Hasbro reported its Q1 sales and earnings on Monday, and although worldwide sales were up 3%, the company lost $4.9 million in the period, vs. a $3.7 million loss in the year ago period.

The CW has hired Betsy McGowen, the senior VP-general manager of Kids WB to perform the same role at Kids WB at the CW.

License Magazine has released its annual list of the 101 Leading Licensors, and Marvel held its #4 slot, growing from $4 billion to $5 billion in retail sales based on its brands. Pokemon USA , now on its own, was in 23rd, with a staggering $1.3 billion in sales in its 9th year!

Starting April 3rd the Zatch Bell anime series will begin airing Monday through Friday.

4Kids Entertainment, Inc. has announced results for both the fourth quarter and fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.

In 2006 Mattel has a leg up on its chief rival thanks to licenses based on Superman Returns and Cars .

Two struggling broadcast TV networks, the WB and UPN, have announced plans to merge to form the CW TV Network.

Urban Vision has announced that it will launch a new line of Asian live action movies next year under the AsiaVision brand.

ICv2 has obtained an exclusive look at the Ultimate X-Men Collection Volume 1 trade paperback, first revealed in Marvel's recent press conference.

This week, Bennett talks about the ways that an investment in equipment can pay off for your store.