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MGA hit by order to take Bratz dolls off shelves
...potential knock-out legal blow to their maker, MGA Entertainment. A federal judge in California late on Wednesday ordered MGA to remove all 40 of the Bratz character...stores over the holiday shopping season. MGA, which is privately held, said in a statement...
Dec 04 2008, By Jonathan Birchall in New York, FT.com site
Mattel and MGA squabble over Bratz dolls
...of the iconic Barbie doll, and MGA Entertainment's rival Bratz line will this week...for Mattel between 1999 and 2000.MGA Entertainment had unsuccessfully argued that...sketches before he worked for Mattel. MGA's founder Isaac Larian, an Iranian-born...
Jul 21 2008, By Jonathan Birchall in New York, FT.com site
Barbie blues weigh on Mattel
...having begun a global relaunch of Barbie, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. It also won a court case against MGA, which makes the rival Bratz line. Bratz dolls have proved popular and stolen market share from Barbie. But a California judge...
Feb 02 2009, By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles, FT.com site
Mattel and MGA at loggerheads over purchase of French toymaker
MGA Entertainment and Mattel are not only competing for the...for acquisitions, Matthew Garrahan reports.MGA recently struck a deal to buy Smoby, a French outdoor toy company.However, Isaac Larian, MGA's chief executive, alleges that when Mattel...
Apr 27 2007, By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles, Financial Times
Mattel looking for a brighter future
...Certainly a part of it is driven by competitive properties, like [Walt Disney's] Hannah Montana, which is a big property." MGA, which makes the rival Bratz line of dolls, has also challenged Barbie's dominance in the US market, analysts say.Mr Eckert says...
Feb 06 2008, By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles, FT.com site
Virtual toy world widens
...Second Life with the regular care-taking theme popularised by Bandai's Tamagotchi egg toy more than a decade ago.MGA Entertainment, the maker of the hugely popular Bratz Dolls, launched its Rescue Pets rival in August, with Mutt and Golden Retriever...
Dec 23 2007, By Jonathan Birchall in New York, FT.com site
Barbie's growing appeal boosts Mattel
...Mattel's second-quarter profits yesterday, offsetting a decline in the US where the company is under increasing competition from MGA's Bratz dolls.Net income rose 15 per cent to $43.1m, thanks to a six per cent increase in Barbie sales worldwide. Sales in the...
Jul 16 2007, By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles, FT.com site
Barbie and Bratz square up for court battle
...generations of girls.In the other is MGA Entertainment, the privately owned company that...city's downtown area in El Segundo.MGA, meanwhile, is in Van Nuys to the...created Bratz, sold the range to MGA while employed by Mattel. "We...
Apr 26 2007, FT.com site
Barbie walks tall and Bratz pout over Mattel suit
...of the iconic Barbie doll, and MGA Entertainment's rival Bratz line will this week...for Mattel between 1999 and 2000.MGA Entertainment had unsuccessfully argued that...sketches before he worked for Mattel.MGA's founder Isaac Larian, an Iranian-born...
Jul 22 2008, By Jonathan Birchall, Financial Times
Zapf directors start to play tough
...toy-maker, for €84m ($107m) after MGA Entertainment, a US rival, took a 19 per cent stake...Chou Chou ranges. They noted that MGA had "obviously" paid a premium to...bid as there was no rival offer and MGA had not declared its intentions...
Jul 11 2006, By Gerrit Wiesmann in Frankfurt, Financial Times
