Donkey Hodie is an imaginative social-emotional series that follows the adventures of Donkey Hodie along with her pals, Purple Panda, Duck Duck, and Bob Dog, as they empower preschoolers to dream big, persevere, and discover that they are capable of overcoming obstacles on their own – and … more

Bing – currently rated currently #1 on the Rai YoYo app – has enjoyed huge commercial success in Italy following its launch in 2018. This new deal further strengthens the partnership between Acamar Films and Rai, with an extenstion of rights for Bing Series 1-3, and the acquisition of Series 4 … more

Creative Licensing in collaboration with Studiocanal celebrates Études, the French fashion designer and their men’s collection featuring designs inspired by Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Autumn Winter 2020-21 collection debuted during Paris Fashion Week in January and was lauded by the NY Times and … more

Brand owner Bagdasarian Productions and Maurizio Distefano Licensing, which manages licensing in Italy for the popular children’s brand and CGI animated series ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks, created by Janice Karman, have announced the availability at Italian bookstores and mass-market retailers of … more

Licensed clothing specialist, Poetic Brands, has announced a new deal for Europe with Fender, the world’s leading musical instrument manufacturers, marketers and distributors, to create a range of new apparel for adults. The partnership comes on the back of a strong trend for music and music-based … more

The Pokémon Company International has signed the Erve Europe / Van Der Erve, Europe’s leading producer of licensed apparel and brands, as a new licensee for Pokémon kids and adult apparel in Germany. Fashion powerhouse Erve Europe / Van Der Erve will collaborate with Pokémon for a collection of … more

Pikachu, the mascot of the Pokémon brand, electrifies the Le Pliage, the Maison Longchamp classic. Your children will want to borrow your bag! This blend of French elegance and Japanese kawaii leaves nothing to chance. Longchamp is an acknowledged master in the art of dynamic collaborations … more

Oh, The Places They Are Going Together! Warner Animation Group, the animated film production arm of Warner Bros. Pictures, and Dr. Seuss Enterprises L.P. announced plans to greatly expand their partnership to bring the iconic stories and characters of Dr. Seuss’ beloved books to life on … more

Hard Rock International today announced a partnership with Stewart’s Enterprises, Inc., the exclusive licensee of the original Stewart’s Root Beer brand and other popular Stewart’s beverage offerings, to bring Hard Rock Premium Hard Seltzer to fans nationwide later this year … more

Leading independent agency Sagoo is thrilled to be exhibiting at the Festival of Licensing this year, where it will be showing its wide range of properties ranging from children’s brands such as Rilakkuma and Mighty Little Bheem, through to adult properties including three newly represented … more

Showcasing its carefully selected range of licensors, leading European agency, Bulldog Licensing, is set to demonstrate its ability to develop and enhance consumer products programmes which are fit for purpose in the highly competitive world of licensing, at this year’s new Festival of Licensing … more

Maurizio Distefano Licensing, which manages licensing in Italy for the delightful new children’s animated series Leo & Tig, has announced five major licensing deals for the property. They are with Grabo, Ciao, Edizioni Playpress, Diramix and Sbabam. More announcements are expected very soon … more

The Spielwarenmesse at Nuremberg’s exhibition centre traditionally opens its doors at the beginning of the year. Scheduled to run from 27 to 31 January 2021, the event has been called off in good time as a direct result of the persisting Covid-19 pandemic. For the first time in its long history, the … more

State-of-the art animation and media company FuturumKids has announced plans to establish a global HQ for its growing list of future productions. From 1 October FuturumKids will be based in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria where its new HQ will house both the company’s main offices and a full animation studio … more

Masha and the Bear have become FABA’s Sound Characters, perfect as playmates and characters to collect. Children can listen in Italian to the stories of “Masha’s Tales” and “Masha Spooky Stories”, while they play or before falling asleep, just by placing the Sound Character on the sound box and … more

Fourth Wall Animation, an emerging independent producer of animated entertainment content for the whole family, was selected by Planeta Junior to partner on two new animated series. Superpigs and Milo now join the list of other Planeta Junior productions, which includes: Power Players, Gormiti, … more

Genius Brands International continues to expand the footprint of its premiere children’s entertainment destination, Kartoon Channel!, which launched in June 2020, with the first television manufacturer deal finalized with Samsung, the world’s largest TV manufacturer with a share of over 20% of … more

Caroline Mickler Limited, an award-winning, independent and dynamic licensing agency which builds the UK licensing programme for a number of major brands, is bringing some exciting new representations – and some famous established clients – to the 2020 Festival of Licensing. The line-up includes new signings … more

Zynga Inc., a global leader in interactive entertainment, announced that its magical Match-3 mobile game Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells has officially launched and begun rolling out to territories worldwide. Officially licensed from Warner Bros. Games and published under the Portkey Games label, the … more

India-based-IP-development company Aadarsh Technosoft Pvt. Ltd., Telegael and leading animated entertainment company, Cyber Group Studios are pleased to announce that their coproduction of Purple Turtle, the 52x7 minutes 2D HD-preschool animated series is now airing its 1st season with great … more