| LazyTown Motivates Kids Across The US |
| 6/18/2013 - BRANDORA Redaktion |
| LazyTown, the award-winning global children’s entertainment brand dedicated to motivating kids and families to make healthier lifestyle choices, is gearing up for a busy year in the US market. A brand new series of LazyTown recently premiered in the U.S. on Sprout, the 24-hour preschool network. The new ... read more |
| The Extreme Sports Company Powers Into Youth Licensing Business With New Energy Drinks |
| 6/18/2013 - BRANDORA Redaktion |
| Al Gosling, founder of the Extreme Sports Channel and irreverent youth lifestyle brand ‘EXTREME’, today announced the launch of a new range of licensed ‘EXTREME’ sports and energy drinks. The launch marks The Extreme Sports Company’s move into the licensing business with the aim of delivering ... read more |
| Licensing Management International Announced A Worldwide Agency Agreement For Highclere Castle |
| 6/18/2013 - BRANDORA Redaktion |
| LICENSING MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL are delighted to announce that they have entered into a worldwide agency agreement to handle the licensing for Highclere Castle with its unique ancestry and works of art. “Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey” written by the current Countess of ... read more |
| B + AB Goes Sweet In Its Spring Launch With Chupa Chups® |
| 6/18/2013 - BRANDORA Redaktion |
| Chupa Chups®, the life less serious brand, and the Hong Kong fashion brand B+AB (IT Fashion Group) have joined together to develop a limited edition of apparel and accessories launched last April. The products are available in all B+AB stores in Hong Kong, Macau and China, and will be also ... read more |
| Discovery Enterprises International Launches First DMax E-Shop In Germany |
| 6/18/2013 - BRANDORA Redaktion |
| Discovery Enterprises International (DEI) today unveils its umbrella licensing strategy for the DMAX brand with the launch of a dedicated e-commerce platform in Germany. Already a hugely successful free-to-air television network targeting men aged 14-49 in Germany, complemented by a ... read more |
| GAP Announces Limited-Edition Paddington Bear™ Collection |
| 6/14/2013 - Lizenzwerft |
| Gap announced that everyone's favorite British storybook character, Paddington Bear™, will be starring in an exciting, new gift and clothing collection for babyGap. The imaginative, limited-edition line will launch in January 2014 and is inspired by the original Peggy Fortnum book ... read more |
| The Jim Henson company Debuts Jim Henson's Chatter Zoo At Licensing Show 2013 |
| 6/14/2013 - Licensing Expo |
| The Jim Henson Company continues its reputation as an innovator in content and brand development with the upcoming debut of its latest property, JIM HENSON'S CHATTER ZOO, at Licensing Expo 2013. CHATTER ZOO will premiere to consumers this summer with the launch of an “appisode” – a mobile ... read more |
| Gaumont Animation Welcomes TV Tokyo In Calimero Co-Pro |
| 6/14/2013 - Gaumont Animation |
| Gaumont Animation, one of Europe’s leading producers and distributors of children’s entertainment, together with Calidra and Italy’s Studio Campedelli, announced today that its new animated CGI series Calimero (104 x 11’), will be co-produced by TV TOKYO in Japan, where the character has enjoyed a ... read more |
| CPLG Re-Brands And Launches New Website |
| 6/14/2013 - CPLG Germany |
| Copyright Promotions Licensing Group (CPLG), one of the world’s leading entertainment and sport licensing agencies, wholly owned by DHX Media, has launched a complete rebrand and new website: www.cplg.com. Following an unprecedented research review with its key clients, CPLG has refined and ... read more |
| Imira Entertainment's Lucky Fred Snapped Up By Exim Licensing Group |
| 6/14/2013 - BRANDORA Redaktion |
| Imira Entertainment, Spain’s leading production and distribution company specialising in youth programming, has signed a deal with EXIM Licensing Group for the rights to represent all Lucky Fred licensed products and merchandising across Latin America. Lucky Fred is an original Imira Entertainment ... read more |
