Playmates Toys
Playmates Toys has often been under contract as a chosen third-party to produce toys, fashion dolls, games and other merchandise coinciding with popular film and television media. Examples of media that Playmates has done toys for include "Atomic Betty", "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", "Star Trek", "Ben 10", "Godzilla vs. Kong", the Disney movie franchise "Frozen", "Miraculous Ladybug", "Pikwik Pack", and others. This is in cooperation with various international media production companies, including Canadian company Nelvana, and United States companies Disney, DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon. Playmates Interactive Entertainment Inc. was founded as a subsidiary of Playmates Toys Holdings, the parent company of Playmates Toys, in 1994, co-located with Playmates Toys' US branch in La Mirada, California. In September 1996, Playmates Toys' US branch and Playmates Interactive relocated their headquarters, including 50 employees, to Costa Mesa, California. At the same time, the company was joined by Gary Rosenfeld and Chris Archer as vice-president of business affairs and producer, respectively. In August 1997, Playmates Interactive's president, Richard Sallis, resigned and was succeeded by Ron Welch. Playmates Interactive was defunct by May 2000.
Playmates Interactive
Playmates Toys Limited is a Hong Kong toy company. Another subsidiary was founded in California in 1983, and in 1984 the company went public.