Mattel Television
American TV production operation founded 2016
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| October 21 2024 | Mattel Television Studios announced co-development of a new television series in the Pingu franchise with Aardman Animations. |
| November 16 2023 | Michelle Mendelovitz was hired to head the Mattel Television division. |
| February 16 2023 | Mattel published its content slate portfolio for 2023–24 and 2024–25 fiscal years, including revivals of Fireman Sam and Barney. |
| October 21 2022 | Mattel announced an agreement extension with Netflix to make pre-2017 film catalogue available and release the interactive Barbie special 'Barbie: Epic Road Trip'. |
| October 21 2021 | Barbie Return to Dreamtopia web mini-serial spin-off completes release |
| September 7 2021 | Mattel hired Philip Breman, former NBCUniversal vice president, as vice president overseeing live-action scripted and unscripted series development. |
| August 30 2021 | Mattel struck a deal with Mill Creek Entertainment and NCircle Entertainment for DVD, Blu-ray, and Digital HD distribution of Netflix-based content in the U.S. and Canadian markets. |
| July 21 2021 | Barbie Return to Dreamtopia web mini-serial spin-off begins release |
| February 23 2021 | Mattel Television announced the return of the Monster High brand with an animated series and live-action musical film. |
| February 5 2019 | Adam Bonnett, a former Disney Branded Television programming executive, is hired, marking a strategic shift for the division and leading to its renaming to Mattel Television. |
| April 1 2018 | Barbie Dreamtopia 26-episode web series completes release |
| February 12 2018 | Catherine Balsam-Schwaber stepped down from her position at Mattel and left to become general manager of Craftsy. |
| November 5 2017 | 26-episode Barbie Dreamtopia web series begins release on YouTube and YouTube Kids |
| May 4 2017 | Barbie Dreamtopia 'Festival of Fun' web special released |
| October 16 2016 | Mattel Creations signed an exclusive 7-year global SVOD rights agreement with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment for the Barbie film library. |
| July 21 2016 | Last of 4 Barbie Dreamtopia shorts released on YouTube |
| June 16 2016 | 46-minute Barbie Dreamtopia television special released by Universal, broadcast in 5 countries/regions |
| May 5 2016 | First of 4 three-minute Barbie Dreamtopia shorts released on YouTube |
| March 31 2016 | Mattel Television is founded as the successor to Mattel Playground Productions, initially established under the name Mattel Creations. |
| January 14 2016 | Barbie Dreamtopia begins with a teaser promo video released on YouTube |
| 2011 | Began production of Mike the Knight, which continued until 2017 |
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