October 6, 2008

• Disney India puts four features into production (Reuters)

• Toys ‘R’ for grown-ups now (Christian Science Monitor)

• Using video games as bait to hook readers (New York Times)

• Disney Chihuahua top dog at box office (Variety)

October 3, 2008

• Brit tab likens Conservative leader to Bob the Builder (The Sun)

• Wii comes to Marriott Hotels (Game Daily)

• Target says it offers competitive toy prices (CNN)

• Nintendo promises to ship more Wiis for Christmas (New York Times)

October 2, 2008

• Hollywood agrees to digital roll-out (Reuters)

• Hong Kong Disneyland scores loan to firm up expansion (Google News)

• Studios sue to bar DVD copying machine (New York Times)

• Nintendo unveils new DS (Daily Tech)

October 1, 2008

• Mattel moves to stop production of Bratz (The Boston Globe)

• Top 100 media players mark 4.6% annual growth (AdAge)

• Wal-Mart backs down in Japan, closes 20 stores, cuts 6% of workforce (Reuters)

• UK parents say childhood overly commercialized, but lukewarm on legislating marketing (Brand Republic)

• Apple threatens to pull the plug on iTunes if royalty rates go up (PaidContent)

September 30, 2008

• Paramount extends deal with Marvel (Variety)

• WWE feels the pain as Dow dips (The Live Feed)

• Credit crunch takes a bite out of McDonald’s (Advertising Age)

• Becks signs kids’ book deal (Contact Music)

September 29, 2008

• Marvel’s Thor might have a director (Variety)

• This year’s Christmas toys have a retro look (Times Online)

• Big Media growth slowest since 2001 (Silicon Alley Insider)

• Philip Glass to write opera about the life of Walt Disney (BroadwayWorld.com)

September 26, 2008

• Sorcerers’ apprentices concoct new adventures (Los Angeles Times)

• Tough times for Hollywood (Portfolio.com)

• Indian retail market to reach US$450 billion by 2015 (Business Standard)

• Walmart unviels new e-commerce site in booming Brazil (Reuters)

September 25, 2008

• Disney signs Depp to long-term deal (Variety)

• Yahoo! overhauls the way it sells display ads (New York Times)

• Lego Batman hits shelves (Wired)

• Oprah joins cast of new Disney animated feature (Reuters)

September 24, 2008

• Is Christopher Paolini the new J.K. Rowling? (The Toronto Star)

• Islamic Ken and Barbie hit the market (Islam Today)

• New Star Wars video game has The Force behind it (Variety)

• Bollywood billionaire to bankroll new Spielberg studio (Guardian)

September 23, 2008

• Hello Kitty Roomba Robot sucks up dirt, money (Inventorspot)

• MTV Networks buys the rest of DIY Social Project site (Washington Post)

• Disney and CBS sign Netflix deal (Wall Street Journal)

• Does Miley Cyrus want out of Disney? (Chicago Sun-Times)

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