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Government spin-off, civilian goods which are the result of military or governmental research NASA spin-off, a spin-off of technology that has been commercialized through NASA funding, research, licensing, facilities, or assistance; Research spin-off, a company founded on the findings of a research group at a university
A spin-off [3] (also spelled spinoff) [4] is derived from already existing works that focus on more details and different aspects from the original work (e.g. particular topics, characters or events), and includes books, radio programs, television programs, films, video games, or any narrative work in any medium.
A spin-off in television is a new series containing characters or settings that originated in a previous series, but with a different focus, tone, or theme. For example, the series Frasier was a spin-off of the earlier series Cheers: the character Frasier Crane was introduced as a secondary character on Cheers, and became the protagonist of his own series, set in a different city, in the spin-off.
The newest spin-off films are Rogue One in 2016 and Solo: A Star Wars Story in 2018. The film The Lion King 1½ is a prequel, sidequel and spin-off from The Lion King franchise about the characters Timon and Pumbaa. Turning Point is a spin-off of TVB's E.U. which focuses the life of Michael Tse's character, "Laughing", before the events of E.U..
Corporate spin-off, also known as a spin-out, a type of corporate action where a company turns a portion of itself into a separate business Spinout (driving) , failure when braking Entertainment
A corporate spin-off, also known as a spin-out, [1] starburst or hive-off, [2] is a type of corporate action where a company "splits off" a section as a separate business or creates a second incarnation, even if the first is still active. [3]
The spin-off involves a distribution of property to shareholders without the surrender of any stock, which thus resembles a dividend. The split-off resembles a redemption because the shareholders have relinquished stock of the distributing corporation.
The term economic spin-off is widely used in popular media to describe the potential secondary economic effects of project or development. This may reflect a real phenomenon, especially when used looking back into the past, where the results are measurable, though still subject to rival interpretations.