<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56b39a6d6e97c631008b4ec1-1658-1244/465590573 (1).jpg" alt="barbie dolls" data-mce-source="Joerg Koch/Getty Images " /><p class="source"><span>Joerg Koch/Getty Images </span></p></div><p></p></div></div>Rival toymakers Hasbro and Mattel have had talks about merging, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-04/hasbro-mattel-said-to-have-held-talks-about-possible-merger-ik8jsx1q">Bloomberg reports</a>.</p><p>Hasbro, which makes Furby and My Little Pony, approached Mattel, which makes Barbie and Hot Wheels, about potentially combining last year, according to the report.</p><p>Hasbro will report earnings next week that are expected to be strong, while Mattel is expected to report weak full-year results.</p><p>Mattel has worked with Disney since 1955 but <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-disney-princess-hasbro/">lost the licensing rights to its Princess brands</a> - including the lucrative Frozen brand - to Hasbro last year.</p><p><strong><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-04/hasbro-mattel-said-to-have-held-talks-about-possible-merger-ik8jsx1q">Read the full story over at Bloomberg»</a></strong></p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/daymond-john-strategy-shark-tank-deal-2015-11">Here's how Shark Tank's Daymond John beats out the other Sharks to score a deal</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="8zbGJyeDqhP5VKvP70bK9Outp7KWuCtR" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', '8zbGJyeDqhP5VKvP70bK9Outp7KWuCtR',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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Joerg Koch/Getty Images Rival toymakers Hasbro and Mattel have had talks about merging, Bloomberg reports.Hasbro, which makes Furby and My Little Pony, approached Mattel, which makes Barbie and Hot Wheels, about potentially combining last year, according to the report.Hasbro will report earnings next week that are expected to be strong, while Mattel is expected to report weak full-year results.Mattel has worked with Disney since 1955 but lost the licensing rights to its Princess brands - including the lucrative Frozen brand - to Hasbro last year.Read the full story over at Bloomberg» NOW WATCH: Here's how Shark Tank's Daymond John beats out the other Sharks to score a deal if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', '8zbGJyeDqhP5VKvP70bK9Outp7KWuCtR',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

Joerg Koch/Getty Images Rival toymakers Hasbro and Mattel have had talks about merging, Bloomberg reports. Hasbro, which makes Furby and My Little Pony, approached Mattel, which makes Barbie and Hot Wheels, about potentially combining last year, according to the report.

The makers of Barbie and Furby could be getting together

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