It's Hasbro-ver: Hasbro Licenses Power Rangers Toy Rights To Playmates
RangercastApril 30, 202400:54:27

It's Hasbro-ver: Hasbro Licenses Power Rangers Toy Rights To Playmates

Hasbro, ostensibly a toy company, has licensed global Power Rangers toy rights (https://www.rangercast.net/blog/playmates-secures-exclusive-rights-to-produce-power-rangers-toys/) to Playmates, with CEO Chris Cocks telling investors the brand just wasn't profitable enough to keep making in-house. With the sale of Entertainment One and the apparent fizzling-out of Jonathan Entwistle's planned movie and television projects, is this the end of the road for Power Rangers? Tyler and Josh talk about it.


Also in this episode:

• Toy industry insider says Playmates will need "focus" to succeed (https://rangerreader.substack.com/p/how-might-playmates-toys-succeed)
• BOOM! Studios MMPR series to conclude this summer (https://www.rangercast.net/blog/mighty-morphin-power-rangers-comics-to-conclude-eight-year-run/)
• "Tokusatsu" among several Japanese loanwords added to the Oxford English Dictionary (https://tokusatsunetwork.com/2024/03/tokusatsu-added-to-oxford-english-dictionary/)
• Austin St. John's online store opens sans quotes from controversial figures but with AI art (https://www.rangercast.net/blog/austin-st-john-walks-back-plans-to-release-shirts-with-hitler-quotes/)
• Discotek announces Mobile Cop Jiban (https://tokusatsunetwork.com/2024/04/discotek-media-announces-mobile-cop-jiban-blu-ray-release/)
• Media Blasters readies box set of Kamen Rider movies (http://ukiyaseed.weebly.com/ukiyaseeds-other-blog/media-blasters-to-release-multiple-kamen-rider-movies-on-blu-ray-in-north-america-this-year)





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