Franchises

uWink Introduces Franchise Program for Gaming-Themed Restaurants

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 4, 2006 - 3:31pm.

Los Angeles - uWink, the digital entertainment company founded by Atari and Chuck E. Cheese founder Nolan Bushnell, announced on Monday the launch of a national franchise program for its uWink gaming and entertainment-themed restaurants. The first uWink restaurant recently opened in Woodland Hills, Calif. While the company plans to open new company-owned restaurants in Southern California in the coming months, uWink will now also offer franchise partners the technological infrastructure, operational support, and media content needed to open uWink restaurants in selected areas of the country and internationally.

Vivendi Universal Games Sells Off Productivity Software Franchises

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 23, 2004 - 2:05am.

Los Angeles -- Vivendi Universal Games, the video game publishing unit of the Franco-American media conglomerate, announced on Monday that it has sold its home productivity software franchises, Hallmark Card Studio and Print Artist, to Calabasas, Calif.-based Nova Development. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Los Angeles-based VU Games said the divestiture is part of its strategy of refocusing its business exclusively on games.