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POKÈMON X FERRERO NEW COLLABORATION
Pokèmon celebrates its first 25 years, and for the occasion signs new partnerships including a delicious partnership with Ferrero Iconic evergreen brand Pokémon – one of the most popular and successful entertainment properties in the world – is marking its 25th...
ZODIAK KIDS SCORES NEW INTERNATIONAL DEALS FOR NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT’S HORRID HENRY
Zodiak Kidshas signed a raft of international broadcast and streaming deals for Horrid Henry Zodiak Kids, part of Banijay, has signed a raft of international broadcast and streaming deals across all five seasons of Novel Entertainment’s perennial hit animated series,...
LAUNCHED IN 1996 THE ORIGINAL FUNKY FRIENDS IS BACK!
Edutainment Licensing is excited to announce the return of Funky Friends Edutainment Licensing is excited to announce the return of Funky Friends to the licensing arena for all the 90s girls out there who were slightly obsessed…….! Originally drawn for use on...
Licensee Focus
THE HOT WHEELS BURGER HAS ARRIVED AT FLOWER BURGER!
From 15 September, the menu of the colourful veganburgheria will be enriched with the Hot Wheels Burger, a spicy burger to warm up the autumn! Hot Wheels is the #1 brand when it comes to vehicles, a much-loved brand for over 50 years. The cars offer an intuitive way...
NICOLETTA COSTA AND FABA TOGETHER: COMING SOON FOR 2022
From the collaboration between Nicoletta Costa and FABA, the audio characters of Giulio Coniglio and Nuvola Olga will soon be available The world of Nicoletta Costa, illustrator of children's books with a series of characters that are now part of the collective...
APPAREL AND FOOTWEAR LICENSEES ON BOARD FOR CARE BEARS™ COLLABORATIONS
Fans of the evergreen brand will be head-to-toe in their favourite Care Bears with ranges from two new licensees First introduced to the world in 1982, Care Bears™ have never gone out of fashion, and remain as loved and relevant today as they were when they...
XILAM ANIMATION STRIKES DEAL WITH SONY PICTURES NETWORK INDIA FOR OGGY AND THE COCKROACHES FRANCHISE
All seven seasons of original classic version launching from next month on Sony YAY! kids’ channel from Sony Pictures Networks India Academy Award®-nominated French animation studio Xilam Animation has secured an extensive deal with Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI)...
JEZ HALL JOINS THE THREE LITTLE SUPERPIGS, THE NEW ORIGINAL ANIMATED SERIES FROM PLANETA JUNIOR AND FOURTH WALL
Superpigs is the second collaboration between Planeta Junior and Fourth Wall, a fast-paced, entertaining and humorous new original series for kids Planeta Junior, a leading European children’s and family entertainment company, and Fourth Wall Animation, emerging...
‘BILLY THE COWBOY HAMSTER’ HITS THE TRAIL IN EUROPE
Dandelooo has secured several deals for Billy the Cowboy Hamster, a preschool series commissioned by France Televisions Emmy Award-winning French animation production and distribution company Dandelooo has secured several deals for Billy the Cowboy Hamster, a...
Fashion & Lifestyle
HOT WHEELS MEETS FEDEZ… AND IT’S A CHALLENGE!
Fedez teams up with Hot Wheels and Original Marines for a special 360° collaboration When it comes to vehicles, the #1 brand is definitely Hot Wheels, the most loved for over 50 years. The success of Hot Wheels, currently the world's best-selling vehicle line, is due...
NEW COLLECTION ELLESSE X LOONEY TUNES
Announced a brand new collection featuring the collaboration ELLESSE X LOONEY TUNES that will be launching for SS22 The new ELLESSE X LOONEY TUNES collaboration provides a men’s, women’s and kid’s range that includes colourful sports and casual wear in classic ellesse...
A BEE COLLABORATION: STUDIO 100 MEDIA’s MAYA THE BEE SCORES KIDS COLLECTION WITH HUMMEL
Studio 100 Media as signed a fashion collaboration with hummel for “Maya the Bee” Studio 100 Media has signed a fashion collaboration with well-known Danish sports brand hummel for “Maya the Bee” for the German-speaking territories, Nordics and France. For the first...
Interviews
DUECCONSULTING. BRAND LICENSING WITH AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH
Nadia Caron and Romana Caldarelli of DueCConsulting give an exclusive interview to LM The new agency DueCConsulting, after the first year, is ready to tell the industry about its projects and its portfolio. From the original approach to the market to the choice of...
FRANCESCO DE ROBERTIS APPOINTED FASHION UK’S GENERAL MANAGER FOR ITALY AND SPAIN
Francesco De Robertis, known for his great experience in the licensing and retail industries, has become general manager of Fashion UK, the largest British multinational in Fashion Licensing, for Italy and Spain Francesco De Robertis, known for his seniorship in...
