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POKEMON CELEBRATES ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Important new partnerships for Pokémon as it celebrates its first 25 years It’s a landmark year for global phenomenon Pokémon as the iconic evergreen brand celebrates its 25th anniversary in style. First launched in Japan in 1996, Pokémon has grown from its original...
RETAIL MONSTER NEW LICENSING AGENT FOR SERIES “KARMA’S WORLD”
9 Story Brands and Karma’s World Entertainment appoint Retail Monster as UK licensing agent on the hotly anticipated new netflix series, Karma’s World Retail Monster is pleased to announce that it has been selected by 9 Story Brands and Karma’s World Entertainment as...
KIDSME ANNOUNCES NEWS FOR “BRAVE BUNNIES” TV SERIES
KidsMe manages all the rights in Italy of the animated series "Brave Bunnies" and announces important new initiatives KidsMe, the Children’s content factory by De Agostini Editore group, which manages all the rights in Italy of the pre-school series "Brave Bunnies"...
Licensee Focus
POCKET.WATCH INKS SKECHERS FOOTWEAR DEAL FOR ‘RYAN’S WORLD’ MEGA-FRANCHISE
Studio Pioneers another historic first for ‘Ryan’s World’ with shoe collection Pocket.watch, a digital-first studio building franchises for the next generation of families, and Sunlight Entertainment revealed that mega-franchise “Ryan’s World” will make its foray into...
IN ITALY SUMMER IS A BEAUTIFUL GAME WITH THE GREAT MATTEL BRANDS
Unleash the fun with electric scooters, bicycles, roller skates and many other fun outdoor proposals for Mattel fans in Italy Summer is just around the corner and finally you can enjoy wonderful days outdoors and, why not, a nice and well-deserved vacation at the...
RAINBOW AND FRANCO COSIMO PANINI ANNOUNCE AN IMPORTANT AGREEMENT FOR FATE: THE WINX SAGA
Franco Cosimo Panini unveils the FATE: The Winx Saga collections, the Netflix live action series inspired by the Winx Club brand Rainbow and Franco Cosimo Panini Editore have closed an important agreement for the development of a sophisticated and fashionable...
MIRACULOUS: TALES OF LADYBUG AND CAT NOIR EXPANDS GLOBAL SUCCESS
The new Miraculous Shanghai TV special beats French TV station TF1’s historic record, achieving a momentous 58.4% audience share. Disney + has acquired the global rights, including for series currently in production Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, the...
A NEW ANIMATED SERIES SET IN THE SHADOW OF THE PYRAMIDS
Nefertine, the first young reporter from the ancient Egypt lands on the Italian TV broadcaster Rai Yoyo Set in Ancient Egypt, comes the new animated series Nefertine on the Nile, starring a little girl of 8 years with inexhaustible curiositỳ and great courage, from...
TOEI ANIMATION MAKES SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW “DRAGON BALL SUPER” MOVIE IN 2022
Akira Toriyama has worked passionately to create a Dragon Ball movie unlike any other Fans worldwide received a special surprise this Goku Day, the annual Dragon Ball celebration, when Toei Animation revealed today that a new “Dragon Ball Super” movie will be...
Fashion & Lifestyle
DRESS UP WITH DRAWINGS BY NICOLETTA COSTA
The IllustraBimbi clothing line, born from the idea of transferring onto fabric fairy tales and nursery rhymes drawn by the best illustrators of children's books, is enriched with seven new patterns. The characters of Nicoletta Costa, one of the most important...
PREMOLI + DI BELLA PET DESIGN UNVEILS NEW COLLABORATION WITH FERRIBIELLA
Blusicilia collection of pet accessories celebrates summer, sea, sky and Sicily Maurizio Distefano Licensing (MDL), which manages the licensing programme for the fashion brand PREMOLI + DI BELLA, has announced the launch of Blusicilia, the latest PREMOLI + DI BELLA...
VANS AND NICKELODEON TEAM UP TO NEW SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS COLLECTION
New York designer, Sandy Liang will also debut a capsule collection on the same day with the fashion designer’s interpretation of SpongeBob’s most iconic characters Vans, the original action sports brand and global advocate for creative expression, is proud to...
Interviews
FUTURE PLANS OF STUDIO 100
LM interviewed Joachim Knödler, Head of Licensing at Studio 100 Media from September 2020, to learn more about the future plans of one of Europe’s leading animation companies. Joachim Knödler became Head of Licensing at Studio 100 in September 2020. LM interviewed...
