•TRU relies on cool factor to heat up holiday sales (Reuters)
•Tokyo Toy Show courting adult consumers with female companion robots, soy bean simulators…(Malaysia Star)
•…and Robot-manufacturing consortiums (The Globe and Mail)
• Not dead yet: Marketers still need traditional media (The New York Times)
•What about the children? DreamWorks/Viacom split about to get ugly (L.A. Times)
• Look out kidcasters: content migration online may undercut cable operator (i.e. MSO) payouts to networks (AdAge)
• Grown-up intrigue as Barbie maker Mattel fights for Bratz rights (Los Angeles Times)
• Sony Ericsson releases new Wii-like phone (Casualgaming.biz)
• Wal-Mart gets an image makeover (WWD.com)
• US Tesco chief dons lucky shirt to fend off criticism (Financial Times)
• With U.S. market for factory-direct centers saturated and economy stumbling, attention turns to Canada, Europe (Globe and Mail)
• Retailers quietly shut off Microsoft’s Zune (MSN)
• Steven Spielberg has US$1 billion dream for DreamWorks (Hollywood Reporter)
• Sale of Harry Potter prequel raises cash for charity (Telegraph)
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