• 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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• 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)
October 1, 2008
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