2013, the eleventh Day of Licensing raises its curtain to present successful topics, innovative creations and merchandising rights and attractive promotional and marketing campaigns. 27 high-profile licensors and agencies will share basic knowledge regarding the most important and brand new ... more

Bologna Licensing Trade Fair is the only trade event in Italy dedicated to the business of subsidiary rights, with the participation of the main Italian and International licensors and licensing agencies. Bologna Licensing Trade Fair registered 60 exhibitors from Italy and abroad, 500 represented brands and ... more

Chris Protheroe, CPLG’s President and Group Managing Director passed away peacefully on 28th December 2012, aged 54, after losing his battle with cancer over the past six months. Chris was an extremely well known and much loved personality in the licensing industry. He spent his early years working for ... more

Exclusive Benefits for LIMA Germany Members: Day of Licenses, Cologne April 16th - Licensors /agents as members of LIMA only are offered an exclusive time slot to present their rights among 600 members and guests; Discounted fee for members at the entrance ... more

As DINOSAUR TRAIN’S fan base continues to grow throughout Europe and around the globe, The Jim Henson Company has signed Lizenzwerft as its new licensing agent to represent the critically acclaimed animated children’s series in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The news was announced today by ... more

HE HARRY POTTER™ SHOP AT PLATFORM 9¾ will officially open its doors to the public on Saturday, 15th December 2012 at 7:30am. Situated near the platform 9¾ trolley at London’s newly refurbished King’s Cross Station, the shop will sell items such as golden platform 9¾ collectible train tickets ... more

French homeware brand, Teo Jasmin (www.teojasmin.com) has become the latest high profile name to join LIMA UK, the licensing trade association (www.licensing.org). As a member of LIMA, it will have access to a significant number of benefits including discounted access to shows and educational ... more

For 10 years now the Kazachok Licensing Forum has been the meeting place for key licensing actors from all over the world. The Forum is an opportunity to discover … more

Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK (WBCP UK) today unveils the exciting retail event it has planned throughout December with Waterstones, the UK’s leading high street bookseller. The promotional event kicks off ahead of the London premiere of Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson’s ... more

Studio 100, the leading European entertainment group, is proud to announce new appointed agents who will fly for its evergreen property Maya, the Bee. With its universal appeal, Maya has been brought back … more

Genius Brands International, Inc. (OTCQB:GNUS), developer and marketer of entertainment products including the award-winning Baby Genius® line of music and education-based products and characters, announced today it has started development on an animated … more

Licensees of the world-famous animal charity Battersea Dogs & Cats Home are preparing to launch new products at the upcoming London Toy Fair and Spring Fair in Birmingham early in 2013. At Toy Fair, Ravensburger Ltd … more

On January 8, 2013, Shout! Factory Kids, in collaboration with FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the brand extension and licensing arm of FremantleMedia, will release Monsuno: Destiny, the first DVD collection based on the highly popular animated series on Nicktoons! Delivering five action-filled episodes ... more

Ship & Duck (www.shipnduck.com), the new online licensing business hub, is the latest innovator to join LIMA UK, the licensing trade association (www.licensing.org). As a member of LIMA, it will have access to a significant number of benefits including discounted access to shows and educational ... more

HIT Entertainment, one of the world’s leading children’s entertainment producers and rights-owners, today announced that TOMY, the master toy partner for Bob the Builder in Germany, will have its contract extended, continuing to meet the high demand for Bob toys within this market. The ... more

The animated TV-series/sitcom “Ask Lara”, from the extensive rights portfolio of German brand management and media company m4e AG, has been nominated for a prestigous Emmy Award in the animation category of the recently established International Emmy Kids Awards. The awards will be ... more

Spanish producer and licensing agency BRB Internacional has signed a deal with Dracco Company Ltd to be the exclusive licensing agent in Iberia for the hit brand Filly. Filly is a fantasy world of magic oriented to girls from 5 to 10 years old. An animated TV series will be launched early 2014. BRB will launch an ... more

Last October, Chupa Chups was present at the Brand Licensing Europe fair in London, where the brand went back to its origins nearly 55 years after its creation. Our iconic brand returned to its nostalgic designs which took us back to our childhood in a surprising setting of an old time sweet shop taken right ... more

Warner Bros. Consumer Products EMEA (WBCP EMEA) today announced its partnership with leading apparel retailer TV Mania to produce a new clothing line based on classic Superman, with the first collection to include a line inspired by Man of Steel, the highly anticipated Superman action adventure feature ... more

November 27, 2012 - 11:00 – 12:00 Best Practices in Licensing: This session takes an in-depth look at the elements that constitute a successful licensing program. Topics to be covered include: Defining Your Property, Developing a Strategy, Soliciting Potential Licensees, Evaluating Potential Licensees ... more