HIT Entertainment, one of the world’s leading pre-school entertainment companies, has launched the Thomas & Friends Tracks4Thomas campaign, in partnership with Hamleys. “The Railway Series” began as a collection of stories featuring Thomas the Tank Engine™, created by the Reverend W. Awdry to ... more

Following the phenomenal growth experienced by BLE in 2012 Advanstar has announced a further 5% growth in visitor attendance this year. 7,244 retailers, licensees and sales promotion professionals from 69 countries attended the show, making it the biggest and most successful in its 15 year ... more

On 5 November 2013 LIMA Germany invited the industry to their seventh Licensing Market in Munich, Germany. About 40 exhibitors presented more than 400 licensed properties from different categories against the wonderful background of the glamorous Hotel Bayerischer Hof. Lief!, Burda, Random ... more

Leading animation studio Rainbow has announced that one of its most popular shows, Mia and me, is set to screen across United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland soon thanks to a new broadcasting deal with Nickelodeon UK. The award-winning show is a co-production with Lucky Punch GmbH/M4e and is ... more

The success of the DVD product line of the TVseries „Mia and me®“ was acknowledged by the Association of the the German Music Industry (BVMI) with six German Kids Awards in total. Volumes 1 to 3 were awarded with Platinum for more than 50,000 sold units, volumes 4, 5 and 7 with Gold for more than ... more

Studio 100 Media GmbH, the German entity of the global family entertainment group Studio 100 which is responsible inter alia for production and international sales, has signed a major deal with Universum Film GmbH to distribute several of the company’s film projects into the German speaking territories. Munich ... more

Studio 100, the leading global family entertainment company, is delighted to announce that Studio 100 Media, the German entity of the Studio 100 Group, has picked up two major awards at this week’s LIMA Awards in Munich. The German LIMA Awards, a highlight of the Licensing Market, in which the ... more

The presentation of the LIMA Germany Awards was held as part of the annual LIMA Gala on November 5th at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Germany. Again, the association’s members had cast their votes and decided on outstanding achievements in the licensing and merchandising industry in … more

The children’s animation feature film “Miffy the Movie” (Original title: nijntje de film), based on the successful and beloved children’s books of Dick Bruna, has won the Cinekid Lion Jury Prize for best Dutch children’s film at this year’s Cinekid Festival in Amsterdam. The feature film, directed by Hans ... more

Studio 100 International, the International licensing and merchandising division within the Studio 100 Group, is pleased to announce that it has secured Point of View as its new representative licensing agent in Israel to help the company build the Maya the Bee brand further in the region. The deal, which has ... more

Following a successful MipCom, Hoho Rights has announced a key overseas sale for its flourishing pre-school property Cloudbabies which will see the 52 x 10’ CG animated series transmitting on ARD and ZDF’s children’s channel KiKA in Germany. The colourful characters that look after the sky are set to ... more

King Features Syndicate and Chupa Chups® have reached an agreement to co-brand the name, and distinctive logo from the world-renowned lollipop brand with the name and likeness of Betty Boop™, one of the most iconic animated characters in history. The Chupa Chups® brand, which belongs ... more

Mr Trafalgar, a whimsical rodent drawn in distinctive black and white silhouette, has won the final of the License This! challenge at BLE 2013. Mr Trafalgar is the creation of Newcastle artist and illustrator, Jamie Patterson. Mr Trafalgar himself is a dapper and mysterious rat, executed in flowing lines and first ... more

With children’s book classic „Pinkeltje“ (UK title: Fingerling), another subject from the wide right’s portfolio of m4e AG will be adapted for the big screen. The screenplay for the planned theatrical movie “Pünkel im Haus – und beinah im All” (German working title) will be sponsored by FilmFernsehFonds Bayern ... more

FremantleMedia has today announced the appointment of Rick Glankler to the role of EVP/General Manager of Kids & Family Entertainment (KFE). Based in New York and reporting to FremantleMedia’s Chief Operating Officer, Sangeeta Desai, Glankler will take responsibility for all areas of FremantleMedia’s KFE ... more

Studio100, the leading global family entertainment company, today announced that its International licensing division – Studio 100 International - has signed a new deal with PPI Worldwide, to partner the company in creating new promotional campaigns in CEE for its flagship animation property Maya the ... more

Studio 100 Media is looking forward to present the highlight themes 2014 at the Licensing Market at Bayerischer Hof on November 5th. The most famous Bee in Germany „Maya The Bee“, is nominated for the License Theme of the Year 2013, Maya airs every Sunday on ZDF and her movie will premiere in ... more

Megalicense and Wargaming announced a long-term licensing agreement for the online action World of Tanks in Russia and CIS countries. Since summer 2013, Megalicense has been an official agent of the brand and is in charge of the license acquisition enquires on production for a … more

The Toy Industry Association (TIA), organisers of American International Toy Fair, have announced a progressive addition to Toy Fair 2014 called ShopToyFair365. This e-commerce platform is designed to provide a year-round shopping experience beyond Toy Fair show dates. Accessible online ... more

Studio 100 Media GmbH, the media sales division of the global family entertainment company Studio 100, is pleased to announce that it has signed a license agreement with leading European children’s media production and distribution company Planeta Junior for the brand new animation series Tashi ... more