The brand management and media company m4e AG, a leading producer and distributor of kids and family entertainment programs, is proud to welcome Jo Daris to its team. He will be responsible for strategic and business development, contributing his long and successful business experience to ... more

Studio 100 Media GmbH, the media sales division of the global family entertainment company Studio 100, has finalized a deal with Disney Junior Asia for its new and highly popular CGI series Maya The Bee. Specially designed for kids aged two to seven and their families, Disney Junior is a learning ... more

The Portuguese version of Winx Club magazine, the Rainbow property that is one of the world’s top TV shows for girls aged 4-12, will be celebrating 100 issues when its December installment hits the shelves. To celebrate, an incredible competition prize is on offer – a chance to sail the seas on an ... more

The Smiley Company is welcoming Torsten Gryska (37) in their Londoner headquarter as new Brand and Commercial director for Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Central Eastern Europe. Torsten Gryska, formerly Licensing Manager in the field of kids and family entertainment for Fremantle and ... more

Small but powerful! The collectible figurines and plush toys of „YooHoo & Friends“ are on a worldwide road to success – global sales of the plush toys exceed 22 million units since their launch in 2007. Recently, the cuddly plush animals with their big wide eyes, created by Aurora World Ltd., drew ... more

Leomil Group announced they have entered into an agreement with Global Merchandising Services, the agency that represents the worldwide merchandising rights for the international phenomena that is, One Direction, for a line of footwear for the US and Canada. Cortina – Leomil Group will be ... more

Studio 100, the global family entertainment company, will exhibit at Nuremberg Toy Fair 2014, where it will be showcasing its global animation brands including Maya the Bee and Vic the Viking. On January 28th, the Studio 100 team will present their new product highlights at the Press Preview, and on the first ... more

ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has announced a major new addition to its highly successful portfolio of third party M&L representations in the UK: disco music, style and creative icons the Village People. ITVS GE has been appointed by PGS Entertainment to represent Village People in the UK ... more

Chupa Chups®, the world’s most famous lollipop, has teamed up with 4 Dots Media to expand the brand into the digital games category. A range of five funny and colourful Chupa Chups® Apps will be available in US, Canada, UK, Australia and Hong Kong, and very soon in other EU territorie ... more

The Toy Industry Association (TIA) announced today the 84 toy, game and property finalists for the prestigious 2014 Toy of the Year Awards (TOTY). The annual awards program is sponsored by the toy industry itself to recognize the top toys available across 12 categories – from e-Connected and Activity to ... more

Brand Licensing Europe, the Advanstar organized exhibition, today announced that is it moving the dates of its 2014 show forward by one week, to be held from 7-9 October 2014. This is a week earlier than the dates previously announced at the recently completed 15th edition of Europe’s premier ... more

It is finally there. The highly anticipated first European Jeep® Concept store opens today in the heart of Munich’s CBD, the Hofstatt. The new Jeep apparel collection carries the Jeep original freedom and adventure values, enhancing the trait of versatility throughout the product range. Stop by the ... more

The Electrolux Group announced the appointment of Ciarán Coyle as new Vice President and Head of Global Brand Licensing. Coyle was previously President of Europe & Asia Pacific of the Omnicom-owned global brand licensing agency Beanstalk. The Electrolux brand portfolio already ranks well inside the ... more

Kidscreen, host of the global kids television industry’s leading awards for excellence, is delighted to announce the shortlisted entries that will be continuing in the competition through a final round of judging. The nominees are in the Programming Categories are: ... more

This Christmas, Chupa Chups® and The Link Management Limited, have teamed up to create an amazing thematic event which takes place in Hong Kong as of November 8th. The Link’s Lok Fu Plaza will be filled with vibrant colours and seasonal melodies as it shares the festive spirit with everyone ... more

The action and excitement of marble shootouts is back in Germany with “B-DAMAN Crossfire”. The producers of the hit property BEYBLADE have lifted B-DAMAN, which has already been very successful around the globe in the past, to a new level and added exciting digital features. The brand ... more

The fashion world is colored with a deeper shade of yellow straight from Springfield as THE SIMPSONS™ , adored television icons, continue to pop up in collaborations with red-hot fashion brands. Following up on two years of fashion alliances with leading men’s lifestyle brands, Twentieth Century Fox ... more

LEGO® Friends – A New Hobby There is always something going on at the girls of Heartlake City! Each of the five girls has her great hobby she loves to pursue. Mia is a passionate horse enthusiast and loves to spend as much time as possible at the stable. Andrea is totally into action and has just … more

Global buyers and play professionals eager to see the hottest new toys, games and youth entertainment products for 2014 have already begun to register for the Toy Industry Association’s (TIA) 111th American International Toy Fair, taking place in just three months (Feb. 16-19) at the Jacob K. Javits ... more

Studio 100 Film makes its initial debut at the American Film Market as a full service production, sales and distribution company. The recently launched new film division, part of international children’s production and distribution company Studio 100 Media GmbH based in Munich, will be offering a slate of family ... more