Maker of Cabbage Patch Dolls May Turn Into Comeback Kid. After Fizzle of '80s Craze, Kader May Get Back on Track With Its Toy Train Business
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Kader Holdings (Hong Kong) hopes to end four years of losses with the introduction of a new toy train, and by closing factories throughout Asia.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 2000
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Pay-TV business is likely to turn out a winner for TVB
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Hong Kong television station TVB will likely dominate the country's pay television market despite recent drops in the company's share price. Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting, TVB's new pay television company, will charge less than its competitors, offer 20 channels, and provide a broad range of Chinese and international programming.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 2001
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Most of region tunes out Hallmark Films
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Crown Media Holdings Inc.'s Hallmark Entertainment Network has been sending its made-for-television movies , such as "Snow White" and "Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot," to Asia, where audiences would prefer action television programs, with local actors speaking their own language. Asians still like American movies, but these are the Hollywood films. By comparison, Sony Corp. of Japan has spent millions developing shows specifically for the market. Hallmark's approach to the Asian market is discussed.
Publication Name: The Asian Wall Street Journal Weekly
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0191-0132
Year: 2001
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