The former managing director of Simon & Schuster Children’s UK, Ingrid Selberg is joining to oversee the company as director of publishing.

Aimed at kids aged seven to 11, the free app showcases franchises, movies and first-run shows such as Pokémon, Power Rangers and LEGO Nexo Knights, content from the kids networks POP and POP MAX.

Nickelodeon has signed with DK, a division of Penguin Random House to produce two new humour books in the UK, US and Canada to help millennials manage their way through work and relationships.

Already, a slate of broadcast partners has been lined up for the new animated series, as eOne continues to strengthen its pre-school offering with this new launch. Ricky Zoom will be showcased at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe.

CPLG will develop a licensing programme for teens and adults utilising artwork from across Archie Comics portfolio of popular titles, including the likes of Archie Andrews, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, Josie and the Pussycats and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

The team behind the upcoming Five Nights at Freddy's feature film, Striker Entertainment are at the centre of the pop culture explosion. Licensing.biz talks to the team about the evolution of pop culture licensing.

In the run up and throughout MIPJUNIOR and MIPCOM in Cannes next month, Jetpack will be looking to secure further homes for the popular properties that have already proved their worth with kids and parents in the UK.

The product range will be developed under several of Hornby’s key brands such as Hornby Railways, Scalextric and Corgi. The range will feature a selection of Warner Bros’ and DC; popular franchises including Harry Potter and DC Super Heroes.

The latest deal follows the release of a range of TGI Fridays pre-mixed cocktails within Tesco stores up and down the UK. The latest partnership was brokered by Beanstalk, TGI Fridays’ brand extension licensing agency.

Pandemonia is a seven-foot tall character and persona created as conceptual art by the anonymous artist and has been appearing in the art and fashion world since 2009.

This is the first move in a planned wave of product categories for the digital sports personalities as TSBA Group details its intentions to move the brand into sports and training equipment, accessories and gaming.

Under the partnership, exclusive pieces of Sonic-themed couture were featured as part of Fyodor Golan’s catwalk show on September 15th.

The new cocktail range offers what the restaurant brand bills as innovative and adventurous flavours from the TGI Friday cocktail menu in ‘convenient, pre-mixed bottles that can be enjoyed at home.’

Mother & Baby licensed mattresses and textiles are now being developed by the Manchester based CuddleCo with multiple retail listings already scheduled for early next year, while Vital Innovations is launching a range of feeding and grooming products.

Licensing.biz wanted to find out more about the world of celebrity in the food and beverage licensing, and to do so, we sat down with Start Licensing’s Ian Downes to discover why Nadiya Hussain is so much more than flavour of the month.

The new range uses many of the original colours from Kodak branding and packaging from the 90s and draws inspiration from Kodak’s days as a standout NASCAR team sponsor.

Angry Birds FPS: first Person Slingshot will land on the Magic One Creator Edition platform, providing players with a first-person slingshot game that allows them to see animated characters and objects overlaid onto their actual environment.

Lucozade Energy is running a nationwide campaign to support the release, changing the name of its Orange and Original flavours to Larazade after the lead character of the hit franchise, Lara Croft.

Kartoon Racers takes iconic heroes and villains from popular culture like Sherlock Holmes, the Queen of Hearts and Frankenstein's Monster and mashes them together in a series of crazy and chaotic kart races.

Under the partnership, exclusive pieces of Sonic-themed couture were featured as part of Fyodor Golan’s catwalk show on September 15th.

Anthem is one of the most eagerly-awaited video game releases of the last few years, according to numerous reports. Bulldog Licensing is currently speaking to partner across several categories.

Tracks from some of Bethesda Game Studios’ most popular titles, including Fallout 3, Fallout 4, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and the forthcoming Fallout 76 will all be performed.

The impact of Games Workshop's new licensing strategy has seen revenue rocket from £2 million to £10 million in the last five years. That's the equivalent of $155 million at retail. Licensing.biz explores the history, success and future of this British-born brand.

The Nerf Fortnite blasters will immerse fans into the player-versus-player action of the game, letting them play out the Battle Royale in real world settings with blasters and accessories emulating those seen on screen.