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Diego, whose show is a spin-off of the wildly popular Dora the Explorer (he's Dora's animal-rescuing cousin), is about to go from TV star to retail brand. About 1.8 million kids tune in to Diego every weekday, and Nickelodeon is counting on them to make his merchandise--Diego toys by Fisher-Price will be out in June; clothes and books by fall--just as popular. "He's bilingual, and he has a sense of adventure," says Nickelodeon president Cyma Zarghami. Nickelodeon is a master at milking hot properties. Retail sales of Nick-related products--from Dora...
...Taiwan OTC market on March 8, its share price quadrupled on opening day, soaring from $6.72 to $26.85. The performance gave E-Ton a market cap exceeding $570 million, vaulting it into the ranks of Taiwan's 100 largest public companies. Investor enthusiasm for the company, a spin-off from little-known maker of electric bikes and motors JI-EE Industry, is largely explained by one simple fact: E-Ton has pre-sold its entire 2006 production due to growth in demand worldwide...
...academics.” The Utah Science, Technology and Research Economic Development Initiative (USTAR) grants around $200 million for research facilities at two state universities. The plan could potentially lure teams of high-tech researchers to Utah State University and the University of Utah in the hopes of creating spin-off businesses and high paying jobs, The Deseret Morning News reported last week. Increased funding was a major factor in recruiting scientists, but the school provides other potential benefits, according to Brittain. “The key thing that we have that would help their research is the Utah Population...
MATT LEBLANC JOEY'S GIG: NBC's Joey returns this week. The buzz: Television's most hyped spin-off has spun out. It's time for Joey to turn in his SAG card...
...Colbert Report, a spin-off of Jon Stewart’s popular fake news program “The Daily Show,” features one-on-one interviews with host Colbert. Though he is famous for his levity and wit, Colbert asked about many serious issues during the short interview, including Dershowitz’s opinion of the ongoing war in Iraq and the possibility of launching a preemptive strike on Iran...