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Brian Goldner, chief executive of Hasbro and Transformers executive producer, has died of cancer several days after taking a medical leave from the Pawtucket, R.I.-based toy and entertainment giant. He was 58. Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo Gallery The transformational exec was key in expanding the…

UPDATED with closing stock price: A strong return of its film and TV business, especially compared with a bleak 2020, helped Hasbro’s second-quarter results easily beat Wall Street forecasts. Revenue surged 54% to $1.32 billion, while adjusted earnings per share reached $1.05, compared with 2 cents in the year-ago…

Hasbro hit cinema screens with its G.I. Joe franchise in 2009, when Dennis Quaid and Channing Tatum starred in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, with Tatum returning as Duke opposite Dwayne Johnson in the 2013 sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Now, eight years later, the series is back in a new way, spinning off the popular…

Entertainment One said Wednesday that it has hired Fox executive Gabriel Marano as EVP Scripted Television. He will be tasked with overseeing the development of eOne parent Hasbro’s IP along with being a key part of the company’s overall scripted development. Along with the hire, Jacqueline Sacerio, eOne’s fellow EVP…

Hasbro’s thriving analog and digital games business helped its first-quarter profit beat Wall Street expectations, but Covid-19-related struggles in film and TV resulted in only a 1% uptick in revenue. Total revenue came in at $1.15 billion, up only about $9.2 million from the year-ago quarter and just shy of analysts…

Toymaker-turned-Hollywood producer Hasbro said Monday that it's selling the music business of Entertainment One to investment firm Blackstone for $385 million in cash. Specifically, it is selling eOne Music to entities controlled by Blackstone, which also owns SESAC, a leading music rights organization. Subsequent to…

Hasbro will rebrand its classic Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head toy line as simply “Potato Head,” adapting and better reflecting today’s modern families and gender identities. The toy brand announced on Thursday that while it will drop the “Mr.” from the toy brand and logo, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head will still remain in the…

A reimagined Transformers animated series is coming to Nickelodeon. Nick and Hasbro’s Entertainment One have teamed to co-produce an original animated Transformers series, based on the iconic global property. It is one of two Transformers animated series announced today, along with a new show at Netflix. In the…

Hasbro has officially weighed in on the discontinuation of the Cara Dune The Mandalorian action figure after Gina Carano’s social media controversy and firing from Lucasfilm. News went wild over the past two days about the action figure, spurred by a customer service note from fanboy toy retailer BigBadToyStore…

EXCLUSIVE: Some breaking news. We’ve just heard from eOne staff that there will be a ten percent cut in the film and TV headcount at the Hasbro-owned mini-major. A memo was just sent out to all staff by Steve Bertram, President, Film & TV, explaining the decision. You can read the memo in full below. We’ve reached out…

Hasbro beat Wall Street analysts expectations, posting fourth-quarter revenue of $1.72 billion, up 4% from the year-earlier quarter. Adjusting for items, earnings reached $1.27 a share, ahead of analysts’ consensus expectation for $1.14. Gaming as a category posted a 27% rise in revenue to $561.2 million as the…

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Jones is departing Hasbro/eOne, where he has served as VP Development and Production, and going over to Universal Pictures where he will be named SVP Production Development. I hear he’ll be signing his deal imminently. At Hasbro/eOne, Jones worked on the company's film slate of both live-action and…