The Toy Industry Association (TIA), in conjunction with The NPD Group, is running a webinar on Thursday, October 24th entitled “Using Retail Sales Data Effectively.” The webinar will take place from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Eastern) and is specifically recommended for toy company marketers wishing to ... more

art ask agency is presenting a new lifestyle brand for the first time at BLE this October: Muy Pop®. A young and upcoming brand. Created between Barcelona and Amsterdam by Dutch designers. Inspired by everything that pops! A global mix of language and culture for today's generation. Carefree ... more

MarVista Entertainment, a leading independent producer and distributor of features and family entertainment programming, has acquired a total of sixteen music specials and documentary titles from EntertainME and 1550, including the recently completed NICKI MINAJ: PINK PLANET special, which ... more

41 Entertainment (“41e”) and its agent in Spain, BRB Internacional (“BRB”), announced today that it has granted a license to GIROMAX for collectable trading cards and albums as well as collectable stickers and albums targeted to Kids 5 – 10 years of age for the PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures ... more

The amazing world of MovieStarPlanet is coming out of the screen and onto your walls. With the fantastic addition of Omega Sky to our licensing program, a partnership brokered by Beanstalk, dedicated fans can become even further immersed in the magical and creative world of MovieStarPlanet. At ... more

BLE 2013, Europe’s largest and most prestigious licensing event, is preparing to unveil its new Brands Zone, where some of the world’s leading sport, fashion and lifestyle brands will exhibit in order to meet retailers, manufacturers and other potential licensing partners. Newly signed exhibitors include Arsenal ... more

The Toy Industry Association (TIA) and media company Engage Digital announced today that the 8th Annual Digital Kids® Conference will co-locate once again with the American International Toy Fair in February 2014 at New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Taking place February ... more

Brand Licensing Europe, the Advanstar organized exhibition, has announced that Playboy will be joining this year's licensing exhibition. Founded by Hugh M. Hefner in 1953, Playboy has been a tastemaker, an arbiter of style and a vanguard for political, sexual and economic freedom for almost 60 years ... more

In September 2013 the Sindy brand will be celebrating 50 years of success with Sindy having been a role model, best friend and fashion icon to millions of girls over each of those years. Sindy today continues to reflect the interests of her core market of girls aged 4 to 8 years and all that is the best of a modern ... more

BLE, the Advanstar-organised licensing exhibition, has announced the four finalists of its License This! Challenge. Now in its fourth year, the challenge offers those with brand new creative concepts the opportunity to break into the global licensing industry and the finale takes place at BLE in front of an ... more

UL, a world leader in advancing safety, today announced its consumer products group (formerly UL-STR) will exhibit at Brand Licensing Europe 2013, Stand A100, taking place 15-17 October at Olympia, London. As an independent provider of third-party testing, audit, inspection and ... more

art ask agency announces new licensing partners for Dominique Vari and her typographical magic, Wild about Words™ - TeNeues, Germany has signed a deal for a line of high end stationery items as part of their new Green Line collection. The line includes a journal, booklets, notebooks and sticky notes ... more

Brand Licensing Europe 2013, the Advanstar organized exhibition, has announced that its second keynote address will be given by Volkswagen. Ever dreamt of heading West in a Camper-Van? Does a VW Beetle make you smile? With its iconic vehicles, romantic associations about travel and a ... more

Animaccord Animation Studios announced that Masha and the Bear will be furthering their conquest of the European market, by debuting in Germany this fall. Being well-known for its all-round appealing humor and absolutely stunning HD quality, the story of Masha and the Bear inspired the leading channel for ... more

Gaumont Animation and DQ Entertainment are coming to Cannes with the first episodes of LANFEUST QUEST, an adaptation of the best-selling comic and manga franchise Lanfeust Of Troy – 10 million copies sold worldwide. French broadcaster M6 commissioned the 26 half-hour, CGI epic comedy for kids ... more

Producer David Heyman and Studiocanal are delighted to announce the start of principal photography in September and to unveil a star-studded cast for their forthcoming family adventure PADDINGTON, based on the beloved fictional character from children’s literature created by Michael Bond in 1958. In ... more

Head of Safety and Community Manager attend 7th International Conference “Keeping Children and Young People Safe Online” in Warsaw, Poland. MovieStarPlanet’s Head of Safety, Vernon Jones and Polish Community Manager will be attending the 7th International Conference “Keeping ... more

Following the August 2013 announcement of the UK’s Channel 5 acquisition of Saban’s Power Rangers Megaforce, Saban Brands and MarVista Entertainment have finalized licensing agreements with several additional leading broadcast partners around the globe for this latest installment of the phenomenal ... more

Broadening its relationship with Sixteen South Television, HIP (Henson Independent Properties), The Jim Henson Company’s third party distribution and consumer products label, has secured the global consumer products rights (with the exception of UK and Ireland) to Sixteen South’s new mixed media ... more

ZeptoLab UK Limited® and ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) have a 3 week long UK-wide promotional partnership between the hit brand — and online gaming phenomenon — Cut the Rope and the biggest independent toy retailer in the UK, The Entertainer. The promotion, which began in late ... more