Brand Licensing Central and Eastern Europe 2010, which took place in Budapest last week, has been hailed a triumph by exhibitors and visitors. Launched in response to extensive research by Advanstar into licensing opportunities within the CEE region, 292 retailers and manufacturers … more

Things get mystic and mysterious with Kaufmann Neuheiten’s fairy collection for car journeys. And racy Lightning Mc Queen brings fast gifts for Easter holidays: The Company holds a special Easter prize draw for a collection of Disney Fairies products and cool CARS journey accessories more

Three leading animation and distribution houses from Korea, Spain and the UK have come together to co-produce and distribute the CGI/animation and live action kids property Canimals. Aardman is joining forces with VOOZCLUB and Screen 21 – BRB’s creative Boutique – on this original TV series which will … more

This unique graphic property created by Jeffrey Fulvimari reaches and resonates with girls of all ages: fresh, stylish ant totally glam! It comes with an amazing style-guide is renewed every year. DRI has appointed Marathon Media as the French Merchandising & Licensing Agent for Bobbypin. The … more

Kindle Entertainment, the BAFTA and International Emmy award-winning independent production company, are proud to announce Big and Small has been awarded Best Children’s Programme at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards 2009. The top-rated pre-school show secured the … more

Giochi Preziosi and Marathon Media are pleased to announce that Gormiti publishing program is expanding even further with the addition of Dogan-Egmont in Turkey, ready to launch the official Gormiti magazine and its range of Gormiti books in 2010. Dogan-Egmont is the latest publisher to jump on … more

The Beanstalk Group, the world’s leading brand licensing agency and consultancy, today announced it completed an agreement with Associated Talent Management (ATM), a full service personal management and licensing company based in Los Angeles, transforming it into Beanstalk’s Los Angeles … more

Turner CN Enterprises, the merchandising and Home Entertainment division of Turner Broadcasting EMEA has confirmed plans for the expansion of its adult brand licensing business by proactively developing brand extension programmes for its portfolio of channel brands. The first channel brand … more

UK based world-famous gothic/fantasy/alternative brand Alchemy Gothic has signed a 'Game Center Prize' deal with Japanese leading prize manufacturer Break Co, through DENKI-MIRAI the agency represents the brand in Japan. This is the first attempt for Alchemy Gothic to enter into Japanese game … more

Linguaphone Group, global leaders in language training, are delighted to announce the appointment of the latest licensing partners for the Group’s character-based pre-school English language program, Pingu’s English, in Romania and the Czech Republic. Editura Sigma, a renowned publishing … more

The tried and true remains unchanged. So LIMA Germany once again invited the industry to Cologne. About 600 visitors came to follow a fine tradition and celebrate the seventh Day of Licenses at the Tanzbrunnen. For the seventh year in a row 25 first-class licensees and licensing agents presented … more

Target Entertainment Group continues to expand the licensing programmes for individual PlayStation IPs (Intellectual Properties) with the announcement of several new deals across a number of games. Impact International has signed a deal for a range of products based on the action adventure game Ratchet … more

The Women in Toys Association (WIT), a leading not for profit organisation recognising and promoting the achievements of women in the toy, licensing and entertainment industries, today announces the appointment of Helen Howells, Commercial Director, Target Entertainment and Louise Drabwell, … more

Thomas & Friends has enjoyed a triumphant week securing two prestigious wins at the 2010 Australian Toy Association’s (ATA) Annual Product of the Year Awards, alongside holding its position as GFK OzToy’s Top Selling Toy License (value). At the ATA Awards, held last night at the Melbourne Exhibition … more

Ad Sales: VBSI takes Youthtopia study to ITB travel market - Using the theme of ‘Understanding the lucrative market of young adult travellers, how to connect with them and attract them to your destination’, Albertina Cabal, director of MTV Travel, and Lisa Cowie, head of MTV Youth Insight, will … more

Destination South Africa – DSA10 is the complete and definitive guide to all the teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. Without doubt, the Finals in South Africa will be one of the most anticipated sporting events of the year 2010 and Destination South Africa – DSA10 offers … more

Leading family entertainment producer and distributor Chorion has appointed specialist licensing agency AT New Media, and specifically its’ Brands Division, as its global interactive consultant for much-loved Mr. Men and Little Miss brand. AT New Media will introduce Mr. Men and Little Miss to the … more

Pink Panther & Pals, an all new animated series that marks first U.S. co-production from Los Angeles-based Rubicon Studios, will premiere Sunday, March 7th at 7:30AM on Cartoon Network, it was announced by Randa S. Ayoubi, CEO, Rubicon Group Holding. The first new Pink Panther series in 17 … more

m4e AG, the brand management and media company based in Grünwald, has now taken over the exclusive license marketing of the new KI.KA preschool brand KiKANiNCHEN. The commission concerns Europe’s German language regions and alongside classic licensing also includes the areas of audio & … more

Toei Animation Europe S.A.S will launch on March 3rd the Dragon Ball Z series in SVOD with the Internet provider FREE. The FREE SVOD offer called FHV DBZ*, will propose for the first time in France the episodes of this popular series in unlimited for 4,99 € per month. The offer will be accessible for all … more