• BBC to bring internet services to the small screen (London Telegraph)
• Report finds most US retail sectors seeing improved holiday results (Wall Street Journal)
• Surprise! The iPhone is the most popular phone in the US (Mashable)
• Despite layoffs, game employment sees spike in North America (VentureBeat)
• Toys ‘R’ U CEO Gerald Storch and how the retailer made Zhu Zhu Pets hot (New York Times)
• It looks like consumer electronics are tops for retailers this holiday season (AdAge)
• More parents turning to the iPhone as an educational tool (Globe and Mail)
• Could the social gaming market be worth around US$5 billion in three years? (Industry Gamers)
• How J.K. Rowling created an industry and economy with Harry Potter (The Economist)
• One parent’s review of the Asus Disney Netpal (Wired/GeekDad)
• Can today’s recession-inspired frugality change the next generation? (Washington Post)
• What’s next for social gaming on the iPhone? (CNet News)
• Kids clicking on more video ads versus adults (MediaPost)
• Hasbro suing Atari over Dungeons & Dragons sub-licensing (CNNMoney)
• How the mobile phone became Santa’s biggest helper (New York Times)
• Why the consumer electronics industry is crossing its fingers for a hit in Avatar (CNet News)
• Blockbuster wants to be more than just a DVD rental chain (Wall Street Journal)
• DreamWorks acquires film rights to War Horse (Hollywood Reporter)
• R.I.P. Roy E. Disney, 79 (New York Times)
• How social media is the little engine that can build brand awareness (AdAge)
• Harry Potter conjures top home video sales this week (Hollywood Reporter)
• Disney Consumer Products’ merch approach to The Princess and the Frog (Dallas Morning News)
• Studio Ghibli to develop The Borrowers (Variety)
• It looks like word of mouth is still the most effective way to sell video games: study (Kotaku)
• Russian firm drops US$180 million into FarmVille creator Zynga (New York Times)
• More consumers are turning into last-minute shoppers this holiday season (Bloomberg)
• One person’s take on what not to expect from the gaming industry in 2010 (Kotaku)
• A Q&A with a Mattel marketing director on the AR toys for Avatar… (Los Angeles Times/Hero Complex)
• What were the most popular YouTube videos of 2009? (Mashable)
• Forget the Batmobile, how about the Bat…limo? (Carscoop via Neatorama)
• Junk food ads reign on kid websites (ABC News/Reuters)
• UK preschool TV so strong in its home market that even Disney must adapt (The Guardian)
• And the Golden Globe nominees are… (Variety)
• comScore and VideoEgg to measure how online ads have an impact on off-line purchases (Mashable)
• Box office tally for 3-D films sees threefold spike over 2008 (Variety)
• Disney’s Princess less than royal at the box office (LA Times)
• TV still tops kids media consumption (MediaPost Publications)
• Hong Kong private-equity fund raising upwards of US$400 million for China Movie Fund (Nasdaq)
• Studios look to give consumer another reason to try Blu-ray (680 News)
• Disney’s toys get Lasseter’s Midas touch (LA Times)
• 20-year-old fogey thrills tween audience at Madison Square Gardens (New York Times)
• It’d be ‘just fine’ if Spider-Man film rights stay with Sony: Disney CEO Bob Iger (MTV.com)
• Singing and dancing still tops with TV viewers (AdAge)
• Insight Media predicts 40 million install base of 3-D TVs by 2014 (Mashable)
• Best Buy to up efforts in electronics R&D to better influence next-gen products (BusinessWeek)
• No holiday must-have items for US shoppers as retailers/manufacturers forgo innovation (AdAge)
• Disney parks and resorts to dial back discounts as economy recovers (Bloomberg)
• Bratz recall put on hold (L.A. Times)
• How ZhuZhu Hamsters dodged a product recall (Businessweek)
• Angels the next vampires in YA entertainment? Disney options four-book series, Fallen (Hollywood Reporter)
• Speaking of vampires…LOL Cats meets Twilight’s New Moon – We’re sensing an untapped licensing opportunity (Microsuede)
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