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THQ, Jakks smackdown over WWE rages on (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Add another round to the three-way grudge match between Jakks Pacific Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK), THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and World Wrestling Entertainment. At issue is a WWE video game license owned by a joint venture operated by toymaker Jakks and video game publisher THQ. Jakks on Wednesday said it intended to exercise an...

Posted on July 1, 2009 3:37 PM

WWE throws new dealmaker in the ring (from Corporate Dealmaker)

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. isn't letting the smackdown it received in September when a Connecticut court dismissed its four-year-old licensing bribery case against toy maker Jakks Pacific and game publisher THQ Inc. keep it down. Instead, WWE has hired a new dealmaker to expand its international digital business. Gillian...

Posted on October 30, 2008 10:30 AM

Iron Man goes to Japan as part of Marvel's ambitious strategic agenda (from Corporate Dealmaker)

Marvel Entertainment Inc. seems to have hit its stride, buoyed no doubt by its mega-successful Iron Man and Spider-man series. Check out what Marvel has been up to in the past few months: On Monday, the company announced it's teaming with top Japanese animation studio Madhouse to adapt its stable...

Posted on August 25, 2008 10:54 AM

Choosing sides (from Corporate Dealmaker)

The booming video game industry is all about alliances - which turn out to be nearly as fast-moving as the games themselves.

Posted on October 15, 2006 6:55 PM