FremantleMedia, the producer and distributor of several of the world’s most widely-watched television series, and Random House, Inc., the U.S. division of Random House, the world's largest trade-book publisher, both companies of Bertelsmann AG, announced today a major new creative and … more

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) today reported financial results for the second quarter 2012. Net revenues for the quarter were $811.5 million, a decrease of 11%, compared to $908.5 million in 2011. Second quarter 2012 net revenues declined 7% excluding a negative $34.4 million impact of foreign exchange. Net earnings for … more

Advanstar today announced that DreamWorks Animation is confirmed to exhibit at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe, Advanstar’s annual licensing exhibition, which takes place from the 16th – 18th October 2012 at London’s Olympia … more

Brand Extensions Russia JJP, the fast-growing new joint venture licensing company for the Russian market formed by JELC and PJB Brands, has been appointed to licence the popular collectable doll brand kimmidoll in Russia and the CIS. Described as “collectable dolls expressing life’s true values … more

Brand Licensing Europe 2012, the Advanstar organised licensing exhibition, returns to London’s, Olympia this year from 16th – 18th October 2012. This year’s show is set to be the busiest yet with over 250 brand owners showcasing over 2,200 of the latest brands, characters and images. To date … more

Fox Consumer Products EMEA today announces new licensing deals signed for US author Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid book series, which was recently voted by UK kid audiences in a Blue Peter Poll as the best children’s book series of the last decade, beating Harry Potter to the top spot. The UK licensing ... more

5th Dubai International Character & Licensing Fair – Character Dubai, the Middle East’s largest brand and property marketplace in the Middle East featuring the most diverse collection of properties and brands available. It is the cost-effective meeting place to build partnerships, get preview of the ... more

Finalists for The Licensing Awards 2012 have now been revealed for the Product, Retail, and Marketing Communication Awards. The finalists for the Property Awards categories will be announced at the end of July. The winners will be announced at The Licensing Awards event on September ... more

Lazy Oaf, the East London based street wear label famous for designing contemporary, fashion-forward graphic and illustration-focused menswear, womenswear and accessories, has signed on the dotted line for Warner Bros. Consumer Products’ license of DC Comics Super Hero Batman ... more

Warner Bros. Consumer Products UK (WBCP UK) announces a partnership with leading high street fashion retailer French Connection as they launch a new Batman t-shirt collection for men. The first line of the collection is inspired by The Dark Knight Rises. Available now in French Connection stores worldwide ... more

WWE (NYSE:WWE) announced today an investment in and strategic partnership with Tout Industries, Inc. that will leverage WWE’s vast array of assets, including television, live events, digital, print and more than 100 million social media followers to expand Tout’s platform for real-time video status ... more

Bigpoint – a global leader in online games – in collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products today announced the international open beta launch of Ice Age Online. Based on the hit motion picture franchise, Ice Age Online brings together the popular film characters and environments in a ... more

Brand Licensing Europe has announced the return of Warner Bros. Consumer Products to this year’s show from the 16th – 18th October at Olympia, London. “With a portfolio bursting with new release movies, including The Hobbit and new Superman blockbuster ‘Man of Steel’, animated television series and … more

The premier junior entertainment channel in the region, MBC3 delivers a programming mix of children’s education and entertainment that connects with and stimulates the imaginations of young Arabs aged between three and fourteen. The channel engages with its audience in a dynamic way, while ... more

America's VetDogs® - the Veteran's K-9 Corps® is proud to announce it has secured two new licensees for dog products: Toys with licensee Ethical Products; and rawhide, biscuits and jerky with Pet King. Both licenses were initiated and finalized by MODA Licensing, Inc. Ethical Products, Inc., a ... more

HIT Entertainment, one of the world’s leading providers of high quality children’s entertainment and a division of Fisher-Price, has partnered with Nick Brooke Ltd and BOS Productions Ltd to produce ‘Angelina Ballerina: The Mousical’, the first ever live musical stage show for the brand in the UK ... more

Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking, today announces a new representation deal with Athens-based License2Brand. License2Brand will represent Guinness World Records in Greece and Cyprus, with the aim of extending the brand’s presence in both licensing and ... more

The Children’s Media Conference – the leading event for everyone involved in developing, producing and distributing kids’ content across all platforms – has today announced that best-selling novelist Patrick Ness will deliver the creative keynote at this year’s 2012 conference, which takes place from the ... more

Nici’s longtime licensee OTTO Versand Hamburg continues to rely on the cute, top selling NICI characters. Due to the overwhelming success of their nightwear collection they will now extent their existing NICI range and add branded lingerie/corsetry andunderwear for adults. Since 2009 Otto ... more

NPD Group, Planet Retail and GfK join Brand Licensing Europe 2012, the Advanstar organised licensing exhibition, as ‘Knowledge Partners’ for this year’s show from 16 – 18th October at London’s Olympia. NPD Group is a leading global provider of consumer and retail market research solutions for ... more