- Disney closes video game studio behind Epic Mickey flop, makes additional layoffs within video game group (Los Angeles Times)
- Change is in the air: YouTube to introduce paid subscriptions for individual channels (Advertising Age)
- Introducing the first Barbie-themed restaurant (The Telegraph)
- What Warner Bros.’ new digital-savvy CEO means for the company (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Is there a backlash to confining children’s TV to digital channels? (The Guardian)
- Some interesting stats on the global eCommerce landscape – France, for one, is seeing a boom (MediaPost)
- Why the Blackberry and its maker RIM have a chance at survival (The Toronto Star)
- Pinball machine makers say it’s time for a comeback (Techland)
- Will China lift its 13-year ban video game consoles? (The Globe and Mail)
- Drawing similarities between Apple and Disney (International Business Times)
- Young entrepreneur has big plans for app that’s designed for autistic children (All Things D)
- New book service Bobbledy Books subscribes to kids comedy (Wired)
- What happens when fewer Chinese graduates become factory workers? (The New York Times)
- Is the impending launch of Ouya – a video game console that plays Android apps – a threat to Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft? (VentureBeat)
- Boston Globe launches a new iPad program for city students (Paid Content)
- How 3D printers are breathing new life into forgotten toys (Wired)
- Once worth more than US$2 billion, THQ sells most of its assets to competitors (Los Angeles Times)
- Research shows that shopping apps help consumers better connect with brands (eMarketer)
- Why things aren’t necessarily so rosy in the world of eCommerce (The Wall Street Journal)
- Oh, nostalgia. Original Batmobile sells for US$4.2 million (Time)
- Amazon Children’s Publishing launches two new imprints (Publishers Weekly)
- Rovio wins popularity contest as study finds Angry Birds Star Wars the most played app among kids (TechCrunch)
- Everything you need to know about four leading video streaming services (All Things D)
- Iconic, 31-year-old video game maker Atari files for bankruptcy (Los Angeles Times)
- Inside the BBC’s experiment with more science-based preschool TV (Guardian)
- New horror fantasy film set inside Disney theme parks brings copyright law issues to light (The New York Times)
- Meanwhile, Disney CEO Bob Iger got a 20% pay boost last year (Los Angeles Times)
- Thanks to Hasbro, Tetris physical games will find their place on store shelves this August (TechCrunch)
- Despite a renewed demand for Chinese-made goods, future growth for the country will be slower than years past (The New York Times)
- Why we aren’t seeing many glasses-free 3D TVs (Techland)
- Price of kids’ smartphone usage coming in shockingly high phone bills (The Telegraph)
- Meanwhile, mobile ad revenue will rise 19% this year to US$11.4 billion (TechCrunch)
- Better together? Nintendo merges console and handheld divisions (CNET)
- Nearly half of kids under the age of 12 will be Internet users this year (eMarketer)
- US kids twice as likely to read eBooks than adults (Digital Book World)
- Dave Coulier’s ambitious plans to bring Full House-esque comedy to movie-going families (The Hollywood Reporter)
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