July 11, 2008

• Warner/DC Comics craft master plan for superheroes stable (Variety)
• Jury heads into deliberation on Mattel/MGA lawsuit (L.A. Times)
• Memo leak outlines major staff reshuffle at Disney Interactive Group (paidcontent.org)
• iPhone conquers rest of known universe (Reuters)

July 10, 2008

• Wal-Mart June sales top estimates (Yahoo!)

• Viacom family drama continues as Redstone shuts out daughter Shari from top job (Variety)

• High School Musical 3 hype machine gets into gear (Coming Soon)

• A toddler takes on edu-toys (Machinist)

• AFTRA accepts deal (Variety)

• It’s a hypercompetitive TV world after all (Portfolio)

• Ubisoft acquires special F/X firm to bolster video games (Canadian Press)

• Anne of Green Gables grows old and gets her due (Slate)

• Steve & Barry’s squeeze: Without White Knight, liquidation a possibility (Women’s Wear Daily)

• Sesame Street‘s Bob looks back at a storied career (Parent Central)

• Viacom won’t soon shed image as corporate bully (C/Net)

• Analyst whacks entertainment industry’s profit expectations (Washington Post)

• Toy cars bringing in more cash than real ones? Mattel eclipses GM in value (Bloomberg)

• Pixar’s Wall-E has some on the right up in arms (The Guardian)

• Disney downgraded by Lehman Brothers on fears about digital distribution model (Forbes)

• The new Batman receives early rave reviews (Rotten Tomatoes)

• In virtual worlds, child avatars need protection – from each other (Los Angeles Times)

• Some European nations suffering baby drought (New York Times)

• Coupon use rising in tough economic times (Washington Post)

• Viacom vs. YouTube: beyond piracy (BusinessWeek)

• Neopets founders launch new studio (Gamesindustry.biz)

• Study refutes Long Tail theory of web (Wall Street Journal)

• Sony pulls PS3 updates after problems reported (Washington Post)

• SAG situation stalled (Variety)

• Mattel’s American Girl movie serves up new role model (The New York Times)

• George Lucas does it his way on Clone Wars …

• ….and can still expect a consumer products bonanza (both The New York Times)

• No love for Wall-E on Wall Street (Los Angeles Times)

• Wall•E has critics buzzing (Los Angeles Times)

• Sony is wooing Hollywood for PS3 (Variety)

• Call it Disney’s Food Kingdom (New York Times)

• Product placement on TV targeted (Washington Post)

• Sesame Street costume creator Kermit Love dies at 91 (New York Times)

• DreamWorks considers indie future (Variety)

• KIDS FIRST! has named their Top 100 Kids Films (Kids First!)

• Kids’ fashions straight from the runway (Los Angeles Times)

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