The staggering success of Angry Birds — the number one downloaded app of all time — has turned the game, in which multi-coloured birds try to retrieve their eggs from a group of hungry pigs, into an international phenomenon, inspiring many new Angry Birds games, as well as toys, books, TV shows … more

Masha and the Bear have opened the doors of Bear’s famous house to Italy’s kids at McArthur Glen Serravalle, Italy’s first and largest designer outlet — the first time the popular house has been on show at any venue outside Russia. … more

On stand H1 at the 2016 Toy Fair, Cartamundi, world leader in playing cards and card games, is going to be busier than ever. The company is celebrating new additions to the Shuffle family of games — its groundbreaking combination of playing cards and digital technology. In addition, Cartamundi is … more

Asia’s expanding middle class and growing demand for high quality brands present huge opportunities to the region’s licensing industry. Next week, the world’s leading licensors will gather at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre for the 14th Hong Kong International Licensing Show … more

Sole has been promoted from her role as Creative Services Executive, a position she held for nearly two years. During that time she has helped Bulldog to build on its status as one of the industry’s leading licensing agencies, with a strong and diverse portfolio of properties, such as … more

An episode of the popular Russian animated series Masha and the Bear has become the first Russian-language video to reach a billion views on YouTube. The “Recipe for Disaster” episode is the second amongst non-musical video for popularity of all time … more

The German brand management and media company m4e AG is counting on the creative power of the successful Austrian children’s and youth book author Thomas Brezina for the development of a new property. The adventure TV series for boys aged 6‐12 years will be jointly developed, based on a hybrid … more

Entertainment One (eOne) today announces that it has signed the rights to air its BAFTA and Emmy award-winning preschool series Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom on leading Russian broadcaster, Carousel. Russian licensing agent Megalicense has also been appointed to manage the consumer products … more

ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) today announces that Knockout Licensing has been signed as the licensing agent for the popular historical drama, Poldark in the U.S. and Canada. Co-produced by Mammoth Screen and Masterpiece, Poldark made its U.S. broadcast debut on leading drama … more

Independent licensing company Rocket Licensing has announced the appointment of Megan Wain as its new Licensing Coordinator. In her new post Megan will provide marketing support and coordination across Rocket’s growing portfolio of brands in order to ensure the efficient running of the team and … more

Dr Ben S Bernanke, former Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System, will be the keynote speaker at the ninth edition of the Asian Financial Forum (AFF) to be held on 18 and 19 January, 2016 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) … more

At this year’s Asia TV Forum & Market Studio 100 Media is presenting a variety of TV series’ for children and families. Highlights include the new CGI Animation The Wild Adventures of Blinky Bill (52 x 11 minutes; for 2016/17), 2D Animation K3 (52 x 13 minutes; completed), CGI series Tashi (52 x 11 minutes; … more

Officially the biggest yet in its 17 year history, BLE took place from 13 – 15th October at London’s Olympia. It boasted over 300 exhibitors, of which 90 were new, and floor space totalling 7,364 square meters. Categories including automotive, sport, food & beverage, beauty, music, publishing and heritage … more

Entertainment One (eOne) has today announced the strong broadcast and retail success of Peppa Pig in Mexico, which demonstrates that the preschool property has quickly taken root in the territory. Launched on Mexico’s Channel 5* in November 2013, eOne’s award-winning TV show has become a firm … more

The new series includes ten interactive books dedicated to the adventures of the Winx, and is aimed at young kids who will enjoy interacting with the ebooks by completing puzzles and applying virtual stickers, colouring and drawing, singing karaoke and customizing Winx’s wardrobe and hairstyles … more

The first co-production ever undertaken by Spacetoon, ‬MIA is an enchanting and captivating new 3D CGI comedy adventure series for 2-6-year-olds. It tells the story of ‬MIA the mouse, her grandmother Mimi and their friends — a spider, a frog, a turtle, a bat and a rat — who share … more

Maurizio Distefano Licensing has announced the award of three new licences in the Italian market for the runaway preschool animation hit Masha and the Bear. Crayola is about to launch a line of colouring and drawing-based products for the back-to-school and Christmas gift markets … more

Since 1940 Turnowsky has been a leading-edge design house, producing a seemingly endless stream of works of unique creativity and outstanding quality, which continue to excite and inspire thousands of people all over the world. Turnowsky is a global brand, based in Tel Aviv, well known for its … more

The German brand management and media company m4e AG has finalized a broadcasting agreement for its preschool series “Tip the Mouse” (52 x 7’) with Buena Vista International, Inc. for all Latin American territories including Brazil. The deal was negotiated at Mipcom and grants Disney Junior Latin … more

Renowned and premiere institution of Indian Commerce, the Indian Commerce Association (ICA) has unanimously chosen their President Prof. M.K. Singh, who is holding the post of Dean as well as Head of the Department of Commerce at Vinoba Bhave University. The decision was made at the 68th … more