Brand Licensing Europe is supporting the launch of an innovative charity event, raising awareness of table tennis as an effective therapy for those suffering from Dementia, by hosting a themed ‘Table Dennis’ championship at this year's show in partnership with property owner DC Thomson Consumer Products … more

Golden Bear is delighted to announce the appointment of Gaby Budai-Corfield as the firm’s new International Sales Manager; responsible for all areas of International sales both in Europe and further afield together with a number of other key UK accounts … more

Ice Age is the most successful animation film franchise of all times. The adventurous journey of Manny the woolly mammoth, Sid the giant ground sloth and Diego the smilodon through the icy cold of times about 20,000 years ago have been inspiring millions of people all over the world ever since the … more

The Chupa Chups® brand is known worldwide for its high quality lollipops with colourful wrappers that come in a wide variety of flavours. The brand has taken its iconic logo and imagery to create a large portfolio of eye catching designs. H&M will transfer this fun candy spirit directly to a quirky range of … more

Finalists for The Licensing Awards 2014 have now been revealed for the Product, Retail, and Marketing Communication Awards. The finalists for the Property Awards categories will be announced by the end of July. The winners will be revealed at The Licensing Awards event on Tuesday 16th September … more

Speaking of the appointment, Robinson commented: “I am thrilled to be joining Schleich UK. This is a world renowned brand that has a solid history of producing the finest quality play figures for children and is a company I have admired for many years. The months and years ahead represent a great … more

LIFE magazine is the legendary publication that continues to enthral millions of people each week in its current incarnation, Life.com, and the LIFE photographic library is a vast stock of pictures, many made famous by the magazine itself, that includes some of the world’s most recognisable … more

Lima Sky, the independent development studio behind mobile gaming hit, Doodle Jump, has partnered with master publishing house, Egmont Publishing, for the worldwide manufacturing and distribution of a Doodle Jump activity and sticker book. The deal was brokered by Lima Sky’s UK licensing agent … more

Hoho Rights, the commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of kids’ production and rights company Hoho Entertainment, has appointed Active Merchandising to represent its high-flying pre-school property Cloudbabies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The key appointment follows the … more

Smiley®, the happiest brand ever, will open its first ever pop up shop this week in the Causeway Bay shopping district, Hong Kong, as the brand continues it's planned expansion into the Asian market this year … more

The new “Tip the Mouse” TV-series is making ist way into Benelux. The Dutch brand licensing agency License Connection will represent the well-known preschool brand (Dutch title: “Tip de Muis”) in the Benelux territories. Shortly before, German brand management and media company m4e AG has closed … more

Good news for all fans of the internationally successful and popular TV series „Mia and me®“: Finally they can immerse themselves as herin Mia into the fantastic world of Centopia on a brave quest to save the home of elves and unicorns. Based on the adventures of the TV series … more

Nickelodeon closed 2Q14 as basic cable's number-one network in total day with Kids 2-11 (2.6/834K) and total viewers (1.6M), marking the net's third consecutive quarter at the top. Nick's quarterly performance also led its closest competitor by double-digits … more

Warner Bros. UK & Ireland today named Preston Kevin Lewis as the new General Manager, Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK & Ireland. The announcement was made by Josh Berger, President & Managing Director, Warner Bros. UK, Ireland & Spain, and Pilar Zulueta … more

The partnership will see SmileyWorld branded novelty gift and fashion accessories, including socks, distributed across the UK in high street retailers such as Urban Outfitters, River Island and Topshop later this year. They pride themselves on producing product … more

Studio 100 International, part of the leading global family entertainment company, Studio 100 Group, is delighted to announce the appointment of Sunny Lee as Licensing Manager in the Asian Pacific region … more

Global phenomenon Dora sets off on her next big adventure in Dora and Friends: Into the City!, a brand-new animated preschool series starring the Latina heroine in new adventures, with new friends and a new interactive curriculum, premiering in primetime … more

Brand Licensing Europe 2014, the Advanstar-organised exhibition, has announced UEFA Euro 2016 is amongst a raft of new brands joining the 200 strong line up at this year’s show which takes place from 7th – 9th October 2014 at London’s Olympia … more

John Stanley, SVP & Managing Director, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group UK, Ireland, Spain & Nordics, will take on overall leadership of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution UK and Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK, in addition to his existing responsibilities … more

Gaumont Animation has signed new international broadcast partners for Lanfeust Quest, its adaptation of the best-selling comic and manga franchise Lanfeust Of Troy – 10 million copies sold worldwide, including a multi-territory deal with Disney Channels … more