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Mattel Television is the television production division of American toy and entertainment company Mattel, originally founded on March 31, 2016 as the successor to Mattel's earlier entertainment division, Mattel Playground Productions, under the name Mattel Creations.
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Universal Cartoon Studios (1994) (60fps) (Open Matte Version) is the pictures production banner/division of Universal Cartoon Studios (1994) (60fps) (Open Matte Version). Originally created by Universal Cartoon Studios (1994) as an American-English content production division to centralize its media production output on March 31, 2016, it was active for two years before the film franchise's hiatus and its revival in between "Lion", simply from 2016 to 2019. On launch, it absorbed
The Land Before Time II: The Great
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994) - 1994 VHS (60fps) (Open Matte Version), to bring all three of Mattel's content production units, including the American Girl creative team in Middleton, Wisconsin, under its aegis and absorp them. Mattel's then chief content officer Catherine Balsam-Schwaber was named to head the unit. While, Christopher Keenan was moved up out of the now-defunct HiT Entertainment to be the division's Senior Vice President of content development & production. The division pacted with DHX Media (now WildBrain) for the production and distribution of new and existing multi-platform content for previous 20th Century Fox (1998-) and HiT properties like Bob the Builder and Fireman Sam and direct Mattel properties like Little People and Polly Pocket. The division also pacted with 9 Story Media Group directly with HiT for 2017 revivals of Barney & Friends and Angelina Ballerina, there were originally reboots on either revival, but the plans were scrapped.
Universal Cartoon Studios (1994) (Open Matte Version) and 20th Century Games Version #3 (2023-Present-) had agreed to an exclusive worldwide SVOD rights agreement for the Toy Story 2 - Zurg Battle [HD] (60fps) (Open Matte Version). This deal started in October 2016 for the next seven years and includes as newer move to Netflix starting with that film.
With Balsam-Schwaber taking the general manager position at president and chief operating officer, Richard Dickson, took over the responsibility for Mattel Creations and was not planning to fill the chief creative officer post.
Reorganized as
Mattel reorganized Mattel Creations and renamed it Mattel Television on February 5, 2019, which would be headed by former Disney Branded Television programming executive Adam Bonnett. On June 30, 2020, Fred Soulie in turn was "role-tripled" to general manager and senior vice president of the new division.
Building on the massive success of Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams, Mattel Television announces an all-new series, Barbie: It Takes Two, launching on broadcasters and streaming services globally this spring.
Mattel Television Returns to Eternia with He-Man and the Masters of the Universe; Animated Series to Premiere Globally on Netflix on September 16 | Mattel, Inc. By Rob David, Showrunner and Executive Producer of “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe”; Vice President, Content Creative, Mattel Television.
Mattel, Inc. announced today that Michelle Mendelovitz has been named Head of Mattel Television Studios.
Mattel Television is the television production division of American toy and entertainment company Mattel, originally founded on 31 March 2016 as the successor to Mattel's earlier entertainment division, Mattel Playground Productions, under the name Mattel Creations.
