September 14, 2009

• Will the Beeb sell BBC Worldwide? (Variety)

• Pixar’s John Lasseter dishes on Toy Story 3 backstory (L.A. Times)

• Behind the scenes at D23 Expo (CNNMoney)

• Twitter to see 18 million users by end of year (Mashable)

September 11, 2009

• A profile of Disney tween guru Rich Ross (London Telegraph)

• Meanwhile, the House of Mouse gears up for the launch of The Princess and the Frog (L.A. Times)

• Beyond Nielsen? Searching for new TV ratings metrics (AdAge)

• Walmart adds budget-friendly in-store Family Night Center activities (Reuters)

September 10, 2009

• Disney CFO sees good signs in ad market (Reuters)

• Apple to push further into the video game realm (Venture Beat)

• DreamWorks shares downgraded under speculation of media giant purchase (Associated Press)

• Microsoft and Tesco to launch virtual DVD service in the UK (CNet News)

• That is one big Star Wars collection (BoingBoing)

September 9, 2009

• Even after being acquired by Toys ‘R’ Us, will KB Toys live on? (CNBC)

• Are Redbox DVD rental kiosks killing the movie biz? (New York Times)

• Disney’s Bob Iger versus the digital bigwigs (L.A. Times)

• Could video games hold the key to the future of education? (The Economist)

• Monopoly City Streets goes global as Hasbro teams up with Google for latest installment (PC World)

• A review of The Vampire Diaries on The CW (Variety)

September 8, 2009

• Disney-Marvel deal not so super: Citi analysts… (National Post)

• …and what affect will that deal have on theme parks? (Washington Post)

• A closer look at how Spin Master hopes to take on the Barbie-dominated fashion doll aisle with LIV (The Toronto Star)

• How video game marketing strategy has changed to offer different user experiences (AdAge)

• Can 13-year-old kid star Bobb’e J. Thompson hold his own? (L.A. Times)

• Vampires far from dead in the TV world, but how much is too much? (L.A. Times)

• Buzz Lightyear to return from infinity and beyond as Discovery heads back to Earth (Associated Press)

September 4, 2009

• Is Time Warner feeling the pressure to make an acquisition like Disney’s recent Marvel buy? (Business Week)

• Sony Walkman outselling Apple’s iPod in Japan? (CNet News)

• With its intergenerational culture, could The Beatles: Rock Band be the most important video game ever made? (New York Times)

• Forget Twilight for a sec – consider Harry Potter versus Lord of the Rings (GeekDad)

September 3, 2009

• Disney’s challenge to attract boy viewers in a well-served young male TV market (Associated Press)

• What impact will augmented reality technology have on social networks? (MediaPost)

• Attracting teens to your brand via social networks, what works and what doesn’t (MediaPost)

• YouTube in talks with Lionsgate, Sony and Warner Bros. to offer pay movies (New York Times)

• On the demand for ‘urbanized’ cartoon characters (Slate)

• It looks like tweens are tweeting, after all? (Mashable)

• Is the WWE getting more family-family? (Slate)

September 2, 2009

• What’s the net value of a child in modern society? (CNNMoney.com)

• Teens eye back-to-school trends, but are also watching their wallets (Detroit Free Press)

• The Muppets of Sesame Street team up with US government once again to talk about swine flu prevention (Washington Post)

• US restaurant chains add children’s menus for the first time (Wall Street Journal)

• Kidrobot stokes toy collectors with QR Code campaign (‘boards)

• Twitter is now bigger than MySpace in the UK (Mashable)

• Rebranding the book cover of Wuthering Heights to appeal to Twi-hards (EW.com)

September 1, 2009

• How the Disney-Marvel deal might affect toycos, TV nets and future licensing deals (Reuters)

• Insight into the online behavior of movie goers (AdAge)

• Reading Rainbow reaches its final chapter (NPR)

•
Lululemon to launch ivivva athletica brand for girls six to 12 (SportsOneSource)

• Taking on Amazon? Walmart adds almost 1 million new items from third parties to its new virtual mall on Walmart.com (Wall Street Journal)

• Vidgame industry could eclipse TV and film: Activision Blizzard CEO (Barron’s)

• Will sparks fly when Spider-Man meets Hannah Montana? (MTV Hollywood Crush)

August 31, 2009

• With all the talk of why teens don’t tweet, 10,000 of them weigh in why (TechCrunch)

• What Kellogg is doing for its social media campaigns (BrandWeek)

• What wins with boy toys versus girl toys? (Washington Post/Parenting)

• Mattel channels decades-old marketing ploy to push Hot Wheels Battle Force Five (New York Times/Media Decoder)

• Check out the complete list of Emmy winners (Associated Press)

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