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Mattel and Nickelodeon have drawn up plans to produce a new animated series and live-action television movie musical based on the popular toy franchise, Monster High – a brand centered on the children of some of pop culture’s most notorious monsters. The new series will follow the story of Clawdeen …
Read More »Mattel Television is developing a game show around its popular family game UNO
Mattel’s world popular card game UNO has landed a new television deal, as the global toy maker detailed this week its plans to develop a new game show around the family gaming brand. Described as a ‘larger than life televised competition,’ the UNO Game Show will feature four teams who …
Read More »Mattel Television to launch musical Barbie movie to Netflix, Barbie Princess Adventures
Mattel Television has partnered with the animation studio Mainframe to launch a new animated musical adventure to Netflix this year in the shape of Barbie Princess Adventure. The new feature animation will launch with its own soundtrack which will be made available across all streaming platforms on August 28th. The …
Read More »Mattel to produce slate of 22 animated and live action TV programmes from IP portfolio
The slate of new programmes now in development at Mattel Television will be created for multi-platform distribution and are based on the company’s rich IP portfolio. It will encompass a range of genres including action adventure, humour, game shows and more.
Read More »Mattel Television taps Disney Channel veteran Adam Bonnett for executive producer role
In his role, Bonnett will be responsible for global episodic content development and production for live action and animation based on the company's portfolio of brands.
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