January 19, 2011

• FCC gives the Comcast-NBC merger the green light – along with plenty of conditions (The New York Times)

• The global mobile app market is expected to swell to US$25 billion by 2015 (TechCrunch)

• How this burgeoning gaming industry is make a charitable difference (Mashable)

• Despite his medical leave from Apple, Jobs likely to stay on Disney board (The Hollywood Reporter)

January 18, 2011

• Heads up app developers – Google’s Android is gaining ground on Apple’s iPhone (The Wall Street Journal)

• Facebook, meanwhile, is putting the heat on Google (Ad Age)

• Hasbro warns of disappointing holiday sales (Zacks.com)

• Signs of market maturity? Walmart’s moving into South Africa (Bloomberg Businessweek)
• Blockbuster could fetch a US$400 million sales price (The Hollywood Reporter)

January 17, 2011

• American Center for Children and Media prez David Kleeman breaks down the most kid-relevant aspects of this month’s CES (The Huffington Post)
• Worldwide economic productivity could be more sluggish in 2011 (The Wall Street Journal)
• Consumers, on the other hand, will have no problem increasing their spending this year (MediaPost)
• iPhone game written by a 14-year-old is now reaching Angry Birds heights (All Things D)

January 14, 2011

• Rumors heighten about a potential Shine Group sale to Murdoch’s media-mogul father (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Former Disney marketing chief takes the reins over at Fox, says film industry is evolving at a rapid pace (Ad Age)

• Could Nintendo’s new 3DS eventually have 3-D video recording capabilities? (Engadget)

• Disney says Comcast-NBC merger could lead to content favoritism (L.A. Times)

• Borders close to securing refinancing from GE Capital and other lenders (The New York Times)

January 13, 2011

• Discovery Communications promotes three and re-organizes (The New York Times)

• New packaging technology could literally illuminate products as they sit on shelves (Techland)

• Lady Gaga on-track to be the world’s top performer in 2011 (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Could this be the world’s first 3-D drama TV series? (The Wall Street Journal)

January 12, 2011

• Round two – Judge says upcoming Mattel v. MGA battle ‘will be a remarkable trial’ (Wall Street Journal)

• Social gaming biz expected to exceed US$1 billion this year (eMarketer)

• Not surprisingly and not unlike Prohibition, US junk food ban has caused ‘underground’ candy rings to emerge (The Atlantic)

• Video: A first look at Panasonic’s 3-D gesture-controlled TV (Mashable)

January 11, 2011

• Suspicions are confirmed as nearly 50% of MySpace employees are set to be laid off (CNET)

• Are Chinese mothers better than their Western counterparts? A story that’s sure to spark debate on parenting and child development in the US (The Wall Street Journal)

• How teen girls in films are reinforcing brains over dumbed-down beauty (L.A. Times)

• Bob the Builder designer’s new werewolf novel up for children’s book prize (BBC)

• Spider-Man musical comes in on top of Broadway Box Office (Variety)

January 10, 2011

• What 2011 has in store for marketers… (Ad Age)

• …and for consumers (Trendwatching)

• Disney in cahoots with Yahoo in Internet TV race? (The Wall Street Journal)

• Why movie producer and comic book publisher Barry Levine is increasingly becoming a Hollywood fixture (The New York Times)

• Nintendo president weighs in on recent parental warnings surrounding the 3DS (The Wall Street Journal)

January 7, 2011

• A roundup of what gadgets are making waves so far at CES (The Wall Street Journal)

• Meanwhile, consumers continue to flock to the iPad (AdAge)

• And tech companies like Sharp set their sights on merging 3-D with tablets (Washington Post)

• TiVO now plugs itself as home media hub (Techland)

January 6, 2011

• How one company is bringing real board game elements to the iPad (The Wall Street Journal)

• Mattel claims against MGA limited to six Bratz dolls and unstyled molds (The Washington Post)

• Disney shares reach a 10-year high, propelled by buzz around theme parks and cable networks (L.A. Times)

• How the media world will fare in the year ahead. Hint: It pays to go digital (The Wall Street Journal)

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