MTV Networks Africa and Multichoice Africa have concluded a deal to bring family channel, Nickelodeon, to millions of new viewers in sub-Saharan Africa. Started on 23 August 2011, Nickelodeon is distributing 24 hours a day to an additional 36 countries in Central, East and West Africa on DStv channel ... more

Nickelodeon Consumer Products (NCP), a division of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) today announced plans to take its Canadian licensing and merchandising business in-house as of 1 October 2011. NCP Canada's Toronto based office, led by Tanya Visano, Senior Director, NCP Canada, will ... more

SEGA® Corporation have signed a deal with bpost in Belgium for a licence to use Sonic The Hedgehog™ and other characters from the videogames on bpost’s Duostamp®, which is distributed through their eshop (www.bpost.be/eshop) as well as Post Offices and other outlets where ... more

FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) today announced that Rebecca Bonbon, the cute French bulldog character designed by Hello Kitty™ creator Yuko Shimizu, will be launching at retail in the UK this autumn with a range of licensed products. The first of these to be available will be branded toiletries and ... more

P2 Games announced the first ever app for the popular boys construction brand, My 1st JCB, is now available on the App Store. With the app, young fans can experience the amazing, earth-moving world of My 1st JCB on iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. The My 1st JCB App offers children aged 1-5 years old ... more

Why MTV Networks? Sure, you will have challenging tasks, responsibilities and freedom for your ideas just like in other companies. But the difference is in the detail. At MTV Networks you not only contribute your Know How, but your individual passion. Become a fan of your own work! Whether you are ... more

Bulldog Licensing has announced that cartoon cat and dog Roobarb and Custard are set to link up with the PDSA to act as brand ambassadors for the leading animal charity. Roobarb, the madcap green dog, and his feline adversary Custard were created by Grange Calveley in the early 70s and ... more

The Licensing New Europe Show & Conference is set to return this year, with a date set for 10-12 November 2011. The show, which once again will be held in Zagreb, Croatia and hosted by Zagreb based company Creata Ltd, helps to promote the role of licensing in the New Europe region, an area comprising ... more

FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the commercial and brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, today announced a fashion design contest as part of a comprehensive online marketing campaign for the Rebecca Bonbon brand with Stardoll, the online fashion game and world’s largest website for teen and ... more

United Labels AG has extended its portfolio to include the popular "Filly" licence, the focus being on the fifth and latest series known as "Filly Unicorn". As part of its pan-European rollout spanning twenty-five countries, the company plans to launch an extensive range of merchandise within the ... more

Digital specialist AT New Media, licensing agent for the smash-hit Worms™ brand, has announced that news has just been released by developers Team 17 about the latest downloadable content featuring the intrepid invertebrates. Worms™ is the hugely successful ... more

JELC, global licensing agent for the Bamforth Postcard Collection, has announced that exhibitors Little Black Dog, Raiseprint, Spike Leisurewear and Spencer & Fleetwood will all be presenting Bamforth-based ranges at Autumn Fair International. Less than a year after the launch of the licensing ... more

Bumpeez mania is set to sweep the nation as the toy that is widely tipped to be the UK’s next big collectible playground craze launches at over 40,000 shops across the UK and Ireland today. Retailers are going absolutely crazy for Bumpeez with Hamley’s the world’s most famous toy store publicly declaring ... more

Turner CN Enterprises has signed up a number of licensees for Spin Master’s award-winning collectable toy brand, Zoobles™, for which Turner acts as global licensing agent. Turner is preparing to roll-out the licensing programme for its new girls’ toy brand Zoobles™ in 2012. Further to Spin Master’s global ... more

Barbara B. is one of our most talented graphic artists. Barbara studied at the European Academy of Arts and the University for Graphic Arts in Germany before starting work as a graphic artist and illustrator. Barbara's commercial client list includes Glamour magazine, Debenhams, Opera Gallery, CGR ... more

FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the brand extension arm of global production company FremantleMedia, has appointed Kate Schlomann to the newly created position of EVP Brand Management and Marketing, based in London and reporting into Global CEO David Ellender. FME is the ... more

This year’s Brand Licensing Show sees the launch of the brand new Royal Navy Style Guide. This new guide shows the three key brands (Royal Navy, Royal Marines and HM Armed Forces) and presents the breadth of inspiration available to licensees, including uniforms, badges, historical documents ... more

The latest ABC figures, announced today, reveal that Moshi Monsters Magazine has become the best selling children’s title in the UK within its first six months on shelf. The magazine, which launched in February this year has reached a circulation of 113,748 (Source ABC - 1 April to 30 June 2011) ... more

Bananas in Pyjamas debuted on Cartoonito in the UK on 25th July 2011 and has stormed to the number one ratings spot on the preschool channel, in advance of the series rolling out on Cartoonito across Europe, the Middle East and Africa this September. The internationally renowned preschool series is ... more

41 Entertainment LLC (“41e”), the New York, London and Barcelona based animation production and distribution company announced today that it has delivered the full pilot of its new 2D-3D animated show, Blake: Double Identity® (www.blake-doubleidentity.com) and is embarking on a global ... more