VIACOMCBS NEXT PLANS
Exclusive interview with Simone Fenu, Senior Director Licensing Italy, Greece and Malta at ViacomCBS Amidst important confirmations of hit brands and new projects, Simone Fenu told LM and their readers what to expect from the world's leading children's content group,...
PLAY AROUND DEVELOPMENTS IN 2021
LM interviewed Massimiliano Piazzolla, Managing Director Play Around After its debut in January 2020, Play Around, the Toy Company born from the Pea & Promoplast group has been working on new projects ready to be launched this year and laying the foundations for a...
Events
LUDATTICA PROTAGONIST AT TOYS AWARDS 2021
At the latest Italian Toys Awards 2021, Ludattica received the award of excellence in preschool games category The fourth edition of the Toys Awards 2021, one of the most important Italian initiatives in the toy sector, realized in collaboration with Toys Milano and...
IKEA GROUP CHAIRMAN TO HEADLINE BRAND & LICENSING INNOVATION SUMMIT
Lars-Johan Jarnheimer talks brand innovation at one of the world’s most successful retailers at B&LIS (9-11 June 2021 online) IKEA Group chairman Lars-Johan Jarnheimer will provide the opening keynote at the all-new Brand & Licensing Innovation Summit taking...
MGM LICENSING TO HOST VIRTUAL SUMMIT
The virtual summit will discuss Legally Blonde, The Addams Family, Rocky, Creed, Vikings: Valhalla, Pink Panther and other iconic brands MGM’s Licensing Group announced they will host a virtual licensing summit on May 18th, 19th, and 20th following-up on the success...
Media & digital
SESAME STREET AND THE WIGGLES ANNOUNCE A NEW TWO-MUSIC VIDEO COLLABORATION
First release “ABCs of Moving You” debuted May 10th exclusively on YouTube Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street, and The Wiggles are excited to announce a new two-music video collaboration, in commemoration of a combined 80 years of...
EMOJI BRAND AND WILDBRAIN PARTNER TO LAUNCH NEW IP EMOJITOWN
WildBrain Spark to co-produce, launch and exclusively manage new digital-first animated series emojitown® to premiere on YouTub. WildBrain CPLG to build and manage global consumer products licensing program for the new emoji® brand extension The emoji company GmbH,...
SPONGEBOB: KRUSTY COOK-OFF ON NINTENDO SWITCH™
You can experience the Hilarious Culinary Adventure With Bikini Bottom’s Favorite Residents on the Nintendo Switch System. SpongeBob fans can experience the ultimate underwater grilling adventure in a brand new way! SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off, the award-winning hit...
Retail
THE E-COMMERCE OF NINA AND THE OTHER LITTLE THINGS® IS NOW AVAILABLE
DIC 2 finalizes European agreement for Nina and the other little things® online store Finally, Nina's fans will have an online store where they can buy the products of their favorite character. DIC 2 and Spread Group have signed a two-year contract for the development...
AMAZON AND ITS NEW INNOVATIVE STORES IN LONDON
The British capital city is slowly going back to normal and Amazon is taking advantage of this to test with new commercial formats. While many chain stores have closed most of their stores due to pandemic restrictions, Amazon is opening new ones. Last February in...
MOSCOW’S DREAM ISLAND THEME PARK OFFICIALLY OPENS “HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA” ATTRACTION
In anticipation of the upcoming release of Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, the final chapter of the $1.3 billion film franchise from Sony Pictures Animation, Dream Island Theme Park, Europe’s largest indoor theme park located in Moscow, announced that it has...
Trend & Research
KIDS & FAMILY INDUSTRY REPORT 2021 SHOWS MUCH OPTIMISM WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES ON THE HORIZON
Three-quarters of businesses are confident they can achieve their business targets in the coming year. The Insights Family® have released their Kids and Family Industry Report 2021 which found much optimism for the year ahead. 75% of companies are confident they can...
THE INSIGHTS FAMILY® RE-LAUNCHES ITS AWARD-WINNING REAL-TIME DATA PORTAL
The Insights Family®, formerly The Insights People™, unveils the new portal, which includes a suite of new innovative features. The Insights Family® have launched the latest version of their award-winning insights platform – “Portal 4.0”. The latest iteration...
THE INSIGHTS PEOPLE LAUNCH MEDIA MIX COMPASS TO HELP BRANDS IMPROVE ADVERTISING & MARKETING EFFECTIVENESS
The Insights People the global leader in kids and parents market intelligence have today launched their Media Mix Compass a revolutionary media planning tool to assist brands and agencies in their planning, monitoring and evaluating their media campaigns across the 13...
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