The toy trade event calendar is still in full swing, with this week's focus moving from Nurnberg, in Germany, to New York.

Licensing and merchandising specialists in the toy business will join up with fellow marketers in related industries at the Kidscreen Summit, which starts on Wednesday (February 13th). Licensing.biz will be bringing you breaking news and analysis from the event.

This week's Brand Profile will look at the licensing programme for The Dangerous Book for Boys from Rocket Licensing, while Character World will be the subject of a Company Profile.

The big interview is with Katie Foster, the new European director for brand and licensing at LazyTown. She will be explaining her aims for the year and how the brand is working hard to become a part of children's every day life.

Finally, Graham Saltmarsh, licensing director at Cartoon Network, takes his place in the My Life in Licensing hotseat.

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