Rights management company Target Entertainment has secured a raft of multi-regional broadcast deals for three of its iconic kids shows, Roary The Racing Car, Horrid Henry and Fluffy Gardens. Seasons one (52x10’) and two (52x10’) of Chapman Entertainment’s hit pre-school series Roary The Racing … more

Nickelodeon Consumer Products Germany has signed a SpongeBob SquarePants deal with major kitchen equipment and accessory licensee Lutter & Partner. The deals, covering Germany, Switzerland and Austria, include a SpongeBob SquarePants branded popcorn maker, waffle maker and a … more

Moonscoop, the worldwide brand management and entertainment company representing properties from some of the leading animation producers across the globe, has signed a raft of new licensees in France for Hero:108, as production continues on a 52x11’ second season of the comedy/action … more

Leading children’s and family entertainment producer and rights management company Coolabi is further expanding the reach of its hit property Scarlett & Crimson, signing Rudolf Stein and Grace Cole as new UK licensing partners and appointing new international agents for the brand. Following the huge … more

JELC, Global licensing agent for the Bamforth Vintage Collection, has announced that exhibitors Little Black Dog, Spencer and Fleetwood and Raiseprint will all be launching Bamforth-based ranges at the show. Yes, the words and images that made Bamforth a multi-billion selling postcard … more

Leading family entertainment producer and distributor Chorion is launching a new range of products for its much-loved property Beatrix Potter™. The new items will make their debut at Spring Fair running from 6-9 February 2011. New products to the market include: a range of paper party ware from Meri … more

Plus Licens has appointed Sarah Todd to the new role of Retail Business Manager covering the region of Central & Eastern Europe (C&EE). Sarah Todd will be responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key retailers/accounts in C&EE on the buying level as well as on the marketing … more

HIT Entertainment, one of the world’s leading children’s independent producers and rights owners, today announced 51 sales from its pre-school portfolio to leading broadcasters around the world. 31 of the deals will see programmes, including ‘Thomas & Friends’, ‘Angelina Ballerina’, ‘Bob the Builder’, ‘Fireman … more

Toei Animation has appointed DIC 2 as its broker to handle licensing in Italy for the TV series, Love in Rock’n’Roll. As per the agreement, DIC 2 will handle Love in Rock’n’Roll for Italy, for merchandising rights except publishing. With 42 episodes of 26 minutes, Love in Rock‘n‘Roll , also known with the alternative … more

MODA Licensing, Inc. (www.modalicensing.com) is pleased to announce it is a partner in the newly formed entity, Joe DiMaggio, LLC. As a principal of Joe DiMaggio, LLC, MODA is exclusively representing Joe DiMaggio® for all brand licensing and extensions of the Joe DiMaggio brand worldwide. The … more

In line with their spring campaign “Pflanzen mit Timmy” (Planting with Timmy) Cologne-based children and family entertainment company SUPER RTL and toy manufacturer Wader Toys developed a cute collection of Timmy outdoor products based upon the wildly popular preschool show. This is the first time … more

Bagpuss, one of the classic brands represented by Coolabi on behalf of Smallfilms, has secured two new licensing deals with the UK’s largest watch, gift and gadgets company Zeon. The manufacturer will produce a range of kids and adult bags, purses and wallets and also a new line of kids and adult clocks … more

The already successful cooperation between the German market leader in children’s TV entertainment and Amscan, worldwide leading supplier of party products and decoration, bears new fruits: After TV favourites like Bob the Builder and Thomas & Friends, Amscan now add the popular Timmy … more

The little woolly tearaway Timmy from Aardman soon enters the textiles market. SUPER RTL and Santex Moden further expand their existing cooperation on the licensing sector: The top class textile manufacturer will add “Timmy” to their broad range of high quality products. Timmy textiles are … more

With his successful TV debut in 2010 Timmy Time has made such a good impression that he even attracts first-time licensees to the market: New York Fashion Company Capelli for the first time signs a licensing agreement and enters promising new lands on the international licensing market. As one of … more

The American International Toy Fair 2011 will this year welcome international buyer delegations from across the globe. Retailers from Argentina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela will walk the busy aisles of Toy Fair together with the thousands of other … more

Advanstar Communications - global leader of licensing events including Licensing International Expo and Brand Licensing Europe - today announced the addition of European Licensing Company (ELC) to the growing exhibitor line-up for the event taking place on the 7th and 8th March 2011 at the … more

SEGA® Europe Ltd. is pleased to welcome Sissel Henno Head of Licensing. Henno will be heading up the company’s licensing program for the entire SEGA portfolio which includes Sonic the Hedgehog, the world famous videogame character who celebrates his 20th Anniversary this year. SEGA Europe is … more

Hidden City Entertainment, Inc., the rights holder for Bella Sara™, is pleased to announce that four of their horse characters, Bella, Foxglove, Sunflower, and Violet, will be included in Happy Meals throughout France beginning February 9. Each Happy Meal contains one toy horse and a card … more

Leading family entertainment producer and distributor, Chorion, is thrilled to announce that children’s favourite, Noddy® is back with a brand re-fresh and new product lines for Autumn 2011. The re-launch will be supported by an integrated marketing campaign around the theme, Noddy Takes to the Air … more