Here's a new way for tweens/teens to spend (more of) Mom and Dad's money online. Socialwise, Inc. launches BillMyParents, a new online payment system that allows teens to buy things online and parents to later ok the purchase via an approval process. After convincing their folks to sign up for the service, tweens/ teens can shop online either via BillMyParents enabled social networks, virtual worlds or online gaming sites. Once they pick what they want to buy (and maybe include a note to the folks), BillMyParents sends an email or text to their parent(s). Parents then review their selections and can approve or put the kibosh each request individually, or as a group, and then enter the credit card information. BillMyParents has launched a shopping site powered by Amazon.com at www.bmpshopping.com, and also has set partnerships with a number of social networking sites including Artix Entertainment, Habbo, Outspark and RockYou!, among others.
Negotiations are underway for Peter Berg (Hancock, The Kingdom, Friday Night Lights) to direct an action-adventure movie version of Hasbro's Battleship game for Universal, according to THR. Already signed on to pen the script is the brother writing team of Jon and Erich Hoeber (Whiteout, Red). Universal is already in various stages of development for movie adaptations of three other Hasbro properties, Monopoly, Candy Land and Ouija Board.
Muhuhahaha! Cartoon Network Asia picks up Nerd Corp Entertainment's animated series League of Super Evil (a/k/a L.O.S.E.). The series will launch in 2010 on Cartoon Network in 25+ countries, including India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Korea, China and several others in South East Asia. Cartoon Network will handle all rights, including merchandising, for the 26x30 of the series. Additionally, Nerd Corps has created 30-second shorts tied to each episode for use as bonus on-air or online content of evil. The League of Super Evil debuted in March on Cartoon Network US and YTV (Canada), as well as CBBC (UK), Jetix in Latin America and Canal +, Canal J and Gulli in France.
Sesame Workshop enters into a multi-year partnership with Yoostar, which will make some 160 classic and newer Sesame Street clips, featuring star Muppet characters (e.g. Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie etc.), available over the course of the deal. Fans can purchase and download the Sesame Street clips at Yoostar.com beginning July 1, and at retail outlets from August 24. The Yoostar system (retails for $169.95) includes the equipment and software to remove original actors from the scene and insert users in their place.
Friday, May 22, 2009
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