Perfetti van Melle is pleased to haveFrisk among the winners of the Japan Brand License Award which took place on the occasion of the 6th Licensing Japan International Trade Show for Character and Brands Business, celebrated last June 29th – July 1st in Tokyo. … more

Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products and Lidl are pairing to launch a promotion surrounding the new Ice Age: Collision Course animated film in Europe. The new campaign will begin next week with the launch of more than 90 products, ranging from Ice Age DVDs to apparel and publishing, in … more

Last night, MTV in partnership with the Malta Tourism Authority returned to the island to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Isle of MTV Malta. Valletta’s Il-Fosos Square was once again ignited by knockout performances from Wiz Khalifa, Jess Glynne and Clean Bandit, in addition to a killer closing set from … more

It’s bad for Britain, bad for Europe, bad for the USA, bad for importers, bad for exporters, bad for the licensing business and anyone else involved in consumer products. Lawyers will get to bill their clients for changing EU-issued standard licensing agreements, but that’s not much of a boost to the global … more

Following the latest trade show MipTV, the German brand management and media company m4e AG has secured a number of international broadcast deals for its all-new CGI-animated series “Wissper”. The comedy-adventure has been picked up by German public broadcaster ZDF and is about to air later this … more

LIMA has announced the results of its 2nd Annual LIMA Global Licensing Industry Survey, quantifying worldwide royalty rates and accompanying retail sales. According to the report, retail sales of products bearing the trademarked names and likenesses of cartoon characters, corporate logos … more

An annual cultural highlight, the Hong Kong Book Fair will run from 20-26 July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. In its 27th edition, the fair is organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) with more than 600 exhibitors from some 30 countries and regions expected to … more

Launching in spring 2017, this stunning and exclusive range includes postcard books, journals, colouring diaries and notebooks, and will be generously illustrated with pictures and designs based on the objects and art-works from the British Museum’s extraordinarily rich collection. … more

At Licensing Expo 2016, family entertainment giant Rainbow and Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, today announced the launch of the brand-new animated series Regal Academy (26 episodes) on Saturday, Aug. 13, in the U.S. The series brings classic fairy tale characters into the … more

Cartamundi, one of the world’s market leaders in playing cards and card games, has announced the imminent launch of two additions to its highly popular Shuffle range: Shuffle Game of Life and Shuffle Connect4… more

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has licensed Moorcroft, a leading name in the world of art pottery, to produce The RHS Rose Collection, a beautiful line of art pottery using rose designs inspired by the RHS Lindley Library, the world’s finest collection of botanic art. … more

Nickelodeon today announced a partnership extension with Leomil Group, a part of The Cortina Group, to bring the beloved PAW Patrol characters to footwear and apparel products in retailers in select markets in Europe, this summer. Ryder and his friends from Nickelodeon’s leading pre-school … more

STUDIOCANAL is pleased to announce the acquisition of Paddington and Company Limited which owns all the intellectual property rights apart from publishing rights in Michael Bond’s classic children’s character Paddington Bear. At the same time STUDIOCANAL have acquired The Copyrights Group Limited… more

The German brand management and media company m4e AG has signed an multi-year output agreement with Universal Pictures Germany GmbH for ist slate of own productions, co-productions and third party properties. Under the terms of agreement, Universal, a subsidiary of Universal Pictures … more

The British Museum, the UK’s most popular visitor attraction, has licensed respected independent rug designer and developer The Moorland Rug Company to produce a range of British Museum rugs based on the world-famous works of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai, whose print, … more

On May 1, 2016 Johannes Walzer has taken over the new position of Head of Finance & Controlling at m4e AG and the m4e group. Previously, he has worked as finance director at Refined Labs GmbH in Munich. Johannes Walzer succeeds m4e’s previous chief financial officer and founding member … more

Produced by David Heyman, “Paddington 2” will go into production in October in the U.K., Studiocanal has confirmed. The Film is all likelikhood the biggest-budgeted movie to be sold in the marketplace this year. The original “Paddington” was budgeted at $55 million and grossed nearly … more

Billboard Media Group today announced that Billboard has appointed CPLG to represent the brand’s licensing initiatives for products and retail across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The deal pairs CPLG, one of the world’s leading entertainment, sports and brand licensing agencies with Billboard, the … more

Mondo TV, one of the largest European producers and distributors of animated content, is planning to present a large selection of brands from its portfolio to established — and potential — partners and at the forthcoming Las Vegas Licensing Expo, taking place from 21-23 June at the Mandalay Bay … more

Studio 100 International , part of the leading family entertainment company Studio 100 Group, today announced further expansion with global toy company, Famosa, extending the Heidi toy range into the Mexican market. Continuing Studio 100s brand development across Latin America, the toy … more