ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) is celebrating a busy and successful 2013, in which it announced further third party representations, launched its Classic Thunderbirds 50th anniversary plans for 2015 and started the countdown to the new Thunderbirds Are Go! TV series, set to premiere in ... more

Outfit7, the entertainment company responsible for the global app phenomenon Talking Tom and Friends, proudly unveils the early success of its latest app My Talking Tom. Within the first 10 days of launch, My Talking Tom became the top games app in 135 countries across all major platforms with ... more

Studio 100, the leading global family entertainment company, continues to delight young viewers and their families worldwide and today announces that Maya the Bee, the popular CGI animation series, will launch on Tiny Pop in the UK on 6th January 2014 at 8.15am. Maya the Bee will air every day in two ... more

Since the start of merchandising sales last fall, the Turtles consumer products have brought in more than $475 million in global retail sales, according to the company. That includes about $250 million from the U.S., with the rest coming from international markets. Kim Kaufman, Chief Marketing Officer and ... more

Brand Licensing Europe announces a new partnership with SMMEX – Sports Merchandise and Marketing Exhibition. This collaboration will bring together 2 market leading shows and provide new opportunities for attendees to both shows. Brand Licensing Europe, which takes place at Olympia in October, is ... more

Bruno Productions is happy to announce TVMania, part of TVM Europe GmbH, is the newest licensee for The Trash Pack. TVMania will be developing a new exciting rage of apparel, fashion bags and accessories, which will be sold in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. TVMania is a leading European ... more

Twentieth Century Fox today announced that it is teaming up with mobile game developer TinyCo to create a brand new FAMILY GUY mobile game. "Mobile platforms are a new frontier for engaging with your favorite characters and worlds," said Rick Phillips, SVP at Fox Digital Entertainment. "With more than ... more

Brand Extensions Russia has announced a major stationery agreement with Academy Group Ltd, a Russian leader in the licensed school stationery market, for the kimmidoll brand. The deals cover Russia and the CIS. kimmidoll output will target the back-to-school market for school children and young adult ... more

The upcoming American International Toy Fair (February 16-19) is expected to be the largest toy trade show ever held in North America. Though registration has been open for just a few weeks, the show has already surpassed a record-breaking 400,000 net square feet of exhibit space at New York City’s ... more

The international rollout of Peppa Pig continues to gather pace as Entertainment One (eOne) today unveiled a robust line up of partners poised to launch Peppa Pig merchandise across key Latin American markets from the end of 2013. There has been a ground swell of popularity for Peppa Pig ... more

UNIQLO has teamed up with Chupa Chups®, the world’s most famous lollipop brand, to launch a range of long sleeve T-shirts and hoodies for girls, to hit its stores worldwide in December. UNIQLO previously produced popular Chupa Chups® T-shirts, and now launches two full collections inspired by ... more

The 11th Edition of the Kazachok Licensing Forum will take place on 1st & 2nd April 2014, in Paris. For the last 11 years this event has brought Licensing professionals together. A notable growth strategy, brand extension through Licensing is attractive to more and more business. Strategically timed to fall ... more

JELC, the global licensing agent for Lillipippins, has announced major new deals for the design property, Lillipippins, in Australia and — for the first time ever — the US. The property, based on beautifully crafted representations of tiny woodland and wild animals, has secured licences in the US greeting cards ... more

Outfit7, the entertainment company responsible for the global app phenomenon Talking Tom and Friends, today announced it is to take idea submissions from the professional creative industry for the first time. The news comes as the company launches an ideas submission page on its ... more

Ink has announced that a new animated TV series is in development based on Subway Surfers, the smash-hit app that is one of the hottest new brands in the gaming sector. Subway Surfers is now one of the most played apps in the world - an astonishing achievement for a game that only hit digital shelves ... more

We all knew it really, but it’s nice to have it confirmed by the audience itself: The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the ultimate book for children up to the age of five. When readers of all ages cast their votes in a Booktrust poll for the top books for children under the age of 14, Eric Carle’s best-selling children’s ... more

2014 Toy Fair sees new Cut the Rope launches and a second year of continuing growth for master toy partner Vivid’s Cut the Rope collectable Nommie figures, “Squashy Om Noms” and plush ranges. The toy rollout has been supported by a powerful online presence, in-store promotions ... more

Rainbow, the company behind Winx Club, the brand that is one of the world’s most popular TV series for girls, has released details of a huge new promotion in Benelux featuring the hit property! The promotion will run until the end of January next year and Blokker stores across Benelux – 370 in the ... more

Studio 100 today announces that, in cooperation with mixtvision DIGITAL, it is launching the official app "Maya the Bee: Flower Party" on 5th December 2013 internationally in 10 different languages: English, German, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Russian, Japanese, Chinese. The entertaining and ... more

The Jim Henson Company’s popular Dinosaur Train series is set to air on Disney’s new terrestrial Disney Channel in Germany. The advertising-financed 24-hour family channel will take over the transmission slots currently occupied by entertainment channel Das Vierte on cable, satellite and DTT across the ... more