Last month saw Acamar strengthen its toy partnership with Fisher-Price, in a bid to grow its licensed Bing offering. Here, execs from the two firm's detail why the property lends itself to role-play toys. Expansion into new international ...
Hasbro execs have revealed wider plans for cinematic franchises including Transformers, My Little Pony and G.I. Joe. With the fifth movie in the Transformers movie series gearing up for release in June, Hasbro execs have revealed to The ...
Netflix is readying up a new offline viewing mode that will let users download content to watch later, apparently. The media streaming giant is working on a “download-to-go” option for users who want to watch TV and movies ...
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The firm has reshuffled its top execs as it welcomes Jonathan Baker to the role of vice president of consumer products. NBC Universal Brand Development has named Jonathan Baker as its new vice president, EMEA NBC Universla consumer ...
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Execs from the likes of Hasbro, Jazwares and Spin Master are lined up to speak. Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment has detailed the speakers and industry experts who will be participating in its annual WIT Empowerment Day event. ...
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This year's conference is focusing on the economic, social, psychological and physical benefits of play. Execs from LEGO, Google, Amazon are heading to the Sandbox@MIT conference next week to discuss 'The ROI of Play'. Taking place ...
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Everything you need to know about the Sony Xperia Z4 With the Sony Xperia Z4 release date expected to be one of the early highlights of the 2015 tech calendar, we have already been afforded our first early look at the upcoming handset. ...
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This week, ToyNews' Rob Hutchins reports from a Christmas themed Board Game Club, an emerging hot bed of inventor relations. Never let it be said that the game inventor community is a dull one. If you aren’t busy cooking up games ...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has finalized the list of participants for its Passenger Vehicle Tire Safety Symposium, to be held Dec. 9-10 in Washington, D.C. The event will be chaired by NTSB Member Earl Weener. ...
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Nominate a member of staff, a colleague or even yourself today. Today is the last chance to nominate someone for our popular 30 Under 30 listing. This is where we highlight the up and coming young executives working across all aspects ...
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Then nominate them now for our 30 Under 30 feature, in association with Gameplan Europe. Our popular 30 Under 30 listing - where we highlight the up and coming young executives working across all aspects of the toy trade - is returning in ...
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UK sales director honoured at successful inaugural event at BAFTA. Gerbie Quilter has been named as the first ever ToyNews Woman of the Year. Vivid Imaginations' sales director picked up the accolade at a special event held at BAFTA ...
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CR Bard execs know they have a gorilla of a competitor in the proposed $43 billion Medtronic acquisition of Covidien, particularly in the vascular business. They aren’t predicting the effects of that business combination on Bard, ...
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GE found 42 percent of respondents expect increasing margins at their firms in the coming year. COLUMBUS, OH— GE Capital surveyed over 400 U.S. fleet execs and found that most fleets are looking to add more employees and grow their ...
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By 2020, the global middle class will almost double to 3.2 billion people, and as the middle class grows, particularly in emerging markets, so will their demand for high-tech gadgets, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation ...
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