>>5684640Movies launch cartoons all the time, which increases merch sales.
Hasbro had the right idea with Rise of Cobra and launching Renegades afterward, but being on the Hub that few people have access to was dumb. The Hub in general was inherently shit, since you really can't grow the audience with a niche base, as opposed to actually being mass market numbers by being on Cartoon Network or Nickelodean.