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Gap becomes the first retailer to offer promotions via a partnership with Entertainment Weekly and GetGlue, a social media site for TV viewers. Viewers who check in to Entertainment Weekly-recommended shows will unlock “Fall TV Fan”... Read the rest of this post

The classic Disney Princesses are back (in a video game called Disney Princess: Enchanting Storybooks, which will be available this fall on the uDraw GameTablet for Wii and the Nintendo DS. Users will relive their favorite tales while playing... Read the rest of this post

Among the many movies discussed at Disney’s D23 conference (we’re most excited about ‘Monsters University,” the prequel to the beloved “Monsters, Inc.” As the title suggests, the film will focus on Mike and Sulley at school way... Read the rest of this post

Happy Birthday, Nicktoons! (Twenty years ago, Nickelodeon debuted “Doug,” “Rugrats,” and “Ren & Stimpy” – the very first Nicktoons, which revolutionized children’s TV! Thankfully “Doug” is currently part of the network’s... Read the rest of this post

Not sure what to get that student going away to college? (Now Target, as part of a big digital push, is allowing students to create a care package wish list that they can share with friends and family via Facebook or email. The retailer will also be... Read the rest of this post

Clearly Snookie, the Situation, and the rest of the ‘Jersey Shore’ cast are, um, social creatures (but so are their show’s viewers. The premiere episode of season four broke all kinds of social viewing records, including the number... Read the rest of this post

Disney debuted the TV movie ‘Phineas and Ferb: Across The 2nd Dimension’ on Friday (and the flick — based on the TV series of the same title — drew in an impressive 7.6 million viewers! It’s the top cable movie of the year so... Read the rest of this post

Take a peek into the ‘Jersey Shore’ Season 4 digs in Italy… (Yeah, we’re a little jealous, too, though we’re not sure we’d want to live there at the same time as the cast based on what we know goes down in those... Read the rest of this post

Happy Birthday, MTV! (The hit network turns 30 years old today, but as sister network LogoTV says, it doesn’t look a day over “16 and Pregnant!” To mark this major milestone, here’s a look at how MTV has changed over the years. In... Read the rest of this post

We may have drooled over this photo (of the guys of “The Hunger Games.” What do you think of Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson as Gale and Peeta? And why do we have to wait so long for this movie?? Speaking of books we’re... Read the rest of this post

Professor Severus Snape has been crowned the winner of the Harry Potter World Cup. Over at MTV News, 64 characters were pitted against one another to determine who is the greatest Harry Potter character of all time.

MTV News asked Alan Rickman on what he will miss about playing Snape in the films. He replied: “I won’t really miss anything because it’s been such an extraordinarily complete character to play. To go back…I don’t know what the scenario would be. It’s been so much about he appears to be one thing and then you find out a bit more about him as time goes on.”

MTV created a chart to record each round of the competition, including star characters like Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasley. After 7.4 million votes were cast, Snape emerged victorious against Weasley in the final round. Do you think the right character came out on top?

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The Teen Choice Awards 2011 nominations are out (and — surprise, surprise — “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” takes the lead with 12 spots. “Glee” is close behind with nine nominations, and other usual suspects including Taylor Swift, Selena... Read the rest of this post

Today we bring you another installment of Youth Media Movers and Shakers. We’ve culled through industry publications looking for the recent executive placements we think you should know about. If you have executive news that you want us to... Read the rest of this post

In an effort to encourage summer reading (JetBlue and PBS Kids launched Soar with Reading, a program that keeps kids reading no matter where they are. Kids on JetBlue summer flights will receive an activity kit with reading games about PBS shows.... Read the rest of this post

Author Neil Gaiman hopes to write a sequel to his novel, American Gods. According to an interview with MTV News, the novelist has a “boxful of stuff” he would include in the sequel.

Gaiman told explained: “The first book was very much about the grifters and the lowlifes, and you don’t really get to see much of the new gods and you don’t really get a sense of those gods who are doing incredibly well in America. In the second book, I definitely want to go into both of those things.”

Gaiman (pictured, via) released the 10th anniversary edition of American Gods on June 21st. This edition (the author’s preferred text version) contains 12,000 additional words–expanded chapters, essays and interviews.

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The GennY Award honors brands and companies that use new and innovative techniques to reach Millennials. Each of the campaigns highlighted below is a finalist for the 2011 Award, demonstrating the brands’ and companies’ deep knowledge of what... Read the rest of this post

Facebook is about to become even more addicting (with a photo sharing application for iPhones. As sending images via mobile devices becomes increasingly popular, it’s no surprise that Facebook wants to expand its technology. The social network... Read the rest of this post

Dilcidio Caldeira at Paranoid in Sao Paulo directed this one minute station ID for MTV Brazil using images drawn on hundreds of balloons. They were popped by a needle-tipped camera, mounted on a dolly which traveled at a speed fast enough to pop and film 10 balloons each second.

CREDITS
Production: Paranoid
Director: Duldicio Caldeira
Photography: Alexandre Ermel
Animation/Illustration: Daniel Semanas
Sound Track: Hilton Raw

(Thanks, Kent Osborne and Grey Wears)

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Trendy retailer Express (may have figured out how to monetize its Facebook presence — by adding a “shop” tab. The full Express line is available on the site, and the purchase process is fully contained within the Facebook frame. Oh,... Read the rest of this post

Today we bring you another installment of Youth Media Movers and Shakers. We’ve culled through industry publications looking for the recent executive placements we think you should know about. If you have executive news that you want us to... Read the rest of this post

MTV clarifies what viewers can expect (from the O Music Awards, the net’s latest awards show that celebrates innovations in music. Look for awards for Best Music Discovery Service, Best Musical Short, and Most Innovative Artist — Lady Gaga... Read the rest of this post

‘Inbetweeners’ becomes the latest British show (to get an MTV remake. The series focuses on four middle class high school boys who aren’t in with the in crowd, but also aren’t quite nerdy. It sounds way less controversial... Read the rest of this post

The Children’s Choice Book Awards (voting is open, with nominees from Suzanne Collins [Mockingjay] and Stephanie Meyer [The Second Short Life of Bree Tanner]. Elsewhere in YA news, Amanda Hocking, the self-publishing standout, lands a book... Read the rest of this post

The season (series?) finale of “Skins” airs tonight on MTV, but Youth Advisory Board member Amanda Aziz hopes the show will be granted a second season. She points out several ways in which the show is beneficial to its teen viewers, from... Read the rest of this post

Today we bring you our weekly sampler of the cool youth media and marketing gigs. If your company has an open position in the youth media or marketing space, we encourage you to join the Ypulse LinkedIn group, if you haven’t yet, and post there... Read the rest of this post