Beanstalk, a leading brand licensing agency and consultancy, today spoke of another strong year for the agency in Asia and how the region has further cemented its importance for the licensing industry as a whole. “The Asian office has contributed significantly to the success of Beanstalk’s overall global ... more

It is 2012 … and what can we expect of the upcoming year? A lot of new properties, but also long-term favourites. Below you will find a small but interesting overview of new and classic properties on the German licensing market: Kiddinx celebrate world’s most famous talking elephant ... more

From 18 – 20 January 2012 the biannual event joins the decision makers of the licensing branch and provides a perfect platform for brand owners to present their properties to a competent audience. Iconix Europe is a Joint Venture between Iconic, Inc. and The Licensing Company, the European leader in ... more

Klaus Herding GmbH (Bocholt, NRW, Germany), expert in trend textiles, presents the hit cartoon “Not Funny” as part of their bed linen collection for 2012. “Death Beddings” are first introduced to the public at the Heimtextil, the biggest international trade fair for home and contract textiles in Frankfurt, ... more

Nickelodeon Consumer Products has signed a raft of new consumer products deals for iconic evergreen properties SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Exploreracross the Asia Pacific territories. In Japan, SpongeBob SquarePants is to launch across apparel, mobile phone covers and accessories, and candies ... more

From director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg, in association with Hasbro, Paramount Pictures' global smash hit Transformers: Dark of the Moon returns to Earth January 31, 2012 in a four-disc Ultimate Edition Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD combo pack with UltraViolet™ and a… more

End of 2011 BULLYLAND has caught the Yakari fever: with even seven lovingly designed comic figurines to the latest hit property the company provides all major characters of the show. Now children have the unique opportunity to play out the popular exciting stories around the little Indian boy Yakari and… more

LIMA UK is delighted to launch the Licensing Talk - now live on the LIMA UK website http://www.licensing.org/uk/the-licensing-talk/the-licensing-talk-entertainment/. The new online content, as contributed by LIMA UK members and covers all areas of licensing. The theme for the first edition is ... more

After a first venture into the app world earlier this year with a French/English reading app for iOS based on its animated feature Eleanor’s Secret – aka Kerity, which received critical acclaims in France and the US and was picked by Fox News’ Tapped-In as part of a top 3 selection of apps for kids, Paris ... more

The Licensing Awards in 2012 will take place on September 11th 2012 with the venue once again the glittering surroundings of the Great Room at London’s prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. Ian Hyder, Director of The Licensing Awards and The Licensing Source Book Europe commented: “The huge ... more

A prestigious collection of companies have already signed up to exhibit at the 109th American International Toy Fair. And, they won’t be disappointed as 20 of the Top 25 Toy Sellers have already registered to attend the 2012 event. Dubbed “the largest toy box” in North America and the place where trends ... more

Nickelodeon Consumer Products has signed major back-to-school deals for SpongeBob SquarePants with leading licensees and retailers in Italy and India – the latter just starting its back to school season. Italian licensee Accademia is set to launcha wide range of fashion-ledproducts that will appeal to all ages ... more

This is the “Hummer”! “BOBmusik – das gelbe Album” (BOBmusic – the yellow album) has been awarded a gold disc in Austria. SpongeBob (dubbing artist Santiago Ziesmer) sings the latest pop music songs with German lyrics on his album "BOBmusik - Das gelbe Album". Shakira’s “Waka Waka” turns to“ ... more

Ata-Boy, the US specialist and market leader in the field of licensed magnets and gift items has been awarded a license by The Smiley Company to produce a range of magnets, badges, key chains, stickers, night lights and mouse pads. The range will have its own distinct style based on the cool looks ... more

Kidscreen has just released its conference agenda for iKids 2012, a two-year-old Kidscreen Summit companion event that will be held on Monday, February 6 at the Hilton NY. The full program is now available online at summit.kidscreen.com/2012/ikids.html, featuring a rich lineup of ... more

The TV-show Trickboxx on KI.KA is hosting the Wild Soccer Bunch on Sunday, 18th December at 3.45 PM. Presenter Juri takes his audience on an exciting journey through the land of the Wild Soccer Bunch. He shows in an appropriate way for children how a TV series is being created. The Trickboxx Team ... more

4sight licensing solutions has announced details of a new agreement with top Polish licensee St. Majewski that will see a huge range of fantastic Chicaloca products launched onto the Polish market. Chicaloca represents the independent, fun-loving, confident and trendy attitude and lifestyle of ... more

This 9th Edition will take place on a Wednesday and Thursday, April 11th & 12th, to make it easier for visitors to set up their appointments. Foreign attendants will appreciate the opportunity to stay in Paris for the weekend! In order to continue increasing the quality of communication we provide for ... more

Lavish and 2dream are pleased to announce an exclusive deal with Promoplast (PEA Group) to create and distribute Luv Me Buddies plastic, silicone and pvc accessories and gadgets. Famous for kiosk and point-of-sale premiums and gifts, Promoplast will create a series of products based on the highly popular ... more

The Smiley Company is proud to announce their first ever worldwide retail store which takes residence at the fresh retail revolution Boxpark, in London’s creative hub - Shoreditch. Shoreditch is renowned for being the epicentre of youth culture, style tribes, partying, emerging fashion and musical trends ... more