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08-31-2009, 08:40 PM | #1 |
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Originally posted by Shin Densetsu @ Toyark.com under Marvel Toy News.
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Reuters has elaborated upon the ramifications of Disney's buyout of Marvel Comics and how it may affect both Hasbro and Mattel:
Toymaker Hasbro Inc may end up one of the biggest losers after Walt Disney Co agreed to buy Marvel Entertainment, as it loses out on a rich source of content for its new TV channel and faces much tougher licensing negotiations in the long term. Hasbro's agreement with Marvel to make toys and games based on the latter's characters extends through 2017. But what happens thereafter is a question mark, especially since Disney has a longer history with Hasbro's arch-rival Mattel Inc. Some analysts had hoped Hasbro, the power behind such franchises as Transformers and G.I. Joe, would be able to add some of Marvel's stable of 5,000-odd characters including Spider-Man and Iron Man to its newly launched TV venture with Discovery Communications. Now, Disney would most likely bring Marvel into its own vast entertainment network, they said. "In the near term, we expect Disney to deploy Marvel's content onto its young male focused cable network, Disney XD," UBS analyst Michael Morris said. "As many of these deals conclude over time, we will have the flexibility to either bring them in-house or pursue third-party licensing agreements depending on how we feel we can create the most value," Disney Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs said in a conference call. But the company is known to drive tough deals, so after it takes over Marvel's brands, Mattel and Hasbro likely face tricky licensing negotiations in the future. "The squeeze is there from the retail side and now the squeeze will be there from the Disney side," said Jed Ferdinand, a licensing and intellectual property attorney for Grimes & Battersby LLP. "They command very favorable and strict terms from their licensing manufacturers." oth Hasbro and Mattel face a tougher negotiator in deep-pocketed Disney when they try to secure lucrative contracts to churn out everything from toys to backpacks and lunch boxes, experts say. Mattel has deals with Disney for Cars, Toy Story, Disney Princess, Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh, to name a few. Mattel declined to comment on the deal. For toy companies, licensed products help bolster sales, particularly during challenging economic times. In 2008, brand owners collected $5.7 billion in licensing royalty revenue, but that was down 5.6 percent from a year earlier as tight consumer spending took its toll, a Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association survey showed in June. If toymakers are worrying what the Disney-Marvel deal means for the longer term, they may have company. Viacom unit Paramount Pictures has worldwide distribution rights for Marvel's 'Iron Man 2,' 'Thor,' 'Captain America,' 'Avengers' and 'Iron Man 3' movies, which are not affected by the deal, a Paramount spokesman said, adding that it looks forward to working with Disney after that.
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08-31-2009, 09:56 PM | #2 |
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NO!!! I HATE YOU DISNEY!!!
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08-31-2009, 09:59 PM | #3 |
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Karma for what Hasbro has done to Marvel Legends (not really).
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08-31-2009, 10:02 PM | #4 |
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I wanna know what is going to happen to all of the Marvel related stuff at Universal Studios in Florida?
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08-31-2009, 10:13 PM | #5 |
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I was just thinking that. The likely answer is they stay until the current deal expires and then they are gone.
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08-31-2009, 10:13 PM | #6 |
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NO!!! I HATE YOU DISNEY!!!
(bashes keyboard furiously) nhwj sduswuk sk dej e n ek e kek drx dxrrek edj h ju w wikw b frvywhewfqqhefjurfifkmrfkmrejujyfrwjbhwefh wefiwefiefiuedj djumefkguefbiuf2buz4xfbtfstn8fsyynfyn4rgtnx35nno8; 3xgnorom;yrvom;vxmxqvginv nqvbcdce,frngiluvrglnivefginvefgn;efvo;mvefyo;mevo ;imvefo;ghimefvmh;oefvog;himvefg;o8mefvog8;mveog;r veogrvgovrgn;vfn;vncwmhichmivmhirvhmvnvn;fevhmevho ;imvehmevmhi;ovehmiveho;ivfugnilfvglnufvwevbj,vrvr vr ng.in rnihrvnhvrenhirvnguvrngrvjuhyngtbbgt |
08-31-2009, 10:27 PM | #7 |
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08-31-2009, 10:32 PM | #8 |
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I hate you disney
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08-31-2009, 10:37 PM | #9 |
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Initially, the purchased scared me, then someone mentioned on another post that Warner Bros. bought DC Comics like forty years ago. This made me feel somewhat better. The Hasbro thing scares me again. I quit Marvel Legends due to the price increase and, what I believe, a cheaper product, yet I was sad to let the product go. I welcomed Marvel Universe with open arms. If there is yet another change, I am done, done, done with Marvel figures, much to my dismay and my wife's happiness.
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08-31-2009, 10:44 PM | #10 |
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Didn't hasbro do Toy Story stuff at one point? Disney's stuff is made by several companies. Mattel does fashion dolls, but Playmates does baby dolls(or has) It seems whichever company pays enough for a particular Disney property gets it. There was a Hasbro store in Disney World, but it maybhave switched. |
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