• A peek at the man behind Nick’s tween live-action machine (The New York Times)
• Magnetix legal woes could mean hard times ahead for Mega Brands (The Globe and Mail)
• WiFi-enabled Sansa Connect aims to take on iPod (The Wall Street Journal)
• Meanwhile iPod reaches 100 million sales mark (The Wall Street Journal)
• Podcasts attract audiences, but revenue – Not so much (paidcontent.org)
• UK toy retailer Hamleys crafting new prototype store (PR Leap)
• Time Warner picks up new Disney Hi-Def channels for cable carriage (The Wall Street Journal)
• Microsoft offering free Zune with subs to stem iTunes tide? (Gadget Lab)
• Consumers favor short online viewing experiences (Online Media Daily)
• Doubleclick sets up ‘stock’ exchange for the buying and selling of digital ads (The New York Times)
• Major US$16 billion shakeup of Australian retail in the works (Retail Merchandiser)
• Japan: A nation of armchair animators? (Businessweek)
• Bandai crafts a US$500,000 action figure. That’s right, US$500,000 (Platinum Today)
• More food for thought on the fight to control web video (The New York Times)
• Meet The Robinsons US$25 million weekend a letdown? (The Wall Street Journal)
• Broadband use does not lead to mobile surfing (Online Media Daily)