13 Aug 2001
| by Staff,
WH Smith already sells DVD players and televisions in 25 of its 530 stores where it has opened Electronic Zones, which offer mobile phones and home entertainment equipment.
It is understood to have called in brand consultancy Marketplace to help it look at the expansion plans, which would see ...
08 Aug 2001
| by Emma Hall,
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Sony Computer Entertainment defended the mailing by saying that it was intended to illustrate a fun ...
and to exploit the credulity of children. The home entertainment giant also failed to live up to the code ...
01 Aug 2001
for Sony Pictures Entertainment's on Yahoo's network.
Yahoo chairman and chief executive Terry Semel ...
01 Aug 2001
for Sony Pictures Entertainment's on Yahoo's network.
Yahoo chairman and chief executive Terry Semel ...
13 Jul 2001
| by Staff
units, which will be Games, Computing, and Entertainment.
12 Mar 2001
UK media company HIT Entertainment has announced a 50% increase in pre-tax profits for the six...LONDON (Brand Republic) - UK media company HIT Entertainment has announced a 50% increase in pre-tax profits for the six months ending January 31 2001 to 3m, up from 2m for the same period last year.
Sales for the company, which owns the animated character Bob the Builder, have risen to 12.8m from 9m ...
09 Feb 2001
| by Claire Billings
HIT Entertainment, the UK company behind children’s favourite Bob the Builder, is to buy US rival...LONDON (Brand Republic) - HIT Entertainment, the UK company behind children’s favourite Bob the Builder, is to buy US rival Lyrick Studios in a cash and stock deal valued at 275m ( 190m).
The acquisition ends recent speculation about the entertainment company’s plans for expansion. The deal, which won ...
07 Feb 2001
entertainment software firm, which held informal talks with Eidos last year.
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02 Feb 2001
HIT Entertainment, the company behind chart-topping children’s TV character Bob the Builder...LONDON (Brand Republic) - HIT Entertainment, the company behind chart-topping children’s TV character Bob the Builder, is believed to be close to buying US children’s TV production company Lyrick Studios, in a deal which would consolidate its position in the lucrative US market.
HIT’s acquisition ...