A comprehensive list of finalists for The Licensing Awards 2011 has been revealed. The winners will be announced when the Licensing Awards take place on September 13th – for the first time in The Great Room at London’s prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. This year’s event is bigger than ever ... more

KSM GmbH has secured the home video rights of the animé series "Naruto Shippuden" for the territory German-speaking Europe. The animé series "Naruto" which was produced between 2002 and 2007 with a total of 220 episodes is about the life of Naruto Uzumaki who grows up in the village ... more

Rio License entered into a strategic agreement with Studio 100, a leading European entertainment group, for the “Maya the Bee” property in Russia and all the CIS territories, including Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia. Maya the Bee is a classic brand that Studio100 has reinvigorated with the breathtaking new ... more

FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the commercial and brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, announced today major programme sales across Central and Eastern Europe. Broadcasters have snapped up all of FME’s newest dramas, hundreds of hours of factual programming, and FME’s slate of hit ... more

Kelvyn Gardner, Managing Director of LIMA UK, acted as producer and presenter of an hour long speaker session on licensing called, ‘Do you need a license for that?’ at the Children’s Media Conference in Sheffield on Friday, 8th July 2011. Mr Gardner lead a discussion panel of executives, including ... more

4sight licensing solutions, part of 4Kids Entertainment International, has signed a new agreement that will see top Slovakian licensee ARGUS spol produce a range of merchandise for the rapidly growing Chicaloca brand – the new products are for the Czech and Slovakian markets and will be available from ... more

Start Licensing (www.startlicensing.co.uk) announce the expansion of The Honey Monster licensing programme with the addition of the following new licensees; C&S Collectables and Portico. C&S will be developing a range of collectable ceramic figurines and moneyboxes based on the iconic Honey ... more

Smash-hit ITV2 show The Only Way is Essex (known as TOWIE by its legions of fans) scooped three top honours at the first ever National Reality TV Awards on July 6th. TOWIE won Best Entertainment Show, beating off stiff competition from the likes of Kerry Coming Clean, Come Dine With Me and Britain’s Got ... more

CMG, the leader in marketing and managing the most famous names of the 20th century and today, is excited to announce its licensing partnership with the estate of the artist who impacted the look and vibe of The Beatles, Stuart Sutcliffe. A statement released from the Estate of Stuart Sutcliffe said: “We ... more

FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the brand extension arm of FremantleMedia, has appointed Andrew Berman as Vice President, International Distribution for Children’s & Family Entertainment. Based in Los Angeles, he will report directly to Sander Schwartz, Head of Children’s ... more

Thorsten Laumann (32) is now working as head of corporate communications for United Labels AG in Münster. The company is a leading manufacturer and marketer of comic-licensed products in Europe. Laumann is responsible for public relations, investor relations and internal communications. Another... more

Zodiak Kids, Zodiak Media Group’s children’s production and distribution arm, has inked a deal with Disney XD and CiTV in the UK for a new kid’s version of the legendary adventure game show Fort Boyard. Disney XD has licensed and CiTV has commissioned two 10 x 30’ series to air on Disney’s cable and ... more

Miffy, the beloved white rabbit created by Dutch author and illustrator Dick Bruna, gets her own movie, being a logical sequel to the popular“Miffy and Friends” puppet animation series that is successfully broadcasted worldwide. Telescreen Filmproductions, a division of Telescreen B.V. - a subsidiary of ... more

Bright and Beyond has announced that Wanda and the Alien – the latest book from popular children’s author/illustrator Sue Hendra – has hit the shelves and is being listed in a host of top UK outlets. Published by Random House, the book tells the tale of how Wanda the rabbit meets and befriends an alien – it ... more

Today Egmont publishes the first new Thomas the Tank Engine Railway Series title in four years to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the creator Rev. W. Awdry’s birth. The historic Railway Series originally began as short stories told by the Rev. W. Awdry to his young son, Christopher. Carrying ... more

Fans of the Studio100 characters Maya the Bee, Vicky the Viking, House of Anubis and Tabalgua & Co will be able to see their favorite characters not only on television but also close up and in person. New fun rides featuring these and other memorable characters were launched at a recent press ... more

Top publisher Parragon has announced it is set to release a range of books based on hit boys’ brand Power Rangers Samurai after a deal was brokered by licensing agent CPLG UK and licensor Saban Brands. Power Rangers is remembered as the hugely popular show that featured the adventures of a ... more

4sight licensing solutions, part of 4 Kids Entertainment International, licensing agent for the Kennel Club and Crufts, has signed an agreement with top publisher Frances Lincoln that will see the launch of a high class Kennel Club-branded dog record book. The Kennel Club is the largest organisation in the ... more

Interactive games publisher P2 Games is proud to announce that it has signed licenses with Classic Media to produce apps for Postman Pat®, Guess With Jess® and TingaTinga Tales®; JCB for the popular My 1st JCB and JCB Boys brands and Start Licensing for Tracy Beaker. P2 Games has also ... more

BRB Internacional will join the launch in Spain of Voddler, Europe's leading online movie downloading service, which opens for pilot testers this month in our conuntry. BRB will thus become one of first local content partners of this online service, which allows users to see movies and television series from ... more