- Apple App Store sales topped US$10 billion in 2013 (Variety)
- For US cable and satellite TV operators, mobile viewing apps are the new enemy (Reuters)
- Understanding Netflix’s unprecedented stockpile of data about Hollywood entertainment (The Atlantic)
- Transformers director walks out on CES speech (The Telegraph)
- Less is more when it comes to kids and learning to be grateful (The Atlantic)
- Why Marvel’s shared superhero universe model has the rest of Hollywood in a creative frenzy (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Bitcoin makes its way into Zynga’s in-game payments (The Wall Street Journal)
- What exactly is in store for this year’s CES (The Guardian)
- Analyst says investors too optimistic about DreamWorks Animation (Deadline)
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Meanwhile DreamWorks and Fuhu to launch innovative branded kids tablet (New York Times) - Microsoft Kinect jumps into the 3D printing landscape (alistdaily)
- Teen-targeted Divergent named the most buzzed-about movie in 2014 on social media (Variety)
- Despicable Me 2, Monsters University help push 2013 box-office receipts to record high (Forbes)
- Will Netflix put the breaks on its content spending spree? (Deadline)
- The best and worst gadgets of the year – low marks go to the Digital iPotty, surprised? (TechCrunch)
- Why wearable technology will be a key focus at next week’s International CES (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney files trademark lawsuit against video distributor over Frozen Land (Cartoon Brew)
- How companies like Hasbro are striving to keep dolls in girls’ hands for as long as possible (The Wall Street Journal)
- Apple kicks off Made in USA push (San Francisco Chronicle)
- These books were deemed this year’s favorites among children’s publishers (Publishers Weekly)
- Are big-time cable mergers the next big thing? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Based on cargo container shipments to the US, it’s going to be a big holiday season at retail for toys based on Doc McStuffins and Sofia the First (Hollywood Reporter)
- Apple continues its talks with the world’s largest mobile phone carrier (The New York Times)
- Final battle for Angry Birds Star Wars (AppAdvice)
- A strategic purchase for WWE (Variety)
- See what happens when Adventure Time cartoonist depicts himself and his cat in the styles of 100 different animators (iO9)
- What 2013 meant for Android. Hint: Very good things (All Things D)
- Parents may love ’em, but are kids really coveting classic educational toys this year? (The Guardian)
- Hard to believe? The Rock is this year’s best-grossing movie star (Entertainment Wise)
- Into watching a whole TV season in one week? Then you’re in the company of 50% of Netflix subscribers (The Wall Street Journal)
- MTV adds a new piece to fan engagement with a Teen Wolf GIF puzzle (Mashable)
- Should brands be investing in Chinese-language web addresses? (Advertising Age)
- The future of virtual reality has arrived, for the most part (Wired)
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