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- an agreement enabling a third party to sell or provide products or services owned by a manufacturer or supplier. A franchise is granted by the manufacturer, or franchisor, to a...
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- ENGLEWOOD - Ian Laperriere smiles as he considers reports of the Colorado Avalanche's impending doom. Sports Illustrated and The Hockey News see the Avalanche as the 13thbest team in the NHL's 15-team Western Conference. Even optimists wonder if the franchise's 11-season playoff run will end. ...
- Research articles 2006-10-03
- In art of NBA success, Knicks management not painting pretty picture
- If you were trying to paint a masterpiece of a pro basketball team, it would not be the New York Knicks, whose flailing in recent years has left the franchise's all-thumbs management looking like cave-painters. The NBA is a highly competitive league that includes a Van Gogh in Detroit...
- Research articles 2006-02-27
- The business of sports: four teams, three stadiums and unlimited possibilities. How South Florida sports franchises are looking to make the most of what they have
- FLORIDA MARLINS FISHING FOR A NEW BALLPARK WANING LOCAL AND STATE SUPPORT AND A WEARY FAN BASE: HOW LONG CAN SOUTH FLORIDA KEEP PRO BASEBALL? South Florida is facing a future without professional baseball, now that the Florida Marlins are considering relocating before the team's 2010 Dolphins...
- Research articles 2006-02-01
- Lemieux glad to sacrifice golf game
- Pittsburgh Penguins owner-player Mario Lemieux isn't as prepared as he should be for the Mellon Mario Lemieux Celebrity Invitational charity golf outing because he's as prepared as he wants to be for the 2005-06 NHL season. "Sunday I played golf for the first time in two weeks, and I...
- Research articles 2005-06-23
- Nightly Business Report
- JEFF YASTINE, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT ANCHOR: More wedding bells could be in the works for the telecom industry, with Qwest eyeing MCI. A look at the combination and what the $6 billion deal would do to the telecom landscape. LINDA O`BRYON, NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT ANCHOR: Then, President...
- Research articles 2005-02-03
- Willis back to help NBA Hawks at age 42
- ATLANTA, United States AFP — After 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association, center Kevin Willis is going back to where it all began by signing a contract with the Atlanta Hawks. Willis, 42, was selected 11th overall by the Hawks in the 1984 NBA Draft and played in...
- Research articles 2004-09-22
- Par, EA invest in the Don.(Paramount Pictures Corp., Electronic Arts Inc.)(Brief article)
- * EA's vidgame version of The Godfather hits stores more than three years after Paramount first started shop ping its film franchise as an interactive property. Par is counting on the No. 1 game publisher to reinvigorate the franchise for a new gen *...
- Research articles 2006-03-27
- Ubisoft Launches New Video Game Franchise: Assassin's Creed™; Ubisoft's Award-Winning Montreal Studio Creates New Intellectual Property
- SAN FRANCISCO -- Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced the development of a new video game franchise: Assassin's CreedTM. Assassin's Creed is being developed for PLAYSTATIONR3 by an all-star team from Ubisoft's world-class Montreal studio -- the studio responsible for acclaimed franchises such as Prince...
- Research articles 2006-05-02
- Playoff tickets: Red Wings can't lose. (Detroit Red Wings hockey team)
- Joe Louis Arena's aisles won't be the only thing overflowing for the Detroit Red Wings this week as the National Hockey League playoffs begin. So, too, should the franchise's bank account. The team has raised playoff ticket prices 10 percent to 30 perJoe Louis Arena's aisles...
- Research articles 1998-04-20
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- ``Halo™'' Goes Mobile; IN-FUSIO Inks Worldwide Deal with Microsoft's Bungie Studios to Bring Popular Gaming Franchise to Mobile Phones
- SAN FRANCISCO -- IN-FUSIO, a global entertainment publisher and game services provider for mobile phones, announced today that the company will publish mobile applications based on the "HaloTM" franchise created by Bungie Studios, one of Microsoft's premiere first party game development studios. Extending an existing partnership with Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), the...
- Research articles 2005-09-27
- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Announces Game Party 3 and TouchMaster 3
- Two New Casual Games Launching This Holiday Season BURBANK, Calif. -- Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announces TouchMaster 3, a puzzle compilation game for Nintendo DSâ?¢...
- Research articles 2009-08-13
- EA Announces First 3D Sports Strategy Game — NFL Head Coach; Become a Coaching Legend in a New Strategy-Based Football Franchise from the Makers of Madden NFL Football
- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) announced today that NFL Head Coach ((1) working title) will be available in stores in spring 2006, under the EA SPORTSTM brand. NFL Head Coach is in development in Orlando, Fla. by EA Tiburon, makers of other NFL properties including Madden NFL Football...
- Research articles 2005-10-17
- Ping! EA's MVP 06 NCAA Baseball Ships to Stores Today; EA's Newest Baseball Game Franchise Heads Out on the ''Road to Omaha''
- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that MVPTM 06 NCAAR Baseball, the first-ever college baseball videogame, has shipped to retailers under the EA SPORTSTM brand. Produced by EA Canada in Vancouver, B.C., MVP 06 NCAA Baseball is the latest offering from the makers of the critically...
- Research articles 2006-01-18
- Game Graphics Company Image Metrics Gets $6.5 Million
- U.K.-based game graphics company Image Metrics has picked up $6.5 million in funding from Saffron Hill Ventures, VentureBeat reports. Image Metrics focuses on making the faces within video games look and move realistically, which has become increasingly important given the advanced graphics capabilities of consoles like the Xbox 360...
- External links 2008-12-16
- ESPN Uses Webisodes, Game Competition To Promote 'Elite 11'
- ESPN (NYSE: DIS) is hoping that a virtual gaming contest and online video series will help drum up interest among teen athletes for its Elite 11 high school quarterback competition. It's the first major cross-platform push (the Elite 11 will ultimately air on ESPNU) for the company's high school...
- External links 2009-08-03
- 2K Games to Publish Ghost Rider Video Game Based on the Popular Marvel Comic Book Franchise and Upcoming Columbia Pictures Film
- NEW YORK -- 2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that it will publish Ghost Rider, a new third person action title featuring Marvel Comics' iconic motorcycle riding supernatural super hero, Ghost Rider. The game will be based on both the classic comic...
- Research articles 2006-05-01
- THQ Announces Next Installment for `MX' Franchise; Next Game in Successful Motocross Series Coming to PlayStation 2, Xbox and Gamecube
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- Research articles 2002-01-24
- THQ Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Bratz™: The Movie for Wii™, PlayStation®2 System and Game Boy® Advance
- Top Girls Video Game Franchise Returns with New Title Based on Upcoming Doll Line
- Research articles 2007-09-24
- NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. to Develop Video Game Inspired by Universal Pictures' ''The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift''
- SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Based on the Hit Film Franchise, the Game Will Feature Unique Drift Racing Mechanics and Endless Customization Set in the Seductive Japanese Underground Street Racing Scene
- Research articles 2006-04-04
- THQ Inks New Multi-Game Licensing Deals With DreamWorks; Hires New Licensing Head
- THQ has secured new licensing deals with DreamWorks Animation, giving the company the rights to develop and publish new games based on the studio’s films and TV series. Financial terms of the multi-year deal weren’t disclosed, but THQ (NSDQ: THQI) does get to create games for all three consoles,...
- External links 2009-12-02
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