• Bain Capital buys out US kids retailer Gymboree for US$1.8 billion (Wall Street Journal)
• Online social gaming poised for wave of wheeling and dealing (Reuters)
• US consumers cutting back, but indulge when it comes to entertainment and tech goods (AdAge)
• Silicon Valley’s Nukutoys uses mixed media to take on the next generation of toys (CNET)
• L.A. residents say goodbye to Sesame Street as KCET cuts ties with PBS (The New York Times)
• Why the number of children’s picture books has been fading (The New York Times)
• Study says parents don’t think kids’ privacy is protected on social networking sites (CNET)
• Franchises prove to be a golden ticket for top Hollywood directors (L.A. Times)
• Rumors mount over potential Panasonic handheld gaming device, The Jungle (CNET)
• Disney looks to improve its Web strategy with the help of former Yahoo exec (CNET)
• Glasses-free 3-D TVs a realized vision for Toshiba (Tech Crunch)
• A recap of hot topics at this year’s Mip Jr. (The Hollywood Reporter)
• The next trend? Teen clothing retailers aim to dress a younger set (Orlando Sentinel)
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