September 4, 2009

• Is Time Warner feeling the pressure to make an acquisition like Disney’s recent Marvel buy? (Business Week)

• Sony Walkman outselling Apple’s iPod in Japan? (CNet News)

• With its intergenerational culture, could The Beatles: Rock Band be the most important video game ever made? (New York Times)

• Forget Twilight for a sec – consider Harry Potter versus Lord of the Rings (GeekDad)

September 3, 2009

• Disney’s challenge to attract boy viewers in a well-served young male TV market (Associated Press)

• What impact will augmented reality technology have on social networks? (MediaPost)

• Attracting teens to your brand via social networks, what works and what doesn’t (MediaPost)

• YouTube in talks with Lionsgate, Sony and Warner Bros. to offer pay movies (New York Times)

• On the demand for ‘urbanized’ cartoon characters (Slate)

• It looks like tweens are tweeting, after all? (Mashable)

• Is the WWE getting more family-family? (Slate)

September 2, 2009

• What’s the net value of a child in modern society? (CNNMoney.com)

• Teens eye back-to-school trends, but are also watching their wallets (Detroit Free Press)

• The Muppets of Sesame Street team up with US government once again to talk about swine flu prevention (Washington Post)

• US restaurant chains add children’s menus for the first time (Wall Street Journal)

• Kidrobot stokes toy collectors with QR Code campaign (‘boards)

• Twitter is now bigger than MySpace in the UK (Mashable)

• Rebranding the book cover of Wuthering Heights to appeal to Twi-hards (EW.com)

September 1, 2009

• How the Disney-Marvel deal might affect toycos, TV nets and future licensing deals (Reuters)

• Insight into the online behavior of movie goers (AdAge)

• Reading Rainbow reaches its final chapter (NPR)

•
Lululemon to launch ivivva athletica brand for girls six to 12 (SportsOneSource)

• Taking on Amazon? Walmart adds almost 1 million new items from third parties to its new virtual mall on Walmart.com (Wall Street Journal)

• Vidgame industry could eclipse TV and film: Activision Blizzard CEO (Barron’s)

• Will sparks fly when Spider-Man meets Hannah Montana? (MTV Hollywood Crush)

August 31, 2009

• With all the talk of why teens don’t tweet, 10,000 of them weigh in why (TechCrunch)

• What Kellogg is doing for its social media campaigns (BrandWeek)

• What wins with boy toys versus girl toys? (Washington Post/Parenting)

• Mattel channels decades-old marketing ploy to push Hot Wheels Battle Force Five (New York Times/Media Decoder)

• Check out the complete list of Emmy winners (Associated Press)

August 28, 2009

• Consumers choosing convenience over saving money? (Brandweek)

• Sesame Street to get Lifetime Achievement Award at Daytime Emmys (Variety)

• Mattel not required to do third-party safety tests (Associated Press)

• Brit consumer confidence still down as UK retail sales weaken (Wall Street Journal)

• Restaurant managers look to lure in families with kid-friendly events (Florida Today)

• ScrollMotion takes kids e-books up a notch (Publisher’s Weekly)

• Twilight drives up sales for Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights in Europe (Christian Science Monitor)

August 27, 2009

• Retailers prep for a tough holiday season ahead (WWD)

• Life in plastic, it’s fantastic: Mattel adapts Aqua’s ‘Barbie Girl’ pop tune to advertise Barbie Fashionistas (New York Times)

• Author Orson Scott Card on what’s best for kids (Mormon Times)

• Sony made a PS3 price cut and Microsoft just slashed the price of the Xbox 360. Does the Nintendo Wii now have tougher competition? (MSNBC)

• EA’s chief creative officer on the changing vidgame landscape (VentureBeat/GamesBeat)

• Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay to get Sesame Street area in 2010 (Orlando Sentinel)

August 26, 2009

• Biz advice from Mattel CEO Bob Eckert (CNNMoney/Fortune)

• Borders sees wider than expected loss (Reuters)

• Why teens don’t use Twitter? They may fuel early growth of social networks, but maybe aren’t essential to a tech’s success (New York Times)

• Japanese toon market takes dip for a second year in a row (Variety)

• YouTube to increase ads for popular videos (Hollywood Reporter)

August 25, 2009

• Is mall-based retail falling by the wayside? (The Motley Fool)

• Upstart Seattle-based toyco also looks to bridge online and offline kid play with Nanovar for boys (Wall Street Journal)

• Disney/Pixar’s Up still gaining worldwide momentum (Hollywood Reporter)

• Nintendo’s Wii Sports Resort surpasses 1 million unit sales since late July release (Gamasutra)

• YouTube challenges US viewers to vote for what new fall TV shows will be the next big hits, with more than 80 new and returning series previews (Mashable)

• ABC Family gears up for music-filled fall lineup (Variety)

• Even Webkinz is teaching kids about file sharing? (Freakbits)

August 24, 2009

• Young shoppers in China still spending freely despite economic crunch (Washington Examiner/AP)

• Toys ‘R’ US in line for IPO? (Blogging Stocks)

• Public gets glimpse at first 16 minutes of James Cameron’s Avatar (Variety)

• What’s happening with 3-D TV? (Gizmodo)

• How much is too much for a handheld gaming device? (CNet News)

• American Apparel expands kids and baby items assortment (Business Week)

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