Hasbro vs Mattel - Screen Dreams | 6

With all the hype around portable and smart speakers, it’s easy to forget that they didn’t always exist. In fact, it took one fateful meeting with Monster Cables and Interscope Records to really kick the industry off. In this one-episode Business Battle, we explore the time when ...  Show more

Once a symbol of 80s teenage nerdom, video games are now as common as television sets in American households. Can you imagine a world where the Sony PlayStation didn’t come out? That’s what almost happened. Originally conceived as a joint venture between Nintendo and Sony, the SN ...  Show more

Enquanto seus brinquedos disputam a preferência das crianças, a Hasbro e a Mattel disputam as aquisições de empresas menores. Até que a Mattel faz uma proposta indecente pra Hasbro.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/ ...  Show more

A small Danish toy company survives World War Two thanks to its quality craftsmanship, but behind the scenes all is not well. Despite its good reputation, Lego teeters on the edge of bankruptcy, and a choice to change production methods threatens to tear the family-owned company ...  Show more

Estamos no final da década de 1940 e dois pequenos fabricantes de brinquedos estão dando os primeiros e inquietos passos. Os nomes dessas jovens e esperançosas empresas são Hasbro e Mattel. Um deles é uma ramificação de um fabricante de lápis. O outro é uma empresa de garagem ini ...  Show more

Drew Barrymore might just be the prime example of troubled child stardom. But before there was Drew, there was her famous family — and the troubled legacy they left behind. In this four part series, we’ll tell you how Drew Barrymore broke free from the curse of her forefathers an ...  Show more