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Mattel Appoints Dena Cook As Global Head Of Communications And Public Relations Mar 06, 2019 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. , March 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattel, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAT) today announced the appointment of Dena Cook , veteran communications executive and former CEO of Brew, as Executive Vice President and Global Head of Communications and Public Relations. Ms. Read more
Barbie™ Celebrates 60 Years As A Model Of Empowerment For Girls Mar 06, 2019 Brand Donates One Dollar from Every Doll Sold* to Further Dream Gap Project Commitment and Honors Global Lineup of Role Models EL SEGUNDO, Calif. , March 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) kicks off worldwide celebrations to mark the 60 th anniversary of Barbie, the number Read more
Hot Wheels™ legends Tour Returns In Search Of Fan's Custom Car Worthy Of Being Immortalized As A Hot Wheels Die-Cast Toy Mar 04, 2019 The Hot Wheels Legends Tour will hit the road again this year with an expanded cross-country live events series at Walmart stores presented by Mobil 1 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. , March 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Hot Wheels® announced the return of the Hot Wheels™ Legends Tour, a national traveling car Read more
Mattel And MGM Partner To Produce Live Action Motion Picture Based On Iconic View-Master® Franchise Feb 27, 2019 - 3-D toy-line was introduced at the 1939 New York World's Fair; View-Master® was one of original inductees into the National Toy Hall of Fame - Project marks the second major collaboration between Mattel Films and MGM which follows recently announced American Girl® film EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and LOS Read more
Mattel Wins "Toy Of The Year" Award For Jurassic World™ Dinosaur Line In The Action Figure Category Feb 16, 2019 NEW YORK , Feb. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT), the leading global children's entertainment and toy company, made headlines today as Jurassic World™ Dinosaur action figures received the highly coveted Toy of the Year (T.O.T.Y.) award in the Action Figure category. Read more
Mattel Wins Coveted Toy of the Year Awards for the Fisher-Price® Laugh & Learn® Smart Learning Home™ and Fisher-Price Think & Learn Rocktopus™ Feb 16, 2019 NEW YORK , Feb. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), the leading global childhood development and play company, was recognized at the 2019 Toy Industry Association's Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards ceremony, winning the Toy of The Year Award in the Infant/Preschool category for the Read more
Fisher-Price® Re-launches Rescue Heroes® Brand For Today's Kids and Families Feb 15, 2019 The popular preschool brand returns to celebrate real life heroism through toys and content, exclusively at Walmart NEW YORK , Feb. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fisher-Price®, the leading global brand for infants and preschoolers, will re-launch Rescue Heroes®, a preschool toy line featuring Read more
Mattel Announces A Slate Of 22 Television Shows For Multi-Platform Distribution Feb 15, 2019 - New television programs in development based on Mattel's beloved portfolio of franchises and characters as well as new IP across a range of genres - Mattel Television's slate of TV programs builds on the Company's strategy to capture the full value of its IP through film and television EL Read more
Mattel And MGM Partner To Produce Live Action Motion Picture Based On Iconic American Girl® Brand Feb 15, 2019 LOS ANGELES , Feb. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures (MGM) have partnered to develop a live action motion picture based on Mattel's classic American Girl® line of books and dolls. Mattel Films, MGM and PICTURESTART's Erik Feig will produce the Read more
Mattel Announces Multi-Year International Licensing Agreement With Universal Brand Development For Illumination's 'Despicable Me' Franchise Feb 14, 2019 - Comprehensive range of products will arrive at retailers worldwide, ahead of the global theatrical debut of the sequel to Illumination's Minions in Summer 2020 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. , Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) today announced that it has entered into a three-year Read more
The World's #1 Card Game* UNO® Flips the Deck with New UNO FLIP!™ Feb 12, 2019 First-ever double-sided deck features next level penalty cards for more competitive play EL SEGUNDO, Calif . , Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- UNO®, the world's number one card game*, introduces its most competitive version ever - UNO FLIP! ™ . The game follows the classic UNO game's premise of Read more
Mattel Reports Full Year And Fourth Quarter 2018 Financial Results Feb 07, 2019 - Full year Net Sales of $4.51 billion; fourth quarter Net Sales of $1.52 billion. - Mattel was the #1 global toy company in 2018, per NPD. - Barbie® Gross Sales in the quarter increased 12% as reported and 15% in constant currency, versus prior year, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of Read more
Mattel Names Adam Bonnett, Executive Producer, Mattel Television Feb 06, 2019 - Disney Channel veteran will oversee global episodic content development and production for live-action and animation based on Mattel's iconic brands - Mr. Bonnett brings over 20 years of experience in children's TV, most recently overseeing all live action development and original series and Read more
Barbie And National Geographic Announce Global Licensing Agreement Jan 31, 2019 Co-branded Career Product and Content Roll Out to Inspire Exploration Beginning Spring 2019 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. , Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) today announced a worldwide licensing agreement between its Barbie brand and National Geographic to create a product line and Read more
Mattel Films Partners With Warner Bros. Pictures To Develop Hot Wheels® Live-Action Motion Picture Jan 30, 2019 -- Project marks the second major film collaboration between Mattel Films and Warner Bros. Pictures which follows the companies' recently announced Barbie® film EL SEGUNDO, Calif. , Jan. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) and Warner Bros . Read more
Mattel Announces Full Year And Fourth Quarter 2018 Financial Results Conference Call And 2019 Toy Fair Analyst Meeting Jan 24, 2019 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. , Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) today announced that it plans to release its full year and fourth quarter 2018 financial results on Thursday, February 7, 2019 , at approximately 4:05 p.m. Eastern time . Following this, Mattel will host a conference Read more
Mattel And Warner Bros. Pictures To Bring Barbie To The Big Screen Starring Margot Robbie Jan 08, 2019 - Academy Award®-nominated Margot Robbie to star as Barbie® and co-produce the film under her LuckyChap Entertainment banner, alongside Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara from LuckyChap Entertainment - Movie deal first announced by Mattel Films, the new theatrical film division of Mattel, led by Read more
Mattel Announces Global Licensing Agreement With Global Boy Band BTS Jan 06, 2019 Creative Collaboration to Debut First-Ever Line of BTS Fashion Dolls Launching in Summer 2019 HONG KONG , Jan. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today at the Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair a comprehensive, worldwide licensing agreement with BTS (acronym for Bangtan Read more
American Girl's 2019 Girl Of The Year™ Blaire Has The Recipe For Creating Meaningful Connections Dec 31, 2018 -- American Girl Promotes Mealtime Togetherness as a Healthy Alternative to Today's Digital Distractions -- MIDDLETON, Wis. , Dec. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Tonight, millions of girls everywhere are counting down to welcome the New Year and American Girl's newest Girl of the Year ™ , Blaire Wilson ™ Read more
Mattel® Introduces "Jersey Shore Family Vacation" Board Game Dec 17, 2018 In Partnership with Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products, New Game Capitalizes on MTV's Popular Reality Hit Series EL SEGUNDO, Calif. , Dec. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Mattel (NASDAQ: MAT) and Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products announce the launch of MTV's "Jersey Shore Family Vacation" Read more