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Globe and Mail
08-07-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Spin Master Corp. to Report Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on July 31, 2025
TORONTO, July 8, 2025 /CNW/ - Spin Master Corp. ("Spin Master") (TSX: TOY), a leading global children's entertainment company, will report its second quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 6:30 a.m. (EDT).
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Spin Master Corp. to Report Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on July 31, 2025
TORONTO, July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Spin Master Corp. ("Spin Master") (TSX: TOY), a leading global children's entertainment company, will report its second quarter 2025 financial results on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 6:30 a.m. (EDT). Q2 2025 Conference Call Christina Miller, Chief Executive Officer and Jonathan Roiter, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, will host a conference call for the investment community on Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The call-in numbers for participants are (416) 945-7677 or 1 (888) 699-1199. A live webcast of the call will be accessible via Spin Master's website at Following the call, both an audio recording and transcript of the call will be archived on the same website page for 12 months. About Spin MasterSpin Master Corp. (TSX:TOY) is a leading global children's entertainment company, creating exceptional play experiences across its three creative centres: Toys, Entertainment and Digital Games. With worldwide toy distribution, Spin Master is best known for award-winning brands including PAW Patrol®, Melissa & Doug®, Bakugan® and Rubik's® Cube, and is the global toy licensee for other iconic properties. Through its in-house entertainment studio, the company creates and produces captivating multiplatform content including powerhouse preschool franchise PAW Patrol, along with other original shows, short-form series and feature films. With an established presence in digital games anchored by Toca Boca® and Piknik™, Spin Master engages 70 million active users monthly in open-ended, creative and safe play. With 29 offices spanning nearly 20 countries, Spin Master employs more than 2,500 team members globally. For more information, visit or @SpinMaster on LinkedIn and Instagram. View original content: SOURCE Spin Master Corp.
The Sun
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Paw Patrol Live! will have your kids falling in love with theatre as it's a kid's version of a Beyonce gig
WITH three children, over the past decade I have watched more than my fair share of episodes of smash hit Nickelodeon kids show Paw Patrol. All of my children have loved the telly smash, and my youngest, Estella who is four, is currently in the grip of her Paw Patrol phase. 4 4 So when I heard a huge theatrical version of the animated hit 'Paw Patrol Live! : The Great Pirate Adventure' was rolling into London 's Wembley Arena, it was a no-brainer for us. The chance to see Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Zuma, Rocky and my own personal favourite Rubble brought to life up-close was pretty much Estella's answer to a Beyonce concert. And as we filed into the arena alongside thousands of other excited youngsters, it was clear these pups were the pre-school version of rock stars. There was a small part of me that worried that sitting through a raucous 75-minute live version of Paw Patrol (the cartoon is typically only 22 minutes long) would leave me as the one needing 'yelp for help.' But from the minute the opening few bars of the TV show's maddeningly catchy theme song-which lives rent free in my head-rang out across the arena even my toes were tapping. As the cartoon world of Adventure Bay was brought to life in front of us, at points I was almost as sucked in as my four-year-old. The live show was a genuine spectacle with incredible puppetry which puts the much-loved pups front and centre. They are HUGE with adult puppeteers operating them, so their eyes and mouths move with such expression that after a while you forget the humans are even there. The sheer size of the pup puppets and the bright primary colours of their outfits, mean in such a big arena, even really little ones can really see the action on stage and follow it. And at points in the show the Paw Patrol pups ride in brilliantly realistic recreations of their signature vehicles. The show is really interactive too in an almost panto style. I loved watching my daughter point and scream as the rarely-sighted 'Pirate Parrot' kept popping up behind Cap'n Turbot. This live version of the show has a kid-friendly pirate theme. As hapless Turbot falls down a sinkhole into a cave and when Ruder and his team of pups go to the rescue, they find themselves on the quest for pirate gold. Kids have to solve treasure map clues along with the characters which are beamed onto a giant screen. And of course they also have great fun yelling out the show's famous catchphrases. 4 4 The distinctive costumes and high-energy performances of the actors who play Ryder, Mayor Goodway and of course dastardly Mayor Humdinger really help carry the action along. Kids also loved their foot-tapping song and dance numbers. Even fan favourite chickaletta gets in on the act at one point. Since its first theatrical version in the Autumn of 2016, the PAW Patrol Live! experience has been seen by over 7 million people worldwide, and it's easy to see why. 'Paw Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure' is the perfect way to give young children their first taste of theatre and a big dose of fun. And with 39 performances nationwide across the summer-Paw Patrol really are on a roll.
