Following the international success of illustrated children’s book series “Topo Tip/Tip the Mouse”, publisher Giunti and Italian Studio Bozzetto & Co. have partnered with German media and brand management company m4e AG to develop and produce a preschool TV series (52 x 5-7’ CGI animation). They ... more

Summer breezes, sandy bays and sunny beaches… licensed properties once more define life in spring and summer. Why not challenge your children in a BOBBY CAR race around the lake? Too exhausting? So maybe you prefer sitting on your couch, cuddling a soft plush KiKANiNCHEN, and entering into Bella ... more

Scores of super-fans were out in force last week when teen celebrity Victoria Justice, who stars in Nickelodeon’s live action musical series Victorious, came to the UK to launch a range of Victorious consumer products. More than 500 screaming fans turned up to see the star launch the Victorious fashion ... more

Brand Licensing Europe 2012, the Advanstar organised licensing exhibition, returns to London’s Olympia this year from 16th – 18th October 2012. The 2011 event was hailed as the biggest and busiest in the show’s history. 252 companies exhibited and 5,600 retailers, licensees and sales promotion ... more

The 109th American International Toy Fair opened its doors to colossal crowds last week as nearly 27,000 industry professionals from more than 100 countries converged in New York City to find 100,000+ fun and innovative products at the largest and most successful U.S.-hosted toy trade show to ... more

Diseno y Técnica Textil S.A. de C.V. Company, Dytex in short and leading manufacturer of blankets and towels in Mexico, now focus on NICI’s successful characters. Their first licensed range will be comprised of cuddly blankets and bedspreads featuring cute NICI characters like Jolly Granny and Lenny ... more

Spreading smiles is what The Smiley Company does best and it looks like Asia is feeling the love with three new exciting deals. Licensee Red Line are all set to create a range of jewellery which will roll out throughout Asia, Impact Licensing will create an extensive home and house ware line including towels, ... more

Licensing professionals with less than seven years’ experience are being encouraged to attend the next LIMA UK flip (Future LIMA Industry Professionals) networking event on Thursday 29th March, which focuses on how to develop a successful career in international licensing. The event ... more

More than five hundred toy industry executives and guests from around the globe gathered in New York City to honour their peers at the 12th annual Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards and Hall of Fame induction ceremony. A Toy Industry Association (TIA)-administered event in support of the Toy ... more

Skelanimals, the quirky and fun teen lifestyle brand known for its lovable skeleton animal characters, is about to expand its foothold in key international markets with the appointment of two new licensing agencies, it was announced by Cindy Bailey, CEO of Art Impressions. Art Impressions has appointed ... more

Smiley launches new Spring/Summer 12 collections: This month sees the in-store launch of three new collections from Smiley Factory (Smiley’s in-house fashion division). All three collections have been created and inspired by Smiley’s 40th anniversary which kicked-off earlier this year and are ... more

As heavy metal fans Beavis & Butt-head return to television screens courtesy of MTV and creator Mike Judge after an absence of 14 years, Nickelodeon Consumer Products has signed a swath of deals that are taking the characters into fashion collections across Mexico and Canada. In Mexico, NCP has made ... more

January 2012 saw BotD exhibit for a third year at the Hong Kong International Licensing Show. Following the success of 2011’s show BotD signed Pacific Licensing as agents for Asia-Pacific & successfully licensed the key categories of stationery (Philippines), bedding, home furnishings & apparel (Thailand) ... more

The Licensing Awards 2012 are now officially open for entries. Entry and nomination forms for all the awards categories are now available from the website www.thelicensingawards.co.uk. “The licensing industry is incredibly dynamic, vibrant and exciting. The Licensing Awards 2012 are the ultimate ... more

In tonight’s high-profile presentation event, hosted by The Daily Show’s Samantha Bee, the year’s best work in children’s television was singled out and celebrated by the global kids entertainment industry at Kidscreen Summit in New York. Determined by two panels of highly respected broadcast ... more

Studio 100, a leading European entertainment group, entered into a strategic agreement with Planeta Junior to buy back the “Maya the Bee” property rights in France. Until today, Planeta Junior was in charge of all TV and licensing rights in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Greece of the old EM ... more

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN), a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), announced today that together with its long-time local partner Ananey Communications, it will launch leading pre-school children’s channel, Nick Jr., on 7th February as part of the company’s continued efforts to ... more

CopCorp Licensing has appointed Munich-based Team! Licensing to manage the Pink Cookie™ licensing program in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. “We have great trust in the talents of Gerold Kolenbrander, Katarina Dietrich, and the entire team at Team! Licensing,” ... more

Warner Bros. Consumer Products has signed a deal with Ravensburger, Europe´s leading supplier of puzzles and games, for the upcoming films, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again, productions of New Line Cinema and MGM, as well as The Lord of the Rings ... more

International licensing and merchandising specialist, Event! Merchandising Ltd, has become the latest high profile organisation to join LIMA, the licensing trade association (www.licensing.org). As a member it will have unrivalled access and discounts at events such as BLE and support via publications, research and ... more