| 100 Million Movie Stars on MovieStarPlanet |
| 6/14/2013 - BRANDORA Redaktion |
| MovieStarPlanet, one of the world’s fastest growing social networking sites for tweens, announced today that 100 million movie star avatars have been created. In a universe where social networking is designed to be creative, MovieStarPlanet has seen explosive growth since its launch in 2009. To ... read more |
| ZDF Enterprises sells rights to “Wolfblood” to Disney Channels |
| 6/11/2013 - ZDF Enterprises |
| ZDF Enterprises has sold the rights (Free/Pay TV) for the youth series “Wolfblood” to Disney Channels that will see the series roll out across X markets, as part of a multi-territory deal (USA, Latin America, Italy, France, Spain, Benelux, Russia, CEE and ME). The channel has acquired the first ... read more |
| Discovery and LivoBooks launch new Animal Planet Bookshelf App in the UK and Latin America |
| 6/11/2013 - BRANDORA Redaktion |
| Discovery Enterprises International (DEI) and LivoBooks today launch their new and innovative Animal Planet Bookshelf for children’s interactive apps – available in Apple’s online App Store in the UK and Latin America, available for iOS 5 or higher. The launch comes hot on the heels of ‘Doki’s Bookshelf’ ... read more |
| LazyTown Bounces Back In Australia |
| 6/11/2013 - BRANDORA Redaktion |
| The award-winning global children’s entertainment brand LazyTown is bouncing back in Australia with a brand new deal with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The agreement will see the free-to-air channel renew the rights for LazyTown Series 1 and 2, as well as securing the rights to air the ... read more |
| VIPO TV series started airing in China on CCTV 14 |
| 6/7/2013 - Globe Edutainment |
| CCTV 14, one of the channels of China Central Television, the National Free TV broadcaster, started airing the VIPO program this Monday, June 3rd with daily broadcasts of an episode at 12:00 and a re-run at 22:00. Free TV rights for both series ”VIPO – Adventures of the Flying Dog” and “Surviving Time ... read more |
| French Connection To Launch Superman T-Shirt Collection Inspired By Man Of Steel |
| 6/7/2013 - Warner Bros. Consumer Products |
| Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK (WBCP UK) is proud to announce that leading high-street fashion retailer French Connection will launch a 6 piece Superman t-shirt collection to coincide with the release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ Man of Steel that hits cinema screens ... read more |
| Bulldog Set To Bite Into The US Market! |
| 6/7/2013 - Licensing Expo |
| Bulldog Licensing, one of the UK’s leading licensing agencies, has announced that it is expanding into the US market through a brand new subsidiary - Bulldog Licensing Inc. With an office in New York, the new company will be managed by Laurie Windrow as Managing Director. Laurie has more than 20 ... read more |
| New TV- and Home Entertainment Deals for Mia and me® |
| 6/5/2013 - m4e |
| The German m4e Group has sold the nordic home entertainment rights for the hit TV-series “Mia and me®” to Svensk Filmindustri, the leading video distributor for this region. The contract includes all home entertainment rights including digital distribution on video-on-demand platforms. In addition, distribution- ... read more |
| Industry Veteran Catharine Bushnell Passes Away After Brave Battle With Cancer |
| 6/4/2013 - BRANDORA Redaktion |
| Brand licensing agency Ink has announced the sad news that leading executive and Head of Legal Catharine Bushnell has lost her battle with cancer. During a career in the licensing industry that spanned over thirty years, Catharine was responsible for co-founding EEMC, one of the forerunners of Ink and the ... read more |
| Happy birthday to The Very Hungry Caterpillar™! |
| 6/4/2013 - BRANDORA Redaktion |
| In 2014, the beloved The Very Hungry Caterpillar will be 45 years old. In that time more than three generations have enjoyed what is today the most-read children’s book in the UK. Not only has the book sold over 36 million copies but this centrepiece of The World of Eric Carle brand has a global licensing ... read more |