MANY LICENSING NEWS FOR MEDIASET GROUP
The Mediaset brands continue to collect great success. LM interviewed Guido Pisterna, Licensing director of the group, to know the latest news Since July 2021, two acclaimed Turkish series have been broadcast on your network, Love is in the air and Brave and...
Events
THE LICENSING AWARDS 2021: THE WINNERS
Retail, Product, Property, Marketing and Honorary Achievement winners crowned in glittering ceremony The winners of this year’s Licensing Awards have been crowned in a glittering ceremony, with the industry returning to The Great Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel,...
TONIES LAUNCHES SCHOOL AND NURSERIES EDUCATION INITIATIVE
The leading children’s storytelling audio system has commissioned research from the National Literacy Trust to help reach teachers and close the literacy gap tonies®, the leading children’s storytelling audio system, has announced its Schools and Nurseries Education...
RAINBOW’S PINOCCHIO AND FRIENDS DEBUTS IN VENICE
Special Red Carpet appearance for the new animated Pinocchio by Iginio Straffi at the 78th film biennale The brand new Pinocchio and its creator, Iginio Straffi, paraded on the red carpet of the 78th Venice International Film Festival captivating the audience. The...
Media & digital
IOCONIC PARTNERS WITH MGA ENTERTAINMENT TO DELIVER AN NFT AND DIGITAL COLLECTIBLES ECOSYSTEM FOR THE $25BN TOY BRAND L.O.L. SURPRISE!
A team of specialists across blockchain, licensing and NFTs, Ioconic, is enabling unique digital experiences for millions of L.O.L Surprise! fans across the world Ioconic, a full-service partnership business bringing brands into the NFT and digital asset space, has...
LEAF MOBILE IN COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSAL GAMES AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS ANNOUNCE THE OFFICE: SOMEHOW WE MANAGE COMING SOON TO MOBILE
First mobile game inspired by the U.S. version of the hilarious workplace comedy NBC’s The Office lets fans revisit iconic Dunder Mifflin moments from the series, now streaming exclusively on Peacock LEAF Mobile Inc. (TSX: LEAF, OTC: LEMLD) ("LEAF" or the "Company"),...
FACEBOOK AND RAY-BAN RELEASES THE NEXT GENERATION OF SMART GLASSES
The highlyanticipated collaboration brings forward a new way to seamlessly capture, share and listen through yourmost authentic moments Facebook, Inc. and Ray-Ban releases the next generation of smart glasses, Ray-Ban Stories. The highlyanticipated collaboration...
Retail
TSBA GROUP SECURES PARTNERSHIP WITH EUROPE’S LARGEST GOLF RETAILER FOR THE OPEN
Extensive product range to be developed for exclusive sale across American Golf’s 96 stores TSBA Group has secured a five-year partnership with American Golf, Europe’s largest golf retailer, to design and exclusively retail an officially licensed range of products...
THE FIRST-EVER PETS ROCK EXHIBITION IN SHENZHEN
Pets Rock has a strong presence in AVIC City DREAMS-ON Mall. The British trendy pets are coming! The first-ever Pets Rock exhibition in Shenzhen, a high-level exhibition of figure, setting and installation art created by Medialink Group and Shenzhen AVIC City...
DREAMWORKS ANIMATION’S SPIRIT UNTAMED RIDES INTO RETAIL ACROSS EMEA WITH AN ADVENTURE-FILLED LINEUP OF TOY AND LIFESTYLE COLLECTIONS
Movie enjoys a star-studded opening in the UK as celebrities and their families attend UK multi-media screening in Central London As fans start to delight in Spirit Untamed, the next chapter of DreamWorks Animation’s high-stakes adventure about a fearless girl and her...
Trend & Research
THE INSIGHTS FAMILY® PREDICT CHRISTMAS 2021 IS GOING TO BE THE DIGITAL ADVERTISING TIPPING POINT
Kids spend just under 70% of their leisure time digitally, but only 37% of the $4.6bn kids global advertising revenue is spent digitally - as brands need to radically change their strategy. The latest iteration of The Insights Family® media planning tool enables...
WILDBRAIN SPARK LAUNCHES NEW RESEARCH REPORT ON THE DIGITAL INFLUENCE OF GENERATION ALPHA
“THE STREAMING GENERATION: Shaping the Future of Family Advertising” examines viewing habits and preferences of the first fully digital cohort of kids WildBrain Spark, the premium kids and family AVOD network and digital studio, has published new research in...
THE INSIGHTS FAMILY® LAUNCH IP INDEX™
The Insights Family® launch IP INDEX, a ground breaking way to track & understand IP performance & future demand The Insights Family®, the global leader in kids, parents, and family market intelligence, is launching a ground-breaking new tool – the IP...
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