January 25, 2011

• Toy Story 3 gets an Oscar nomination in the Best Picture category, becoming the third animated film in history to get the nod (Washington Post)

• As many as half of the jobs at Disney Interactive Studios may be in jeopardy (Variety)

• Look out for that second wave of children’s mobile apps (Wired)

• MTV’s latest teen series Skins is just too racy for high-profile advertisers (The Wall Street Journal)

January 24, 2011

• BBC to hand out pink slips to hundreds of its online employees (The Economic Times)

• Apple’s online app store hits the 10-billion downloads mark (CBC)

• Expect more products that help consumers simplify, suggests this roundup of 10 marketing trends for 2011 (USA Today)

• Fast food is about to get faster in the UK – McDonald’s and Visa team up for contact-free payments (Engadget)

January 21, 2011

• Google pulls a CEO switcheroo (Techland)

• US government subsidies for film and TV productions under scrutiny (The New York Times)

• Cable operators are betting on the power of pizza – and the Pizza Hut brand – to get more VOD customers (Variety)

• Hot Wheels get a video camera (CNET)

January 20, 2011

• Survey shows that kids’ technological dexterity is shaking up the order of developmental milestones (The Wall Street Journal)

• Low price, grocery-store retailer Joe Fresh extends across Canadian – and potentially New York – market (The Toronto Star)

• US study shows that mobile shopping is very much on the rise (MediaPost)

• Watch out, Netflix. Amazon just fully acquired the European movie rental business Lovefilm (Bloomberg Businessweek)

• Disney’s take on The Wizard of Oz could put Johnny Depp in the wizard’s robe (The Hollywood Reporter)

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)

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