November 29, 2010

• The numbers are in: 8.7% more Americans hit stores this Thanksgiving weekend compared with last year… (The Globe and Mail)

• …And US online merchants saw a 9% rise in sales this year on Black Friday alone (VentureBeat)

• The value of McDonald’s Happy Meal is in the brand, not the dollars (Ad Age)

• One-hit wonders? A roundup of the most popular holiday toys from the past 80 years (MSNBC)

• Teen social network combines game play with live-video chat (TechCrunch)

• A look behind the new Spider-Man musical (Techland)

November 26, 2010

• Why 75 million Americans will hit stores today and why children are the strongest drivers of this Black Friday frenzy (International Business Times)

• How Blockbuster is planning – and financing – its rebound marketing campaign (Brand Freak)

• Why networks need to shuffle things up when it comes to their brand identity (Variety)

• Turner Broadcasting research says online TV viewers are willing to put up with more ads (Media Buyer Planner)

November 25, 2010

• Management overhauls at MTV underscore the network’s return to its musical roots (L.A. Times)

• With the help of mom bloggers and a shaky economy, Squinkies fly off shelves (The New York Times)

• Smartypants can have fun, too. A roundup of some of the smartest kids toys around (Wired)

• Why networks are retreating to reality programming (Ad Age)

November 24, 2010

• Holiday spending surpassing pre-recession numbers, expected to be a record-breaker (CNET)

• The iPad comes in as kids’ most coveted ‘tech toy’ of the holiday season, says Nielsen survey (Techland)

• VIDEO: Cookie Monster makes a case for why he should be the next Saturday Night Live host (Variety)

• Why technology is especially distracting for its younger users (The New York Times)

• VIDEO: What Disney execs have to say at The Hollywood Reporter’s animation roundtable (The Hollywood Reporter)

November 23, 2010

• Kids becoming budding body builders? (The Wall Street Journal)

• More shakeups within Disney’s Interactive group as the Mouse House emphasizes emerging online and mobile platforms (L.A. Times)

• Netflix continues to shift towards becoming an online video service (The Wall Street Journal)

• How Twitter is bringing TV, and ad dollars, to life (Fast Company)

• Viacom becomes the latest TV programmer to block content from Google’s new internet TV platform (MediaPost)

November 22, 2010

• VIDEO – Influencers, how trends & creativity become contagious (Vimeo)

• Happily ever after? Disney to stop making movies based on fairytales (L.A. Times)

• Why Beyblades’ spin on cross-marketing is working (Ad Age)

• The Kardashians keep up with teen girl spending with new prepaid debit ‘Kard’ (Slate)

• Cartoon Network cancels its first hour-long live-action series, Unnatural History (Deadline)

• Kids, parents going loco for Lalaloopsy dolls (New York Post)

November 19, 2010

• More retailers flex their marketing arms as the biggest shopping season approaches the US (The Wall Street Journal)

• NBC reveals new management lineup in light of Comcast takeover (The New York Times)

• Glee stars to hit UK stages this summer (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Children’s author/illustrator collaborates on new Google interactive book that teaches Internet basics (Mashable)

November 18, 2010

• Amazon opens development studio, looks to democratize the film industry (MediaPost)

• Disney teams with social networking startup Glowalla to create branded, location-based campaign (TechCrunch)

• Target turns to social media in anticipation of Black Friday (Mashable)

• Despite modest improvements within Kmart division, Sears sales continue to sink (The Wall Street Journal)

• LEGO jumps on board multibillion-dollar Pirates of the Caribbean franchise (The Wall Street Journal)

November 17, 2010

• A toned-down Hulk gets rebooted for TV series (Techland)

• Microsoft’s Kinect hits the one-million mark after 10 days on the market (L.A. Times)

• Warner Bros. investigates today’s online leak of the new Harry Potter film (The Hollywood Reporter)

• New report finds retailers are racing onto Facebook (MediaPost)

November 16, 2010

• Controversial author James Frey debuts content production company with teen sci-fi thriller (The Wall Street Journal)

• Hollywood tries its hand at the Rubik’s Cube, continues to raid the toy box for film inspiration (UK Guardian)

• Toy exec sounds off on why Justin Bieber doll has the recipe for success (NorthJersey.com)

• Why TV viewers flocking to the web is causing a revolution in broadcasting (Daily Mail Online)

• Tween star’s troubles set a new gameplan into motion for Disney’s Sonny With a Chance (Variety)

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