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)

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)

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