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Parragon buys Funtastic
International publisher Parragon has acquired the publishing division of Funtastic. Fourteen Funtastic publishing staffers have been made redundant, with the remaining 12 due to move to Par...
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Woolies named world-class retailerWoolworths has made it into the top 25 of a list of 250 ‘world-class' retailers. The Deloitte 2008 Global Powers of Retailing report, which identifies the 250 l...
Madman official local distributor for Tokyopop manga
Madman Entertainment has announced it is now the official local distributor of Tokyopop manga comics. Madman spokesperson Ben Pollock told WBN the deal was a good fit for the company. ‘All...
'Another great year' for Funtastic's publishing division, but figures show slump overall
Despite full-year results showing ‘a fairly tough year' for the company as a whole, culminating in a drop in net profit of 44% on 2005, Funtastic Publishing had ‘another great year' in 200...
Funtastic’s Scott a new publishing GM
Mark Scott has been formally appointed as general manager of Funtastic's publishing division. Scott has been acting in the role for the last four months, overseeing a restructure of Funtast...
Funtastic restructure: jobs to go?
Funtastic has announced that it has gone through a restructure that has ‘incorporated a major re-investment into the publishing business unit.' Belinda Payne, Funtastic's GM of marketing an...
Parragon sets up in Australia
International publisher Parragon has announced the opening of its Australasian business, based in Melbourne and headed by Ian Ashmore. Ashmore, who formerly headed the publishing division of Fun...
Ashmore leaves Funtastic
Ian Ashmore has resigned from his position as general manager of the publishing and entertainment division at Funtastic.
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Kiwi claims victory in Amazon patent fightNew Zealander Peter Calveley is claiming a one-man victory over Amazon.com, with the internet retail giant announcing changes to its '1-click' checkout s...
Funtastic takeover talks end
A potential takeover bid for Funtastic has been called off. Talks between Funtastic's major shareholder, childcare provider ABC Learning, and ‘an unnamed third party' have been termin...
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