• Free-range children? The benefits of unsupervised play (L.A. Times)
• Another study showing kids age 10 to 14 prefer web over TV (New York Times)
• High stakes in the toy industry (Financial Post)
• Investors speculate on outcome of Bratz trial – Mattel shares drop (L.A. Business Journal) • Too Wii-ddle, too late? Microsoft tries to lure Nintendo’s casual gamers to Xbox 360 (The Irish Times)
• Obama may go soft on kids food marketers (Ad Age)
• Bebo brings on exec to head up original productions (MediaPost)
• Maybe Barbie can buy that dream home afterall: Mattel seeks US$2 billion in damages from MGA (Wall Street Journal Law Blog)
• In other intellectual property news – Mickey might not belong, lock, stock and ears to Disney (The L.A. Times)
• Smackdown in toyland: Lego vs. Mega Brands (The Globe and Mail)
• Never underestimate the power of the cute and fuzzy to sell merchandise (The New York Times)
• The numbers aren’t good – UK headed towards recession (BBC.com)
• Media companies joining YouTube and profiting (International Herald Tribune)
• Nintendo to boost drive in Latin American market (Reuters)
• Toys ‘R’ Us pinning hopes on new superstores (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Mega Brands says timing behind move to bypass shareholder vote on liquidity (Canadian Press)
• Adopting penguins, dressing dolls: what our children like on the web (Times Online)
• Peter Pan’s on strike; Disney suffers major labour problems (The Mercury News)
• New Potter film delayed until July (Guardian)
• Wal-Mart CFO: Suppliers are pushing for price hikes (Reuters)
• Hasbro creates Clue for the tabloid era with younger characters, new weapons and rooms (Los Angeles Times)
• Macy’s, Wal-Mart hold their ground (Advertising Age)
• New Blockbuster CEO looks to set the record straight (PaidContent.org)
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