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Battlefield Maker Electronic Arts to Go Private in Record $55 Billion Leveraged Buyout
EA's deal would be the largest leveraged buyout on record, eclipsing TXU Energy's 2007 takeover and other landmark transactions of that decade, including Toys "R" Us and Hertz, and comes amid a rebound in global dealmaking as easing borrowing costs revive appetite for mega-transactions.
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Barbie-Maker Mattel To Use ChatGPT To Design New Toys
The collaboration is still at an early stage, with the toy maker also planning to create digital assistants based on Mattel characters.
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This 38-Year-Old Chinese CEO Added $1.6 Billion To His Fortune In A Day, All Thanks To A Viral Doll
Wang Ning, the chairman and CEO of Chinese toy maker Pop Mart International, became $1.6 billion richer in a single day, all thanks to his company's viral Labubu dolls.
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Barbie Maker Mistakenly Prints Porn Site Address On Dolls Package. Apologises
Toy manufacturer Mattel has apologised for mistakenly printing the web address of an adult site on the packaging of dolls released in tie-up with the new Wicked movie.
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HMD's Barbie Flip Phone Confirmed to Launch on August 28
HMD is all set to launch a Barbie-branded phone in August. The Finnish brand, via X, has confirmed the arrival of the new handset. The HMD Barbie is a flip phone and it will flaunt the iconic pink colour scheme. The S30+ or KaiOS could fuel the HMD Barbie flip phone. HMD announced plans to release a Barbie-themed phone in partnership with toy maker...
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Philippine Toy Maker Creates Life-Like Pet Plushies For Grieving Owners
Philippines toy maker David Tan is flooded with orders from grieving pet owners who want to memorialise their dogs, cats, hamsters and rabbits with stuffed toys or 'plushies'.
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134 Toy Makers Get Land In Noida, Rs 410 Crore Investment Likely: Officials
Over a hundred companies have acquired land along the Yamuna Expressway to set up factories with an investment of Rs 410.13 crore at the "Toy Park" near Noida, officials said.
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Mattel, Maker of Barbie, Launches Line Of "Gender-Inclusive" Dolls
Mattel on Wednesday unveiled a line of "gender-inclusive" dolls in a bid to respond to youth seeking toys not "dictated by gender norms," a company vice president said.
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Women's Sex Toy Maker Sues New York City Subway, Calls Ad Ban Sexist
A new lawsuit asks why New York City's subway accepts advertisements depicting erectile dysfunction, bare buttocks, inflatable plastic breasts, "Kyng"-sized condoms and cactuses shaped like phalluses, but is refusing ads for women's sex toys.
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"Pooey Puitton" Purse Irks Louis Vuitton, Prompts Lawsuit From Toy Firm
A California toy company has sued Louis Vuitton to stop the French luxury goods maker from interfering with its sales of a slime-filled, poop-shaped toy purse for children, Pooey Puitton.
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This Lego Bugatti Chiron Makes Us Want To Be Children Again
Lego is one of the coolest toysyou can have as a kid (or even of you are an adult) and in the last few years, we have seen the block maker come up with some of the coolest automotive themed sets that we have laid our eyes on. From the likes of the awesome GT3 RS to the legendary Ferrari F40, Lego has now launched yet another car based kit - the Leg...
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2018 Auto Expo: Hot Wheels To Bring Special Commemorative Model Cars
The world's largest carmaker isn't Ford, Toyota or General Motors. It is in fact, Hot Wheels. And although the toy manufacturing giant might not make cars big enough for us to drive around in, they do make cars that make even the most grown up men (and women) pretend to drive around in. And this is why Hot Wheels has one of the biggest cult followi...
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Lego's New Toy Set Celebrates The Women of NASA
The Danish toy maker Lego has announced it plans to honour five women scientists, engineers and astronauts for their contributions to the US space agency NASA with a new toy set.
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Angry Birds Maker Rovio Signs Deal With Toymaker Lego
Rovio said the release of the Lego toys would coincide with the premiere of its full-length Angry Birds movie in spring 2016.
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Angry Birds Maker Rovio Says Profit Fell 73 Percent In 2014
Falling consumer product business, which includes toys, clothing and brand licensing, added to problems of the Finnish company.
