Mattel Television

Mattel Television Studios
FormerlyMattel Creations (2016–2019)
Mattel Television (2019–2023)
Company typeDivision
IndustryTelevision production
Predecessors
FoundedMarch 31, 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-31)
HeadquartersBurbank, California,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Adam Bonnett (executive producer, division head)
  • Frederic Soulie (general manager and senior vice president)
  • Christopher Keenan (senior vice president for content development and production)
  • Philip Breman (vice president, scripted and unscripted live-action series development)
  • Josh Silverman
Products
ParentMattel
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Mattel Television Studios[3] 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.[4][5]

It took on its current name with the hiring of former Disney Branded Television programming executive, Adam Bonnett, on February 5, 2019[6] and began gravitating heavily towards the production of streaming media for release on YouTube variants and Netflix whiles maintaining the television forays of its previous incarnation.[7][8]

  1. ^ Zahn, James (29 July 2020). "Exclusive: Fred Soulie Named Senior Vice President, General Manager, Mattel Television". The Toy Book. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Mattel Television Names SVP and General Manager". License Global. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Mattel Names Michelle Mendelovitz Head of Mattel Television Studios". Mattel. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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  5. ^ Castleman, Lana (31 March 2016). "Mattel centralizes content output in new division". Kidscreen. Brunico Communications. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  6. ^ Littleton, Cynthia (6 February 2019). "Disney Channel Alum Adam Bonnett Joins Mattel Television". Variety. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. ^ Kit, Borys (15 February 2019). "Mattel Launching Slate of 22 Multi-Platform Television Shows (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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