Daily Mail
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Ex-Wiggles star Emma Watkins opens up about surprise living arrangements with her husband Oliver Brian and sister Hayley
Children's entertainer Emma Watkins has opened up about her unique bond with her younger sister Hayley in which they blend family, work and friendship. The 35-year-old former Wiggle has revealed she lives, works and travels with her younger sister Hayley, 34, in a unique setup that blurs the lines between family and business. 'We live together and work together and to be honest, we wouldn't have it any other way,' Emma, who married husband Oliver Brian in 2022, told the Courier Mail. She added they are inseparable and even shared a suitcase while on tour together. 'Hayley is so organised when she travels – everything has its place in a neat little packing cell. Meanwhile, I just toss it all in and hope for the best. To Hayley, my suitcase is basically a lucky dip and a nightmare,' Emma said. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The Sydney-born entertainer added she and Hayley had such a strong connection due to seeing each other on a regular basis. 'EVERY DAY. Which is a lovely change, because when I was on tour with The Wiggles we didn't see each other much,' she said. 'Now, we get to work together and build our company, sharing music and dance with children all around the country. We're so excited to be coming to Brisbane to celebrate Frozen at Westfield Chermside this month!' Emma performed as the Yellow Wiggle in the iconic children's group from 2013 - 2021 and after leaving created her own character called Emma Memma. In 2023, The pair competed together on Channel Ten's The Amazing Race Australia and previously opened up about an intense challenge they took part in which never made it to air. The siblings told Yahoo that upon arriving in India they were given a 'traumatic' fire-eating challenge which they successfully completed. 'I had to eat some sort of leaf that was on fire, and I would have loved for everyone to have seen that because that was a traumatic experience,' Hayley said. 'You had to make like 26 leaves with different ingredients and then consume one. They put it on fire before they put it into your mouth, they just shoved it in, on fire.' Emma added that after fighting hard to successfully complete their challenges, it was fun to watch the other teams on TV struggle with their own challenges. 'I think that is the beauty about this show, that contestants get to then watch all the others struggle through challenges which we didn't pick or we didn't see,' she said. 'There's so many in the race now when we watch it back, and we've been texting each other every Wednesday night, and we've been like, "I wish we had chosen that one!".' The pair then admitted while they loved their time on the show it was much harder than they expected - but would consider doing it again. Emma, who launched a new children's entertainment franchise in 2022 featuring her character 'Emma Memma', raced on behalf of the Leonie Jackson Memorial Fund. The charity focuses on the support of education and services for deaf and hard of hearing children. Emma tied the knot with husband Oliver Brian in 2022 and have been going strong ever since. The lovebirds said 'I do' in an intimate ceremony in the Victorian countryside attended by 80 friends and family. The nuptials came after Emma mixed business with pleasure shortly after she joined The Wiggles in 2012, falling head over heels for her co-star Lachy Gillespie. They got engaged in May 2015, said 'I do' in rural New South Wales in April 2016, and then stunned fans by announcing their split in August 2018.
CBC
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Ms. Rachel posted about children in Gaza. The reaction that followed was intense
Ms. Rachel is one of the biggest names in children's entertainment right now, with 15 million subscribers on her YouTube channel alone. In her feed, you'll usually find posts about potty training tips and collaborations with organic yogurt companies. More recently, however, she's also begun using her influence on social media to talk about how the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict has affected children in the region. This move has created quite a controversy, to the point where some have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate whether Ms. Rachel is being paid by Hamas. Today on Commotion, host Elamin Abdelmahmoud chats with author Jael Richardson and Vulture TV critic Kathryn VanArendonk about the reaction and criticism Ms. Rachel is getting for speaking up amidst the ongoing conflict.
