- When it comes to back-to-school gear, early shoppers catch the sales (USA Today)
- A sweet sound for the music industry, as sales are up for the first time in seven years (Advertising Age)
- How kids and young adults are influencing the marketing of literature (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- Disney gives its California Adventure Park a US$1 billion makeover (USA Today)
- For those who couldn’t make it to the Children’s Media Conference in Sheffield, check out the blog (Children’s Media Conference)
- New numbers – Freemium apps generating more revenue than paid ones (MediaPost)
- Okay, not kids TV at all, but maybe a story of hope for producers? Cancelled US soap opera to be reborn online (New York Times)
- A guide to Comic-Con, day 1 (Salon)
- Facebook is making waves for its new communication features – see which brands are already doing the best job engaging with fans (The Next Web)
- Do kids need to be saved from the summer brain drain? (Los Angeles Times)
- Summer, meanwhile, may be the comeback season for Blockbuster (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Disney says a Hulu sale is imminent (The Wall Street Journal)
- An in-depth look at the top-100 US retailers (Stores)
- Move over, PCs. Tablets are taking up more space at big-box retailers (CNET)
- Sony’s upcoming 3D comedy, Hotel Transylvania, picks up all-star voice cast (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Learning and education software company Blackboard acquired for US$1.64 billion (TechCrunch)
- Giving co-viewing new meaning: Research finds primetime for mobile same as TV (Advertising Age)
- Mr Gum author Andy Stanton opens up about his fairytale-like journey into children’s literature (Guardian)
- Commercial or creative? A closer look at 3D movies (Los Angeles Times)
- US-based Amazon continues its European conquests – the latest acquisition is UK-based Book Depository International (The Wall Street Journal)
- Why retailers aren’t biting off more than they can chew this holiday season (Reuters)
- Social gaming company Zynga makes it official with a US$1 billion IPO (The Hollywood Reporter)
- In honor of America’s birthday, the top-10 most patriotic superheroes (Wired)
- UK study finds that watching TV may make kids hungrier for junk food (French Tribune)
- Is candy actually healthy for kids? (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Mega retailer Children’s Place is already looking forward to the back-to-school season (Reuters)
- Another Social Network role – Justin Timberlake to play Sean Parker-esque part in newly purchased MySpace (Advertising Age)
- Disney sets sights on adapting Matterhorn ride for feature film (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Setting a bad example? Americans are drinking more soft drinks than water (Advertising Age)
- Walmart establishes an e-commerce hub in China (MarketWatch)
- Also in Asia, comic legend Stan Lee gets into film financing (Variety)
- Are warrior princesses the next big thing? Disney takes on the role in Brave (All Things D)
- The US Supreme Court allows violent video games to be sold to minors (The Wall Street Journal)
- More violence, more problems? New study says both animated and live-action TV violence is keeping kids up at night (Today)
- What the US$500 million Diary of a Wimpy Kid franchise says about the power of today’s kids’ literature (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Prepare for more toys. Tom Hanks suggests Toy Story 4 is in the works (The Washington Post)
- Director Michael Bay gets in moviegoers’ faces about the benefits of 3D (The New York Times)
- Why context matters when it comes to parents and media ratings (The Huffington Post)
- Minority Report-esque hyper-targeted advertising not as futuristic as you’d think (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- Despite disappointing at the box office, Green Lantern primed for a sequel (The Hollywood Reporter)
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