- Disney trademarks SEAL Team 6, the Navy team that took down Osama Bin Laden. Prepare for action figures (Time)
- Sony’s PlayStation Network and Online Entertainment services are is back in business. But will the Sony brand bounce back as easily? (The Wall Street Journal)
- Miramax reinforces its digital strategy with a new multi-year distribution deal with Netflix (Variety)
- Walmart takes a stake in a Chinese e-commerce company (All Things D)
- Disney’s social games operator, Playdom, makes US$3 million settlement with FTC over children’s personal data breach (The Wall Street Journal)
- Facebook, meanwhile, faces its own lawsuit over the unauthorized use of data (TechCrunch)
- Talk about getting personal, cafeteria cameras in the US help the government track what – and how much – kids are eating (ABC News)
- The original Nintendo DS continues to outsell its more advanced 3D version (All Things D)
- Cartoon Network snaps up its first Chinese-animated film (Variety)
- Apple’s iAd platform no longer serving advertisers within kids’ apps (macstories)
- UK survey finds more than 50% of parents allow preschoolers to watch adult-targeting programs (BBC News)
- One global consulting boutique breaks down the secrets to Amazon’s e-commerce success (TechCrunch)
- Is a child’s fascination with screen time a cause or an effect of attention problems? (The New York Times)
- Why some US retailers have been able to crack the consumer code in China (Washington Post)
- Disney’s Q2 earnings come in below analysts’ expectations. Box office bust Mars Needs Mom held partly responsible (Los Angeles Times)
- Chocolate milk: US schools’ newest foe? (Washington Post)
- Newest report pins the number of underage Facebook users at 7.5 million (Chicago Tribune)
- With Kraft’s new Jell-O campaign, the proof of social media engagement may be in the pudding (Advertising Age)
- YouTube adds more than 3,000 films to its movie-rental service (The Guardian)
- Figures and facts help debunk these 10 myths about online gaming (Business Insider)
- Apple replaces Google as the world’s most valuable brand, and other chart-toppers (CNET)
- Three major publishers join forces on a new book recommendation website that’s peppered with editorial and e-commerce elements (Publishers Weekly)
- A decrease in overall broadcast-TV ratings may drive a double-digital price hike for this year’s upfront (Advertising Age)
- Not quite ready for primetime licensing – horror film icons take a turn on a crib mobile (Fearnet)
- Random House bolsters its digital efforts by buying Seattle-based media firm Smashing Ideas (The Wall Street Journal)
- Perhaps the coolest kids’ play environments ever? (The Cool Hunter)
- In an age when almost everything is socialized, why should vending machines be any different? (The Blog Herald)
- Turns out, your favorite childhood book may say a lot about who you are today (Flavorwire)
- A lesson in sharing: US parents say a third of the apps on their phone were downloaded by their kids (Nielsen Wire)
- The director of Barbie marketing at Mattel explains the success behind the Barbie and Ken social media campaign (Mashable)
- MTV Networks chairman and CEO Judy McGrath is stepping down and there are no plans to replace her (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Netflix plays nicely with cable operators, says live TV isn’t its business (Advertising Age)
- Rumors continue to circle around a new Amazon tablet (Mashable)
- Nintendo drops Wii prices by 25%, looks to attract fresh consumers (PC World)
- Henson, 21 Laps, Fox and Oscar nominee Lisa Cholodenko in talks to bring Alexander picturebook to the big screen (Variety)
- The Jersey Shore spin-offs keep on coming, here’s The Situation (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Is The Hub’s stiffest competition Disney Junior? (Toy Directory)
- Video game giant Ubisoft launches film division (Variety)
- For the first time in 20 years, the number of US households with TVs has dropped (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Car-themed summer blockbusters rev up marketing efforts for the automobile industry (Advertising Age)
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