- Weak sales and a strong Yen spell troubling times for Nintendo (Telegraph)
- Rendering 3D animation just got faster thanks to Pixar and the cloud (Mashable)
- How JCPenney is taking a page out of the Apple Store design book (The Wall Street Journal)
- Meanwhile, Popeye and the band Wilco get animated in a new music video treatment (YouTube)
- iPhone and iPad drive Apple’s record first quarter earnings (MarketWatch)
- It’s official, THQ is getting out of the licensed kids games business (MCV)
- Why Hollywood and Silicon Valley should create a better future together (Tech Crunch)
- It seems networks and fans can’t get enough of Beauty and the Beast (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney and Spielberg shut out of Best Animated Picture Oscar noms (Los Angeles Times)
- Report predicts video streaming, online gaming and social networking will trigger entertainment mergers and acquisitions (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Why advertising alone might not be enough to support YouTube’s expansion strategy (MediaPost)
- How Sesame Street has transitioned into the digital world (paidContent)
- Sponsors behind anti-piracy Bills SOPA and PIPA go back to the drawing board (The Washington Post)
- Will the TV Everywhere industry initiative be as lucrative as analysts are predicting? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How new technology can turn car door windows into touchscreens for games (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Dreamworks Animation stands alone as only entertainment industry company on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies To Work For list (Los Angeles Times)
- Will Apple’s digital education tools help drive its iPad sales? (The Wall Street Journal)
- Why SOPA could kill Hasbro’s unique relationship with My Little Pony fanboys (Forbes)
- How Lego print ads are opening the imaginations of kids and adults (AdAge)
- In other anti-piracy news, US feds shut down one of the world’s biggest file-sharing sites (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Will the growing opposition of proposed anti-piracy Bills SOPA, PIPA kill the controversial legislation? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Walmart turns consumerism into a reality show, really (AdAge)
- Owning one tablet apparently doesn’t cut it, millions now want two (The Telegraph)
- This just in, 30% of the planet’s population is now online (CNET)
- Survey finds kids see technology as fundamentally human (TNW)
- How does US$100 billion sound for your internet company’s stock market debut? (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Despite shifting trends, 18- to 25-year-olds still prefer shopping in actual stores rather than online (PR Newswire)
- Steve Jobs has a comic, but will not be turned into a toy figurine (BBC)
- Kidswear market in India is growing thanks to high demand for branded apparel (The Economic Times)
- Disney sets its sights on China with first store set to open in fall 2012 (Reuters)
- Despite racial controversy, Rastamouse remains a top-rated show for CBeebies (EntertainmentWise)
- Say it ain’t so, Iran cracks down on sale of Barbie dolls (CBS News)
- Watch out Netflix, Hulu’s launching more original shows this year (Wall Street Journal)
- Why edutainment and blended learning trends are growing in the public sector (Tech Crunch)
- Now playing, Mega Brands vs. Lego in Attack the Block Two (Vancouver Sun)
- Meanwhile, Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo gets the 3D treatment (Mashable)
- As console lifecycles end, US video game sales drop 21% in December (The Washington Post)
- Why Lego’s newest line for girls has caused a gender-related controversy (Toronto Star)
- How the CW plans to bring long-running DC Comics series Green Arrow to the small screen (The Hollywood Reporter)
- And finally, are people taking Peppa Pig’s antics too seriously? (Sabotage Times)
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