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Hasbro: Pure, Dumb Luck

Last year Hasbro managed not to manufacture any lead-painted toys in China. Will their multiple lines of movie merchandise for ‘Transformers’, ‘Iron Man’, and the ‘Incredible Hulk’ finally let them outstrip the Mattel toy tyranny?

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Videos 2008-05-26

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Independent Monitor Completes Fourth Audit of Mattel Manufacturing Facilities in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia

Audits Confirm Continuing Overall Compliance with Mattel's Global Manufacturing Principles NEW YORK -- The Sethi International Center for Corporate Accountability SICCA today released results from audits of Mattel, Inc. manufacturing facilities in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. The SICCA reports were commissioned by Mattel as part of Mattel's commitment...

Articles 2008-10-03

Mattel to Webcast 2008 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Mattel, Inc. (NYSE:MAT) today announced that it will webcast its quarterly conference call on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time (5:00 a.m. Pacific time). Led by the company's chairman and chief executive officer, Robert A. Eckert, the conference call will cover the company's...

Articles 2008-10-02

Mattel and Fisher-Price® Named to Time to Play's "Most Wanted" Holiday List

Time to Play Unveils Elmo Live, Laugh & Learn[TM] Smart Bounce & Spin Pony[TM] and Hot Wheels[R] Turbo Driver[TM] Controller as Hot Holiday Picks for the 2008 Holiday Season NEW YORK -- Mattel, Inc. (NYSE: MAT) and its Fisher-Price[R] division made headlines today at the Time to Play[TM]...

Articles 2008-10-01

Trivial, it isn't. The game that will unleash a Christmas war

Bezzerwizzer is the new board game that Mattel, the US toy giant, hopes will destroy the global domination of established family favourite Trivial Pursuit. What makes Bezzerwizzer look a winner is that it is the first tactical quiz game. The name is a corrupted spelling of a...

Articles 2008-09-28

New-Hire Announcement: Ed Liu Joins DLC

DLC, the leader in helping companiestransform ideas into action, one project at a time, today announced that EdLiu has joined the company as a Consultant in Los Angeles. Ed comes to DLC from Line 6, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of digitalguitars, amplifiers and effects processors, where he served as...

Articles 2008-09-26

Jim Silver and Chris Byrne Introduce Time to Play, Announce Holiday '08 Hot Toys and Discuss Key Holiday Trends

One-on-One Interviews Available with Top Level Executives from Hasbro, Mattel, Mega Brands, Spin Master, Toys"R"us, and Others NEW YORK -- [TABLE OMITTED] For more information regarding Time to Play, to RSVP for the October 1 press conference or to schedule an interview with Jim Silver, Christopher...

Articles 2008-09-23

Media Alert: RealNetworks Launches "SKIP-BO: Castaway Caper" on RealArcade.com and GameHouse.com

WHAT: The casual games business unit for the digital entertainment servicescompany RealNetworks® Inc. is announcing the availability of "SKIP-BO:Castaway Caper™," a new casual game based on Mattel's (NYSE: MAT) classichit card game, developed by Abduction Studios and published by Real. Thisnew game is now available on RealArcade.com and GameHouse.com....

Articles 2008-09-18

PPG names winner of Paint Your Ride contest

Jim Cooper was named the winner of the 2008 Hot Wheels Spectraflame Paint Your Ride Contest sponsored by the automotive refinish business of PPG Industries. The announcement was made at the 11th Annual Goodguys PPG Nationals. Cooper, of Laguna Hills, CA, was selected from 12 finalists that included...

Articles 2008-09-01

Mattel awarded $40 million in suit against Bratz maker

RIVERSIDE, Calif. AP -- A federal jury awarded Mattel Inc. $40 million in damages on Tuesday in a federal copyright lawsuit that pitted the house of Barbie against MGA Entertainment Inc., the maker of the saucy Bratz dolls. Damages were awarded for contract interference and copyright infringement....

Articles 2008-08-27

Facebook shuts down Scrabulous

Home News IN BRIEF *Scrabulous, an unofficial version of Scrabble, has been removed from the Facebook networking site in Britain. Players lost access to the game following a complaint by Scrabble's rights holder, Mattel. The creators, Rajat and Jayant Agarwalla, attacked the decision to remove the...

Articles 2008-08-27

Barbie in Pounds 54m copyright win

World News IN BRIEF *RIVERSIDE A California jury awarded Mattel Inc, makers of Barbie, $100m (54m) in damages in the copyright infringement case it brought against MGA Entertainment Inc over the Bratz doll franchise far short of the billions sought by Mattel. The issue of...

Articles 2008-08-27

US judge to rule on Mattel award over Barbie-Bratz spat: MGA

LOS ANGELES AFP — A US judge was due to rule Wednesday on damages awarded in a copyright infringement suit filed over the popular Barbie doll by toy giant Mattel against MGA Entertainment, an MGA spokesman said. The federal court ruling was due in the latest step in...

Articles 2008-08-27

MGA Corrects Media Reports: Mattel is Awarded $20 Million in Damages, Not $100 Million as Reported

LOS ANGELES -- In light of the verdict in MGA Entertainment's trial against Mattel, MGA today said that certain media reports regarding the damages awarded in the trial are inaccurate. The jury awarded $20 million to Mattel in damages. Some media reports have incorrectly reported that Mattel was...

Articles 2008-08-27

Mattel awarded $100 million in Barbie-Bratz spat

LOS ANGELES AFP — A US jury has awarded Barbie-maker Mattel Inc. 100 million dollars in damages in its copyright fight against MGA Entertainment, whose popular Bratz doll has given Barbie a run for her money. The judge will have to decide on the final figure, but the...

Articles 2008-08-27

Statement from Isaac Larian, CEO of MGA Entertainment

LOS ANGELES -- MGA Entertainment, Inc., in response to media and other inquiries, released the following statement today clarifying certain issues in its trial with Mattel over the Bratz dolls: * Isaac Larian did not know who Carter Bryant was until September 1, 2000. * Isaac...

Articles 2008-08-26

Jury Awards Mattel $100 Million

Mattel Prevails In Damages Claims Against MGA Entertainment RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Today in federal court, a jury unanimously awarded Mattel $100 million damages from MGA Entertainment and its CEO, Isaac Larian, for copyright infringement and other claims related to Mattel's rightful ownership of Bratz-related works. The...

Articles 2008-08-26

Mattel awarded 100 million dollars in Barbie-Bratz spat

LOS ANGELES AFP — Mattel, maker of the ever-popular "Barbie" fashion doll, was awarded 100 million dollars in damages Tuesday, after a jury last month found MGA Entertainment in breach of contract for making the Barbie-rival "Bratz" doll. "Mattel has pursued this case first and foremost as a...

Articles 2008-08-26

Alcoa Wheels Teams Up with Hot Wheels on Project Vehicle

CLEVELAND -- Since 1969, Larry Wood, the Chief Designer for Mattel Toys - Hot Wheels Division, has been the driving force behind the success of Hot Wheels - the number one vehicle property in the United States. When it came to designing his personal truck project, a big-block...

Articles 2008-08-25

Tiny car is real gem at Salt Flats event

BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS -- Of the 500-plus cars that showed up for the annual running of Speed Week, the one that drew the most attention on Thursday was small enough to easily fit into the pocket of a pair of jeans. It was Hot Wheels' commemorative die-cast...

Articles 2008-08-22