• Striking writers turn to childrens’ books (Reuters)
• December retail sales lag (New York Times)
• US writers’ strike is boon for Canadian entertainment industry (Globe and Mail)
• The battle to bring laptop to developing world (Advertising Age)
• Industry leaders collaborate to introduce new mobile broadcast platform (Reuters)
• Business-school professor and Mattel consultant endeavors to turn ”Made in China” into something other than a curse (The New York Times)
• Move over Club Penguin: Virtual world onslaught v. 2.0 headed this way (The New York Times)
• Hollywood marks banner year as six studios take in more the US$1 billion apiece (Variety)
• Wal-Mart scraps online video download service (Online Media Daily)
• Looking for that special fanboy gift? Archival DC Comics action figures book might just hit the spot (Wired)
• India’s gaming market grows up (BusinessWeek)
• Family film market on the grow (San Francisco Chronicle)