November 15, 2010

• Forget the Wildcats – Disney putting on a Glee-inspired song and dance show with Madison High (Deadline)

• TV marketing execs say social media initiatives have little bearing on show ratings (PC World)

• More wrangling for MGA as it counter-sues legal firm heading towards January court date with Mattel (Law.com)

• Online searches for ‘kids computers’ rose 30% since this summer, and other search trends Google can tell us (MediaPost)

November 12, 2010

• Disney releases soft fourth-quarter results early (The New York Times)

• U.S. researchers call on government to ban toxic toys and other harmful kids products (CBC)

• How new theatrical toon franchises take on the sequel, spinoff (Variety)

• A look at libraries reinventing themselves to keep up with the digital age (L.A. Times)

November 11, 2010

• Slumping music-based video game sales lead Viacom to ditch Rock Band developer Harmonix and focus attention on TV, film and online (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Is Wal-Mart’s free shipping promo setting a new expectation in e-commerce? (The New York Times)

• Study finds ‘hypertexting’ and ‘hypernetworking’ among teens ironically leads to antisocial behavior (MediaPost)

• Iron Man director to take on Disney’s theme park feature (CNN)

November 10, 2010

• The World Health Organization has its say on the marketing of food to kids (The Atlantic)

• The tablet marketplace continues to swell. Say hello to the BlackBerry PlayBook (CNET)

• A look at six new social games generating buzz right now (Mashable)

• Disney composer Alan Menken talks about the music biz, gets star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (The Hollywood Reporter)

November 9, 2010

• Hasbro takes 3-D viewing on the go (Cleveland.com)

• Advertisers return to old-school era of mascots and jingles to evoke younger consumer respect (The New York Times)

• Walmart already slashes holiday toy prices to throw competition off-Target (Yahoo Finance)

• eTextbook tablet raises some eyebrows, takes on iPad (Time)

November 8, 2010

• How Disney’s Iger has used the economic downturn as a springboard for innovation (The Wall Street Journal)

• Universal Studios president may be the next casualty of the NBC/Universal-Comcast takeover (New York Magazine)

• Inside two differing schools of thought on preschool TV (The Wall Street Journal)

• At Mattel, toyologists-in-training shed valuable insight, get paid in toys (The Sydney Morning Herald)

November 5, 2010

• Disney Junior drops academics to become more social (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Expect strong toy industry sales this holiday season, says one analyst (Toy Industry Association)

• Time Warner’s Premium VOD service alive and kicking into action next year (Bloomberg)

• Why it matters that China Mobile, the largest mobile enterprise, has joined the Linux Foundation (Mashable)

November 4, 2010

• Video: Will Microsoft’s Kinect be the game-changer it’s hoping to be? (The Wall Street Journal)

• US chain Family Dollar retools, on track to add 300 stores in 2011 (NRF Stores)

• One dietician weighs in on the effectiveness of the Happy Meal ban (MSNBC)

• Corus CEO John Cassaday dishes on his company’s new digs and his open leadership style (The Globe and Mail)

November 3, 2010

• MGA wins new trial, Mattel’s US$100-million payday declared void (BusinessWeek)

• Time Warner TV net profits up 23% in Q3 (Wall Street Journal)

• Spin Master takes on crowded board game aisle at retail (Globe & Mail)

• Video: Sesame Street parodies Apple’s ‘There’s an app for that’ (Mashable)

• 50+ innovations from China, Brazil and other emerging markets (TrendWatching)

November 2, 2010

• Disney officially merges TV sales, DVDs and digital into Home Entertainment distribution group (L.A. Times)

• Hair salon brand Redken sponsors girls-skewing console game (The New York Times)

• Toy-shop tablet hits Toys ‘R’ Us shelves (CNET)

• A look at who’s riding the new wave of Social TV (New Media Age)

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