- The FTC is set to introduce new rules that affect how social networks and internet advertisers collect information from kids (The Wall Street Journal)
- With Classic Media purchased, DreamWorks now has plans to launch a new family-oriented cable TV channel (Reuters)
- How Super Why is taking the advertising and promotional world by storm (The New York Times)
- Move over kids movie tie-ins, there’s an R-rated bear coming to a shelf near you (Variety)
- How Disney’s Doc McStuffins has found a cure for racial stereotyping (The New York Times)
- Why observing how children play makes for better designed apps and digital toys (Huffington Post)
- New research finds nearly three in 10 US online consumers now own a tablet (Broadcasting & Cable)
- Chick-fil-A continues to ruffle feathers, this time upsetting the Bearenstain Bears copyright holders (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Subscription streaming and Blu-ray sales drive home entertainment sales up for first time in five years (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Will YouTube’s new production studios for creators introduce splashier online videos to the world? (MediaBistro)
- New study reveals teens’ relationships with friends and family are helped by social media, but personal contact is key (MediaPost)
- Why a Marvel’s The Avengers spinoff could be headed to the small screen (Huffington Post)
- Watch out cable companies, Google is set to launch its new high-speed internet and TV service (The Wall Street Journal)
- Could Apple’s new game controller patent be the key to attracting core gamers? (Games Industry)
- How YouTube is making it easier for users to license their vids for Creative Commons (CNET)
- Pixar’s golden rules of storytelling interpreted with Lego (Mashable)
- Watch out YouTube, Twitter and Hollywood producers plan to launch an in-stream video series (AdWeek)
- Will the new Intel/Toshiba interactive social film project be a game changer? (CBC)
- New study reveals that half of mobile gamers favor mobile devices as their primary home game platform (alistdaily)
- Cool vid of what Disney animators do for fun in the summer (Wired)
- Netflix not adding as many subscribers as analysts forecast (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Will Apple’s slowing growth in China turn around with a new iPhone launch? (The Wall Street Journal)
- How Nintendo’s 3DS has held its own amid a changing market (Los Angeles Times)
- A 1980’s video game made of Post-It notes and Jedi cats with light sabres? Just enjoy (Mashable)
- Why more hotels are offering programs, activities and menus targeting teens (USA Today)
- New poll places Toy Story at the top for movies every child should watch before they turn 10 (Mail Online)
- How Disney has become serious about gaming (Games Industry)
- Yes, the new American Girl movie was shot in Canada, eh? (Forbes)
- Twilight, One Direction, Taylor Swift and the Biebs nab multiple Teen Choice Awards (The Hollywood Reporter)
- New poll reveals 73% of non-smart TV owners are not really familiar with internet-connected TV (MediaPost)
- This is cool: DreamWorks can help turn your static pics into movies (Fast Company)
- How Zynga aims to right the ship with advertising (alistdaily)
- The blackout is over as Viacom brings channels back to DirecTV (The Hollywood Reporter)
- New stats show children’s fiction had healthiest sales growth in 2011 within all book segments (Publishers Weekly)
- Generating revenue from mobile apps proves challenging for Ice Age Online developer Bigpoint (Develop)
- Unveiling the secrets behind Nickelodeon’s icky green slime (Business Insider)
- With no Nick fix on DirecTV, kids are scrambling to other kidsnets including Disney Channel and The Hub (The New York Times)
- New report finds global video game industry will reach US$82 billion by 2017 with online distribution driving growth (Forbes)
- Why teens or tweens should be on social networking sites (Huffington Post)
- How tech and toy hybrids continue to impact kids’ play patterns (The Wall Street Journal)
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