Tag: Mattel
The Last-Ditch DVD Gift Guide!
Wracking your brains trying to come up with last-minute holiday gift options for the toon lovers of various persuasions still haunting your shopping list?...
Technicolor & Rockstar Games Announce New Unit
Technicolor has established a new high-end game art and animation team dedicated to working with Rockstar Games. The new unit incorporates the segment of...
‘Jake and the Pirates’, ‘Batman’ Help Mattel’s Bottom Line
Toy giant Mattel reported an overall entertainment product sales drop of 36 percent, but posted a profit of $96.2 million (up from $80.5 million)...
China’s Xing Xing Digital Buys Canada’s Rainmaker Ent.
Only a couple of days after the departure of president Catherine Winder from Vancouver’s Rainmaker Entertainment, the company was sold to China’s Xing Xing...
Saban to Refresh ‘Popples’
Saban Brands has announced plans to reintroduce popular 1980s brand Popples, with a wide array of merchandise—including apparel, accessories, mobile and tablet apps, plush...
Mattel Makes Playdate with ‘Mia and Me’
Italian production, distribution and licensing house Rainbow has secured a licensing partnership with toy giant Mattel for its new girls’ television series Mia and...
Classic Signs Partners for Masters of the Universe’s 30th
By the power of Grayskull! Classic Mattel toy line Masters of the Universe is turning 30?! Yep, and Mattel and global media company Classic Media...
10 Shows to Write Home About
The beginning of April may signal the arrival of spring in the natural world, but for TV execs and animation producers, it only means...
Warner Bros. Readies Diverse Toy Fair Slate
Warner Bros. Consumer Products is getting ready to unveil new tie-in toys for The Dark Knight Rises, The Green Lantern, Young Justice, Looney Tunes,...
New ‘Max Steel’ to Reboot on Cartoon Network
A new animated version of Max Steel will launch on Cartoon Network Latin America, it was announced today by produces Freemantle Media and Mattel...
Technicolor, Mattel Partner for New ‘Barbie’
Technicolor has revealed its collaboration with Mattel’s Barbie brand for the popular character’s latest DVD feature, Barbie: A Perfect Christmas. The doll’s 22nd CG-animated...
Mattel Buys Hit Ent. for $680m
It’s official. Thomas the Tank and Bob the Builder have a new home. London’s Financial Times is reporting that toy powerhouse Mattel has bought...
BRB Brings Key Toons to Brand Licensing
Spain’s BRB Internacional has announced its planned for the Brand Licensing Europe event to be held in London Oct. 18-20. The company will be...
CyberGroup, FantaWild and Telescreen Win MIP Jr. Prizes
The international children’s content market MIP Junior wrapped over the weekend in Cannes. The two-day event was packed with various panels focusing on different...
Chorion Chairman Waheed Alli Steps Down
Chairman of U.K. property house Chorion Waheed Alli has resigned after the business failed to renegotiate banking deals to fix its significant debt burden,...
The ‘Toy Story’ Toy That Got Away
Tales From the Toon Trenches: From the Files of Michael Mallory
Editor’s Note: Author and journalist Michael Mallory has been covering the animation and visual...
Rights Sold for New ‘Cabbage Patch Kids’ TV Special
Producer Galen Walker has acquired the rights to animated the beloved toys The Cabbage Patch Kids for a new TV special, according to The...
Deals Announce Impending Start of Licensing Expo
The annual Licensing Show is set to open its doors Tuesday for three days of licensing (or licencing, if your British) craziness in Las...
Acker to Direct Live-Action ‘Thomas the Tank Engine’ Movie
Shane Acker, who directed the animated short and feature film 9, has signed on to directed a live-action Thomas the Tank Engine movie, according...
Kidscreen’s iKids Event Spotlights Tyke App Trends
Did you know that by 2015, there will be 15 billion network-connected devices (about two per person) in use around the world? Or that...
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