From the Landmark Hotel to Olympia, Advanstar's Brand Licensing show has been through many changes and it is now considered by many to be the definitive showcase for the European licensing industry. As it approaches its tenth birthday, Samantha Loveday asks some key execs for their views on the event...
Funshine Productions is a children's theatre company that performs to children from nursery through to Keystage 2 across the UK.
Another graduate from the school of CPL, Piggott talks us through her 14 years in the licensing business...
The Warner Bros UK office in Holborn must be a pretty fantastic place to work this summer, especially after the success of The Dark Knight. And when Samantha Loveday met up with general manager of WBCP UK, David Binnie, he was keen to point out there's much more to come...
By far the largest sector of the show, there will again be a wide range of different entertainment and character led properties on display over the two days of the event...
There's some good brands being represented on agents' stands this year. From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Beano and Mini, through to Paris Hilton, Jack Daniel's, The Bogies and Miffy, there's something to appeal to all...
Find out what some of the key museums and heritage brands will be exhibiting at the show...
PPC Enterprises is the commercial division of the Picture Production Company Group and is exhibiting for the first time at BLE this year.
From art and design-led brands such as Bang on the Door and Brit Chicks, through to the NBA and MotoGP...
A growing sector at Brand Licensing Europe, the Art, Design & Image area has gathered some good support this year...
Artist Nel Whatmore will be exhibiting at Brand Licensing Europe for the first time in her own right this year and the theme of her stand will be ‘reasons to have fun.’
Born and raised in El Salvador, Emma Schonenberg was creative at an early age. She majored in graphic design at university and before receiving her degree, she started pursuing a design career with advertising and apparel companies.
If you believe all you read, her next show could be Plastics and Piping...
JCB, the world's largest privately owned construction equipment maker, is showcasing its new My 1st JCB range at Olympia.
Bulldog Licensing (stand 565) may be exhibiting for the first time at Brand Licensing Europe 2008, but its founder isn’t new to the business.