• Google muscles into in-game advertising (Associated Press) • Disney stocks lose some of their magical luster (L.A. Times) • Show us the money in online video (Business Week)
• Text-to-animation software has arrived (NewTeeVee.com)
• No-name they ain’t – retailers move from private label to higher-end captive brands (BrandWeek)
• Warner releasing flicks online before DVD in effort to stop piracy in Korea (The Financial Times)
• US retail sector sheds 40,000 jobs in September (Forbes) • Major toycos vowing to keep holiday playthings under US$20 price point (Bloomberg) • PBS Kids Sprout gets to know blogosphere to make marketing gains (AdAge)
• 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)
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