15 Facts About Hasbro Studios

1.

Allspark, formerly known as Hasbro Studios, LLC, was an American production and distribution company located in Burbank, California.

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2.

In May 2008, Hasbro Studios reacquired the Sunbow-produced animated series based on their properties from TV-Loonland AG for $7 million.

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3.

Hasbro Studios was founded in 2009 for TV development, production and distribution, with Stephen J Davis as president.

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4.

On November 9,2010, Hasbro Studios signed an agreement with Canadian media company Corus Entertainment to broadcast their productions on YTV and Teletoon.

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5.

On October 6,2011, Hasbro Studios signed an agreement with seven US and international airlines, such as Continental Airlines and Qantas, to broadcast shows on their planes.

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6.

In December 2012, Hasbro transferred all entertainment divisions to Hasbro Studios, including their Los Angeles-based film group, and Cake Mix Studio, the company's Rhode Island-based producer of commercials and short form content.

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7.

Hasbro Studios released its first non-soundtrack album, Truly Outrageous: A Tribute to Starlight Records, with Legacy Recordings on August 7,2015.

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8.

In 2017, Hasbro Studios launched its first franchise through YouTube called Hanazuki: Full of Treasures.

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9.

On May 1,2018, Hasbro Studios announced that they were acquiring Power Rangers and other entertainment assets from Saban Capital Group, which was completed on June 12,2018.

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10.

On March 26,2019, Stephen Davis announced that Hasbro Studios would be rebranded as "Allspark", named after the fictional artifact featured in the Transformers franchise.

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11.

On December 30,2019, Hasbro Studios completed the acquisition of the Canadian entertainment company Entertainment One.

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12.

Hasbro Studios had previously licensed Transformers to DreamWorks for a live action film released in 2007.

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13.

Hasbro Studios was to pay for all development costs for the films and Universal was supposed to pay $5 million per property not made into films.

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14.

Hasbro Studios had asserted that rights had reverted to Hasbro Studios, while Sweetpea felt they had the rights under a 1994 agreement with TSR.

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15.

In January 2014, Hasbro Studios announced a franchise film deal with 20th Century Fox for Magic: The Gathering by its subsidiary Wizards of the Coast.

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