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Battlefield Maker Electronic Arts to Go Private in Record $55 Billion Leveraged Buyout
EA's deal would be the largest leveraged buyout on record, eclipsing TXU Energy's 2007 takeover and other landmark transactions of that decade, including Toys "R" Us and Hertz, and comes amid a rebound in global dealmaking as easing borrowing costs revive appetite for mega-transactions.
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Barbie-Maker Mattel To Use ChatGPT To Design New Toys
The collaboration is still at an early stage, with the toy maker also planning to create digital assistants based on Mattel characters.
-
This 38-Year-Old Chinese CEO Added $1.6 Billion To His Fortune In A Day, All Thanks To A Viral Doll
Wang Ning, the chairman and CEO of Chinese toy maker Pop Mart International, became $1.6 billion richer in a single day, all thanks to his company's viral Labubu dolls.
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Barbie Maker Mistakenly Prints Porn Site Address On Dolls Package. Apologises
Toy manufacturer Mattel has apologised for mistakenly printing the web address of an adult site on the packaging of dolls released in tie-up with the new Wicked movie.
-
HMD's Barbie Flip Phone Confirmed to Launch on August 28
HMD is all set to launch a Barbie-branded phone in August. The Finnish brand, via X, has confirmed the arrival of the new handset. The HMD Barbie is a flip phone and it will flaunt the iconic pink colour scheme. The S30+ or KaiOS could fuel the HMD Barbie flip phone. HMD announced plans to release a Barbie-themed phone in partnership with toy maker...
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Philippine Toy Maker Creates Life-Like Pet Plushies For Grieving Owners
Philippines toy maker David Tan is flooded with orders from grieving pet owners who want to memorialise their dogs, cats, hamsters and rabbits with stuffed toys or 'plushies'.
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134 Toy Makers Get Land In Noida, Rs 410 Crore Investment Likely: Officials
Over a hundred companies have acquired land along the Yamuna Expressway to set up factories with an investment of Rs 410.13 crore at the "Toy Park" near Noida, officials said.
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Mattel, Maker of Barbie, Launches Line Of "Gender-Inclusive" Dolls
Mattel on Wednesday unveiled a line of "gender-inclusive" dolls in a bid to respond to youth seeking toys not "dictated by gender norms," a company vice president said.
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Women's Sex Toy Maker Sues New York City Subway, Calls Ad Ban Sexist
A new lawsuit asks why New York City's subway accepts advertisements depicting erectile dysfunction, bare buttocks, inflatable plastic breasts, "Kyng"-sized condoms and cactuses shaped like phalluses, but is refusing ads for women's sex toys.
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"Pooey Puitton" Purse Irks Louis Vuitton, Prompts Lawsuit From Toy Firm
A California toy company has sued Louis Vuitton to stop the French luxury goods maker from interfering with its sales of a slime-filled, poop-shaped toy purse for children, Pooey Puitton.
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This Lego Bugatti Chiron Makes Us Want To Be Children Again
Lego is one of the coolest toysyou can have as a kid (or even of you are an adult) and in the last few years, we have seen the block maker come up with some of the coolest automotive themed sets that we have laid our eyes on. From the likes of the awesome GT3 RS to the legendary Ferrari F40, Lego has now launched yet another car based kit - the Leg...
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2018 Auto Expo: Hot Wheels To Bring Special Commemorative Model Cars
The world's largest carmaker isn't Ford, Toyota or General Motors. It is in fact, Hot Wheels. And although the toy manufacturing giant might not make cars big enough for us to drive around in, they do make cars that make even the most grown up men (and women) pretend to drive around in. And this is why Hot Wheels has one of the biggest cult followi...
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Lego's New Toy Set Celebrates The Women of NASA
The Danish toy maker Lego has announced it plans to honour five women scientists, engineers and astronauts for their contributions to the US space agency NASA with a new toy set.
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Angry Birds Maker Rovio Signs Deal With Toymaker Lego
Rovio said the release of the Lego toys would coincide with the premiere of its full-length Angry Birds movie in spring 2016.
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Angry Birds Maker Rovio Says Profit Fell 73 Percent In 2014
Falling consumer product business, which includes toys, clothing and brand licensing, added to problems of the Finnish company.
