Yet another deal signed in Europe for Lavish Rights’ Luv Me Buddies. The popular and innovative construction toy company, Plenty Play, has caught the wave of the popularity of the Luv Me Buddies character brand and has created a range of children’s construction kits. The educational play value and quality … more

Lisle International Licensing, master licensing agent for brand owner Cepia LLC and ZhuZhu Pets®, has appointed Character Licensing & Marketing (CLM) as sub licensing agent for South Africa. Speaking of the appointment Colin Lisle, Managing Partner of Lisle International Licensing said: “The ZhuZhu … more

Hari’s World – the colourful and fun brand starring lovable elephant Hari – is set to make an even bigger impact in schools and libraries across the UK with the release of a new pack of interactive materials called the SafetySack®. Hari is a bumbling little elephant who stars in a series of books that follow his day … more

JELC has been appointed to develop and manage a new licensing programme for Barry M, the UK’s leading colour cosmetics company. Both companies feel the time is right to build on Barry M’s beautiful reputation and plans are underway to expand the iconic British fashion brand into such categories as … more

Figures recently announced by online greetings site Moonpig.com has revealed that Pip, the winner of ‘Best Cute Range’ at The Henries Awards 2010, recorded stunning sales figures in Q4 2010 - a whopping 18,000 Pip cards were sold via the site in the last three months of last year, including 6,000 … more

Bulldog Licensing is adding to its portfolio of market-leading brands in the shape of the photographic library LIFE – the largest collection of professional photography in the world. The images, many of which were made famous by the world renowned LIFE magazine, include some of the world’s most … more

Moonscoop, one of the leading worldwide kids’ distribution, brand management and entertainment companies, has made a number of key sales for its new animated series The DaVincibles™. In Europe, Spain’s TVE, Disney Channel Benelux and Portugal’s Dreamia have acquired the show which has also … more

HIT Entertainment, one of the world's leading independent children's entertainment producers and rights-owners, has today announced the launch of a brand new CGI look Bob the Builder™ magazine, published by BBC Worldwide. The top selling three-weekly pre-school magazine will be on sale … more

Nickelodeon Consumer Products today announced the first toy lines for Victorious, with products from Spin Master Ltd. and Sakar International debuting at Toy Fair 2011. The new Victorious toy lineup will feature innovative products such as fashion dolls, role play, playsets, and consumer … more

Giochi Preziosi and Marathon Media have unveiled details of a lucrative promotion deal with Chipita that will see the characters from Gormiti come to life on several of the company’s popular Chipicao Croissant Snack Packs. Set up by Plus Licens, GP’s licensing agent for Eastern Europe and Nordics, the … more

Leading family entertainment producer, distributor and licensor Chorion has sold two of its new animated series for preschoolers Octonauts and Gaspard and Lisa to Disney Channel U.S. for premiere on Disney Junior next year. The program acquisition deal will complete the international roll-out which started … more

Alcon Entertainment, the production company behind the Academy Award-winning film The Blind Side and David Yates CEO of Clearwater Marine Aquarium, have selected Joy Tashjian Marketing Group, LLC. (JTMG) as the exclusive licensing agent for the company's upcoming 3-D family film, Dolphin … more

Giochi Preziosi Group has revealed details of a new deal across Spain and Portugal for its prestigious property, Puppy in my Pocket Adventures in Pocketville*, with bed wear specialists - Belltex. The partnership with Belltex, a renowned manufacturer of household linens, will bring all the magic of the … more

Signaling a major effort to exploit its rich library of already well established properties and continuously seeking to expand its property base for young readers across all available publishing platforms, Atlantyca Entertainment is significantly increasing its publishing and entertainment business with the … more

Lavish Rights’ long established brand The Pet Poets Club has been picked up by Nestlé Purina through the innovative publishing house It’s Your Story, who are already publishing The Pet Poets Club branded books for animal lovers. This promotion is part of Nestlé’s nationwide token promotion on all packs … more

Zodiak Media Group is delighted to announce a brand new division – Zodiak Kids, which will see all of the Zodiak Media Group’s kids production and distribution entities combine under one united banner. The formation of Zodiak Kids will create one of the largest independent children’s television entities in … more

RIO Licensing becomes a new agent of Sanrio License in Russia and CIS countries. In addition to flagship brand Hello Kitty, RIO licenses Chococat, My Melody, Badtz-Maru, Kuromi, Keroppi, Charmmykitty and Pochacco. The agency was founded by the team who witnessed the origin of licensing … more

The Toy Industry Association (TIA) is partnering with the Licensing Industry Merchandiser’s Association (LIMA) to offer a new TIA/LIMA business lounge at the American International Toy Fair, which takes place February 13-16, 2011, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City. The TIA/LIMA lounge is … more

NAMCO BANDAI Partners S.A.S. today announced the European launch of Sanrio Digital’s Hello Kitty Seasons for the Nintendo Wii. Distributed in Europe by NAMCO BANDAI Partners, Hello Kitty Seasons is the first Hello Kitty title for Wii, and the latest addition to the line of games featuring Sanrio … more

A cultural icon whose popularity has crossed the globe for more than 30 years, PAC-MAN’s journey through the maze of gaming fame continues, as Plus Licens now represents the classic arcade and video game character for merchandising and promotions throughout the Nordic countries. – We're proud to work with … more