The weeks are drawing in to the start of this year’s all-virtual Festival of Licensing, and with it the ever popular License This! final is undergoing its preparations to crown the winners of the 2020 offering. Six brand designers have been shortlisted for this year’s final, with just a couple …
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WildBrain Spark is an expert in navigating the YouTube scape and developing emerging IP in the children’s entertainment space into world-conquering franchises. This month, WildBrain Spark’s commercial director, Rachel Taylor illuminates the industry on the firm’s current partnership with Mattel and its new kids’ property Cave Club. YouTube has changed …
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The international exhibition, The Art of Aardman – Shaun the Sheep and Friends has opened at Forum Groningen in the Netherlands, the latest leg of a tour that has so far seen it entertain fans across Paris, Melbourne, Frankfurt, and Seoul. The popular exhibition offers fans of Aardman an insight …
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Banijay and the Peaky Blinders brand owner, Caryn Mandabach Productions is putting fans’ knowledge to the test with the launch of the first Official Peaky Blinders Quiz Book. Inside the Official Peaky Blinders Quiz Book fans of the show will find over 1,000 questions from across the five series, varying …
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Mr Bean is marking its 30th anniversary with a raft of new consumer product partnerships, brokered by Banijay, in celebration of the continual distribution of the popular live action series for the past three decades. Fans of Rowan Atkinson’s iconic character will now have the chance to get their hands …
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Genius Brands International has named the former head of marketing at Hasbro, Marc Rosenberg, as its new president of global brands and chief marketing officer. Best known for his role in leading global marketing teams behind Furby and GigaPets, Rosenberg brings a wealth of experience to the role. More recently, …
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The award winning production company, Ragdoll Productions, has tapped Brands with Influence to manage the licensing and merchandising rights for its new animated children’s TV series, B.O.T. and the Beasties, a new series scheduled to land on CBeebies in early 2021. Developed by Anne Wood and the team at Ragdoll …
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Anderson Entertainment has turned to Tiny Giants to redevelop the British ’80s children’s sci-fi series, …
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The NBA has partnered with the team behind CryptoKitties, the hit blockchain-based collectors game, to …
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Bandai Namco is opening a new division that will focus on making mobile games for …
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USAopoly has struck a new partnership with HBO Licensing and Retail for the launch of …
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Amscan International has confirmed the launch of a line of Peppa Pig party goods, expanding …
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The Emoji brand is entering the dairy aisle this season thanks to an exclusive new …
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