Studio100 Media GmbH, a subsidiary of Belgium’s leading family entertainment group Studio100 today announced a new digital distribution agreement with content aggregator Kidobi. The agreement gives the pre-school targeted streaming video platform digital distribution and VoD rights for several shows ... more

1001 Inventions is a science edutainment brand that's loved and trusted by family audiences around the world. Educational properties include: exhibits, books, characters, image library, school materials and toys - all supported by a 5 year global marketing campaign ... more

Leomil announced today that it had obtained the licensing and merchandising rights for Angry Birds , one of the world’s hottest and most popular entertainment and media brands, for footwear and apparel. The agreement has been signed for a period of 5 years. In the original Angry Birds game, ... more

CopCorp Licensing President Carole Postal today announced a licensing deal granting digital publisher MoveableCode Inc. the right to utilize The Monster Factory’s (not so) Scary Monsters™ characters for a series of Step-By-Story™ ePlay apps to be published under MoveableCode’s Playful Owl ... more

Turner Broadcasting Systems (TBS) Arabia has announced it will be a Gold Sponsor at the fourth annual Dubai International Character and Licensing Fair – (Character Dubai), taking place on November 30 – December 3. The sponsorship marks the second year TBS Arabia has supported the Middle ... more

CopCorp Licensing President Carole Postal today announced that renewal agreements had been reached with several key licensees for Jim Benton’s It’s Happy Bunny™, the cute little bunny with the BIG attitude. The following manufacturers - having already enjoyed success with the popular It’s Happy ... more

The first Sunday in Advent belongs to the past already, but no need to get edgy: Disney make gift-giving easy this year as their numerous product releases provide something nice for everyone. Boys and girls will equally love the new “Lion King” branded products that hit retail shelves this winter. On ... more

NICI sweetens your first day at school! For school start in 2012 NICI for the first time present young abecedarians with cheerful gift cones. The long-established company Nestler GmbH Feinkartonagen from Ehrenfriedersdorf, Germany, is Germany’s leading manufacturer of gift cones and sets ... more

Exhibitors and visitors clearly appreciated the 2011 Kazachok Licensing Forum, and the forthcoming 9th Edition - held on April 11th & 12th, 2012 at Halle Freyssinet in downtown Paris - is on its way to live up to that high standard. The Kazachok Licensing Forum became the 1st major date on the calendar ... more

South African TV veteran Helen Smit has joined Johannesburg-based MTV Networks Africa (MTVNA) in the new role of Programming Director, Music. Smit will take responsibility for driving the programming strategy across MTVNA’s portfolio of music brands, including pan-African music channel MTV Base ... 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

On Saturday 12 November, everyone’s favourite hero next door, Fireman Sam, took part in the prestigious Lord Mayor’s Show procession alongside the ‘Classic Fire Engines’ company. Fireman Sam walked the three mile parade route and waved to the hundreds of thousands of people who lined the ... more

Imira Entertainment, Spain’s leading production and distribution company specialising in youth programming, has signed Latin American and Iberian sales for timeless animated series The Smurfs (256x26’) from distributor IMPS, including a deal with Cartoon Network in Spain which has acquired 104 ... more

icola was most recently a board director at Iris Nation, the UK’s largest independent integrated marketing agency with clients including Orange, Coca Cola and Disney. Prior to that she held senior marketing posts at Dunnhumby, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment and Tesco. Alison Ruane ... more

RGH Themed Entertainment, designer and project manager for The Red Sea Astrarium (TRSA), is pushing the limits of technology with a first-of-its kind ride system for the Cradle of Inspiration, one of a number of spectacular attractions now in development for the US $1.5 billion leisure-resort in ... more

Lisle International Licensing is delighted to announce the appointment of Prima Toys as the master toy licensee for ZhuZhu Pets® in South Africa. The deal, arranged by Lisle’s South African sub-licensing agent, Character Licensing & Marketing (CLM), will see various new ZhuZhu Pets® categories for fans in ... more

Digital specialist AT New Media, licensing agent for the smash-hit internet phenomenon Gummy Bear, has announced details of a new agreement with top licensee Bjorna that will see a fantastic range of Gummy Bear products launched onto the Scandinavian market. Gummy Bear (aka Gummibär) is the ... more

It has been announced that CPLG has been appointed as non-exclusive licensing agent for the brand new Rabbids® TV series in the EMEA region, which is set to hit the screen in 2013. Created by Ubisoft’s® French studios in 2006, the wacky, zany Rabbids have won admirers around the globe with ... more

Turner CN Enterprises (TCNE) has announced the appointment of Agne Zurkeviciute as Territory Manager for Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Sharing her time between offices in London and Moscow, Agne will work with the team dedicated to driving TCNE’s consumer ... more

Discovery Enterprises International (DEI) announced the launch of international retail destinations and e-commerce web sites for Discovery Expedition (DX), the new lifestyle, outdoor apparel and accessories brand for men ages 20-45. DEI will execute a three-pronged retail strategy: an ... more