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Hasbro Attending The Licensing Awards 2017 in London

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The Licensing Awards have really become accolades to strive for, their integrity is unquestioned as an endorsement of excellence. And the Awards event itself in The Great Room at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London, really will be an extravaganza that befits the dynamism of the industry. In 2014 over 1400 licensors, licensees and retailers attended a truly exciting awards evening that the licensing industry can be really proud of.

Toysrus Restructuring Debt with $400 Million Due by the End of this Year

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The toy giant is working with attorneys at the firm Kirkland and Ellis to deal with $400 million in debt due by the end of this year, according to a source familiar with the matter. Half of its debt obligation is due this fall, with the remaining $200 million due to be paid back near the end of December.
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Toys "R" Us has dealt with a heavy debt load since it became a private company in 2005. Its private equity investors, KKR, Bain Capital, and Vornado Realty Trust, initially planned to recoup their investment with a public stock offering within three years, but that plan fell through when the Great Recession hit.

The owners brought in a new chief executive, Dave Brandon, in 2015 to helm a turnaround that could set the company up for either another attempt to go public, or a sale.
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The toy store chain's long-term debt was $5 billion as of April 29. It had $701 million in liquidity, which included $400 million in committed lines of credit.

Boulder Media Hiring 3D Character Designer on Transformers Project

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Boulder Media are looking to hire Character Designers to join our Transformers Production.

Responsibilities include:

Complete all rough, revised and final designs necessary within assigned deadlines.
Model packs will include turnaround model sheets, action and acting pose sheets, expression model sheets, hand charts, mouth and eye charts.
Clean up, colour models, special shadow and texture indications.
Design incidental characters.
Follow direction and address notes provided by the Art Director.
Meet all deadlines as determined by the Art Director or Director.

Person Specification:

Character design experience and/ or training on a similar show; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge of or willingness to learn applicable design software and hardware.
An excellent understanding of whole animation production process.
Knowledge of Photoshop.
Strong knowledge of colour, lighting and construction/ mechanical skills.
Knowledge of 3D modeling is a PLUS.
Must demonstrate proficiency in style of show.
Exceptional drawing skills.
Excellent communication skills.
Task driven, self-motivated and proactive.
Must be open to direction.
Ability to work collaboratively with multiple tasks in a fast-paced production.

This role is only open to applicants willing to relocate to Ireland if required and all applicants must be eligible to work within EEA.

Boulder Media is an equal opportunities employer.

Hasbro Supports Victims of Hurricane Harvey - Press Release

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Hasbro, Inc. Supports Victims of Hurricane Harvey

Hasbro, Inc. is committed to assisting children and families affected by Hurricane Harvey. Through Hasbro’s Play Relief program, in partnership with nonprofit organization Good360, Play Relief kits filled with toys and games are en route to Houston area shelters to provide a distraction and some sense of normalcy for children and their families who have been displaced by the historic storm.

Hasbro has also established an employee matching program in support of the American Red Cross and its
Hurricane Harvey Relief efforts. Hasbro is prepared to provide additional support to the children and families once their long-term needs become clearer.

Hasbro Suing DC Comics for Use of 'Bumblebee' Name

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Two superhero franchises are about to square off in federal court over the right to market “Bumblebee” toys.

Hasbro, owner of the Transformers brand, filed a lawsuit on Monday accusing Warner Bros. and DC Comics of trademark infringement. The suit claims that the DC “Bumblebee” — a teenage girl with the ability to shrink — could easily be confused with the Autobot “Bumblebee.”

Hasbro has a lot riding on the “Bumblebee” character, set to star in the first Transformers spinoff, which is due in theaters at Christmas 2018.

The company is now seeking to block the sales of Mattel’s Bumblebee toy, which is part of the DC Super Hero Girls line of action figures. Hasbro is also concerned about a Bumblebee Lego set.

DC Comics and Warner Bros. announced the DC Super Hero Girls franchise in April 2015 as a partnership with Mattel. The TV series began airing in October 2015. The series features younger versions of DC superheroes, including Batgirl and Harley Quinn, as they attend high school. The Bumblebee character is a tech wizard with super strength and the ability to shrink. The original Bumblebee character was first introduced in the DC “Teen Titans” comic series in 1977.

Hasbro filed for a trademark on the “Bumblebee” name on July 15, 2015, and the trademark was registered on Dec. 22, 2015.

Hasbro Applies for Allspark Animation Trademark

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“Entertainment services, namely, production and distribution of movies, television series, online series, webisodes and digital content; entertainment media production services for motion pictures, television and internet”

International Class(es):
041 - Primary Class
U.S Class(es):
100, 101, 107
Class Status:
ACTIVE
Basis:
1(b)

HASCON Tickets Up for Grabs via Groupon for 50% Off!

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Hasbro Singapore - Spot the Hidden Autobots Contest

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1. Contest is open to all Singapore Citizens and PR except employees of Hasbro Singapore, agencies and partners.
   
2. To participate, entrants must:
   Step 1: Like us on ‘Hasbro Singapore’ Facebook page.
   Step 2: Simply tell us how many hidden Transformer bots you’ve found in the comments section below.
   Step 3: Share the post to double your chances of winning.
   
3. Only one entry per participant. Participants who send in more than one entry will not qualify for the contest
   
4. There will be a total of 10 winners for the contest. All winners will receive a $300 worth of Transformers merchandise hamper at the end of the contest period.
   
5. Contest period will run from 15 August to 18 August 2017.
   
6. Contest winners will be notified via the phone/email unless otherwise stated and may be required to send a private message to Hasbro Singapore via the social media platform of the Contest they participated.
   
7. Winners will be required to provide their personal details (Full Name, NRIC, email address and contact number) for the purposes of identity verification for prize collection.
   
8. The prizes may be subjected to variation at the discretion of Hasbro Singapore and Hasbro Singapore may substitute a prize of equal or greater value. Any change will be final and binding upon every entrant in the contest.
   
9. Prizes are non-negotiable, non-transferable, non-refundable and not exchangeable for cash credit or kind, either in part or in full except at the sole absolute discretion of Hasbro Singapore. The prizes cannot be sold or bartered.
   
10. The winners picked by Hasbro Singapore Management as to any matter relating to the contest, including but not limited to any entry eligibility, the winning entry(ies) and the Winners, will be final and binding.
    
11. By participating in the Contest, the participant hereby gives Hasbro Singapore the rights to use the submitted entry content (text or visual) for future marketing activities which may be published in any channel as required by Hasbro Singapore for marketing purposes.

More Details for Still Untitled Transformers / Cybertron Prequel Animated Movie

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• Animated
  
• Ant-Man writers working on it
• Being developed by Allspark Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Boulder Media
  
• Will deal with myth of creation for Cybertron.
• May be connected to Transformers: Cyberverse series
• Is definitely part of the Paramount/Hasbro cinematic universe

Transformers: Cyberverse Animated Series Revealed

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