Licensing Expo

Licensing Expo, which was originally scheduled to be staged in May 2020, will now be held at Mandalay Bay Convention Center on August 11-13, a move that has been forced owing to the global COVID-19 pandemic. This decision was made and detailed at the end of last, as a result …

Licensing Expo, the international licensing show that took place in Las Vegas last month, has seen yet another year of growth as the show results herald a successful 2019 event. Of the hundreds of exhibitors at the show that ran from June 4 to 6, more than 150 were new …

Cannabis is ‘poised to disrupt virtually every consumer industry,’ from food and drink, beauty, and wellness, to the likes of home and garden, tourism and more, according to Beanstalk’s CEO and president, Allison Ames. The remarks landed amid a three-day celebration of the global licensing industry in Las Vegas, where …

Epic Games’ hit video gaming franchise, Fortnite won big at this year’s Licensing International 2019 International Licensing Awards, having taking home the coveted accolade across five categories. The popular battle royale game cleaned up when it took home a sweep of awards across Best Licensed Products apparel/footwear/accessories, Toys/games/novelties for ages …

The literary and art-based classic, Moomin brand is making new efforts for the US and Canadian licensing space in a deal that sees the popular brand take up residence within King Features’ growing portfolio of international IP. Bulls Licensing has turned to the licensing specialists – already known for its …

Global retail sales of licensed merchandise and services hit $280.3 billion in 2018, a 3.2 per cent increase over the $271.6 billion generated in 2017, according to results of the fifth Annual Global Licensing Survey, released today by Licensing International. Royalty revenue for brand owners leapt to $15 billion, an almost …

The Pokémon Company International has named Haven Global as its exclusive licensing agent for the Australian and New Zealand markets, in a display of renewed commitment to the success of the brand in the key territories. For more than two decades, The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) has built up one …

Copyrights Group and Rockefeller Productions have partnered to bring Paddington, the star of children’s books and both big and small screens, to the stage in a new live show. Launching in 2020, the stage will target a pre-school audience and will feature, for the first time, Paddington on stage in …

The animation studio, Cartoon Saloon is teaming with Dentsu Entertainment USA to explore licensing and mrchandising opportunities for its IP, including the animated feature Wolfwalkers. Cartoon Saloon’s ancillary rights division will be heading to Licensing Expo in Las Vegas this week for the first time, where it will showcase its …

The popular PBS Kids series, Wild Kratts is growing its roster of licensing partners to include debut fashions from C-Life Group and new published titles from Random House Children’s Books. In a tranche of new deals for the animated series, PBS Distribution, Pressman, and Topix Media Lab are each preparing …