• Entertainment Rights likely to be broken up (The Guardian)
• An interview with the man behind Springfield’s famous dysfunctional yellow family…(CNN)
• …as Fox picks up two more seasons of The Simpsons, woohoo! (Entertainment Weekly/Pop Watch)
• GM may not board back the Transformers sequel (AdAge)
• A look at the New York Children’s Film Festival (New York Times)
• Guinness World Records names Super Mario Kart top console game (Kotaku)
• Shopping malls reinvent strategies in economic downturn (Wall Street Journal)
• Euro retail sales down for ninth consecutive month (Bloomberg)
• Tween Brands suffers unexpected Q4 loss (MarketWatch)
• Second installment of final Harry Potter movie announced (MTV/MoviesBlog)
• Play Scrabble on an eight-foot board in your backyard (Gizmodo)
• Could these be musical instruments of the future? (Wired/Gadget Lab)
• Retail chains implement changes to keep consumer business (New York Times)
• How to attract confused tweens to websites (MediaPost)
• Disney denied TV license in Russia (Variety)
• The music industry’s catch-22 with Guitar Hero and Rock Band (Wired)
• SFX company Weta develops prosthetic, fully functional mermaid tail for double amputee (CNet News)
• GameStop CEO explains why developers shouldn’t be afraid of used games (Ars Technica)
• Rupert Murdoch takes the reins of Fox’s film and TV operations (Variety)
• UK retail sales still down, but dropping at a slower pace (BBC)
• Aeropostale to shutter Jimmy’Z stores to focus on new concept to target younger shoppers (Reuters)
• Attendance takes a nosedive at Disney theme parks, competitors vie for visitors (New York Times)
• Canadian retail sales see deepest plunge since 1991 (Bloomberg)
• Web-obsessed youth still flocking to the boob tube (AdAge)
• How to handle a Hannah Montana-themed sleepover (Wired/GeekDad)
• 10 kids under 16 whose gadgets could change the world (Gizmodo)
• Top 10 Disney Lego sets that should be made (Wired/GeekDad)
• GameStop’s Q4 estimates look to top Wall Street forecasts (Forbes/AP)
• Mattel to launch Barbie flagship store in Shanghai (Xinhuanet)
• Yahoo’s search ads to integrate images and video for paid listings (New York Times)
• Eight is the average age when kids get their first cell phones…(London Telegraph)
• Math-based puzzle KenKen could be the next Sudoko (Slate)
• Will e-book readers like the Amazon Kindle kill the comic book industry? (AdAge)
• Aussie retailers defy economic troubles, sees rise in sales (Wall Street Journal)
• Kids theme park puts young ones to work to understand the real world (Gizmodo)
• Chaotic sets the foundation for upcoming multiplatform TCGs (L.A. Times)
• Disney’s Cars MMOG preview reviewed (Wired/GeekDad)
• What happened to the under-15s in the Great White North? (Canada.com)
• Does biology dictate the toys kids play with? (Wired/GeekDad)
• Consumers getting better shopping experience (Forbes)
• Books migrating to the big screen get lost in translation (Slate)
• Change in Facebook’s Terms of Service brings up rights and ownership questions (New York Times)
• Play N Trade looks to double its video game franchise (Entrepeneur Magazine)
• Newly launched New York-based school uses games to teach sixth graders (Boing Boing Offworld)
• Price, value and economy are key trends at this year’s Toy Fair…(Reuters)
• …but do cheaper toys equal lower profits? (Blogging Stocks)
• Microsoft to enter the retailer ring with brick-and-mortar stores (L.A. Times)
• Budgets are tighter, but retail consumer satisfaction is up (MarketWatch)
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