Viacom Inc. today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008.

The toymaker reports higher sales, but profits fall on costs.

A federal court has upheld a ban on a law that would criminalize protected speech on the Internet. The American Civil Liberties Union challenged the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) on behalf of a coalition of writers, artists and health educators who use the Internet to communicate constitutionally protected speech. read more

MALIBU, Calif.----JAKKS Pacific, Inc. , a leading toy and consumer products company, announces results for the Company’s second quarter and first six months ended June 30, 2008.

eZanga.com recently upgrades their click fraud detection system, Traffic Advisors, to version 4.0.

BarbieGirls.com is going VIP. The website associated with Mattel ’s Barbie dolls – the world’s most popular toy – is this month to introduce a paid subscription section , offering users access to an improved version of its virtual playground.

These days, playing on a cyber playground requires a real-world toy.

Companies are in search of the next Webkinz, finding a way to combine the traditional play of toys and the lure of the new electronics.

For most parents, video games are just too alien to understand. Unlike for books and movies, parents can't preview a 10- to 20-hour video game their kids are begging them to buy.

The organizers of the Worlds In Motion Summit at Austin GDC have announced the full schedule outline for the market-leading conference on virtual worlds and social gaming, to be held on September 16th and 17th following its successful debut at Game Developers Conference in February. The Summit will take place at the Austin Game Developers Conference in the Austin Convention Center, and will ...