- Disney bans junkfood ads from airwaves, effective 2015 (Associated Press)
- Xbox hatches new content partnerships with Nickelodeon and ESPN (L.A. Times)
- US halts funding for Pakistani production of Sesame Street (Wall Street Journal)
- Disney turns to Temple Run developers to create new Brave tie-in game (VentureBeat)
- Sony wows ’em at E3 with “Cross Play” gaming (Washington Post)
- Why Disney’s movie production may increase with new chairman Alan Horn at the helm (The Hollywood Reporter)
- New research finds online and mobile long-form video content continues to cannibalize short-form content (MediaPost)
- Could the long-awaited Fraggle Rock movie finally come to fruition? (Huffington Post)
- The debate over television ad-skipping features continues to heat up (Los Angeles Times)
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing seeks bankruptcy protection, blames recession not digital publishing (Bloomberg)
- How Disney Channel subscribers will soon be able to access more content on the go (Reuters)
- How Facebook’s falling IPO has raised questions from regulators about the IPO process (alistdaily)
- Meanwhile, kids debate whether video games are works of art (The Washington Post)
- How the second screen space will affect the entire TV industry (Tech Crunch)
- Why investors are banking on Disney’s reinvestment strategies (The Wall Street Journal)
- Are 3D printers our future kids toy manufacturers? (Betakit)
- And finally, 10 marketing and advertising ideas to inspire business innovation (Springwise)
- How MTV is tapping into the second screen experience with its immersive movie awards social media initiative (MediaPost)
- Will Facebook’s new try before you buy feed gaming feature increase full app commitments? (Mashable)
- Jedi mind tricks become reality with new headset technology for video games and movies (The Wall Street Journal)
- The controversy surrounding ‘Lego for girls’ could lead to a hacker-focused Lego design hitting shelves (CNET)
- How the kids television industry is transitioning in an on-demand world (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why bumping G.I. Joe: Retaliation has caused headaches for toy retailers (Variety)
- How Disney animation roots trace back to a Kansas City landmark (The Kansas City Star)
- Who says four and up is too young to get into game development? (Tech Crunch)
- How parents are encouraging kids to build things using unstructured, hands-on creativity (The Wall Street Journal)
- Why Disney’s against viewers skipping commercials with DVRs (MSN)
- How Apple CEO Tim Cook is finding his own path as Steve Jobs’ successor (CNN)
- And finally, a rundown of 10 of the strangest children’s and YA fiction authors of all time (Flavorwire)
- Continuing the debate, Netflix says it’s not responsible for Nickelodeon’s recent ratings dip (Reuters)
- Paramount bumps G.I. Joe sequel to 2013 saying a 3D conversion is required, but doesn’t blame the shift to the disappointing box office of Battleship (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why CBeebies ought to be better funded with less reliance on repeats (The Guardian)
- Meanwhile, don’t we all wish we could have a secret Pixar office space? (CNET)
- How Amazon is evolving the way books, movies and TV programs are developed (CNET)
- How a government ban on illegal microtransaction models has impacted social game makers in Japan (Wired)
- New study finds more UK children ages six to 10 read ebooks on laptops and PCs (MediaBistro)
- Will Battleship‘s disappointing box office sales affect Hasbro’s board game-to-movie plans? (Forbes)
June 5, 2012
June 4, 2012
June 1, 2012
May 31, 2012
May 30, 2012
May 29, 2012
May 28, 2012
May 25, 2012
May 24, 2012
May 23, 2012
Newsletter
