting better than expected Q1 results (CNET)
- And now some honest answers from kids about Marvel’s The Avengers…or was it DC? (MSNBC)
- Is Ronald McDonald really the face of childhood obesity? (AdAge)
- New study finds 40% of people who have played freemium games made in-app payments (CNET)
- UK study reveals two-thirds of parents surveyed don’t check video game age ratings (Kotaku)
- The force is certainly with this German company’s musical Lego promotion (Wired)
- Why 2012 will be a good year for movie-based toy sales (Toy Directory)
- Hollywood’s visual effects artists lobby for unionization claiming poor working conditions and inhumane schedules (Los Angeles Times)
- How interactive apps and educational toys for kids need to be designed to encourage playful learning (CNET)
- This is cool – Microsoft creates an interactive comic-inspired web story done completely in HTML5 (Venture Beat)
- Will Toys ‘R’ Us reinvent itself in time to save itself? (The New York Times)
- From book, to film adaption, to attraction, to new film version, Disney takes Mr. Toad on a wild ride (Collider)
- NickMom keeps mothers laughing and picks up three new mom-themed comedy series (Variety)
- Maybe the next Christopher Nolan will be a kid with an awesome stop-motion Lego-based movie (iTunes)
- Why Hulu plans to compete with YouTube with its own slate of original programming (Venture Beat)
- How a fight for the future of the Archie dynasty has turned more hostile than Jughead without food (The New York Times)
- In other legal spats, Warner Bros. wins a key ruling in its battle to keep its rights to Superman (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Meanwhile, do kids really learn from playing video games? (Huffington Post)
- How Hollywood firms including The Collective are supporting YouTube stars and their online channels (USA Today)
- Iron Man 3 marks first multi-billion dollar franchise to be produced between Hollywood and China (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Will children’s book publishers stay relevant as expectations for storytelling change for tech savvy kids? (The Wall Street Journal)
- Why the expectation for more tech-inspired toys has kids displeased with McDonald’s Happy Meals (Chicago Tribune)
- From physical to digital, classic toymakers have found new ways to adapt (Huffington Post)
- How Disney sailed to the top of the family cruise business (AdWeek)
- Step one, kid drinks juice box, step two, kid uses box as an augmented reality video game controller (Financial Post)
- New study finds half of UK parents surveyed would welcome help from experts on how to play with their kids (BBC)
- Why Disney has a lot riding on the success of the upcoming Avengers movie (AdAge)
- How subtle pop culture references and smart writing help make CBBC’s Horrible Histories funny for kids and adults (The Guardian)
- Report finds global sales of tablet computers will nearly double this year to 118.9 million units (The Washington Post)
- Meanwhile, a Star Wars stormtrooper walks across Australia to support kids with serious illnesses (MSNBC)
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