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An industry stand against anti-human rights laws passed by the Sultan of Brunei last week has resonated across social media, following a move by Max Publishing to change the venue of this year’s Brand and Lifestyle Licensing Awards. Industry executives have not only supported the move by the awards’ organisers, …

After 12 years with the company, Andrew Carley has stepped away from Entertainment One and his role as EVP of global licensing. First reported in the toy trade, and now confirmed by Licensing.biz, the longstanding licensing executive has decided to look for his next challenge in the licensing field, taking …

Balloon and dress up manufacturer, and supplier, Amscan International Ltd has welcomed Allison Moore back to the role of licensing manager EMEA. Moore previously worked at Amscan from 2001 to 2010 within its marketing and product management arm. During that time, Moore was responsible for managing the product lifecycle for …

CPLG has bolstered its teams in Benelux and the UK with two new appointments. Meike de Vaere has joined the CPLG Benelux team as retail director for the region, reporting to Brenda Draaisma who was recently named general manager of Benelux. De Vaere worked at CPLG Benelux from 2008 to …

Twentieth Century Fox Film’s president of consumer products and innovation, Jim Fielding is exiting the firm in the wake of Disney’s $71.3 billion acquisition of most of Fox. Fielding is a consumer products veteran, and one of the high-ranking Fox managers to b leaving the company now that Disney has …

Rainbow Productions has restructured its marketing department to incorporate a “more creative focus,” as the firm eyes new business ventures for the coming year. The mascot manufacturer and character events company has recently expanded into new premises and has added a number of new properties to its character portfolio, including …

Mondo TV has appointed a new head of content sales in the form of Luana Perrero, who steps into the role with the animated content distributor effective immediately. In her new role at Mondo TV Group, Perrero will be overseeing content sales strategy across the company’s wide library of properties, …

DHX Media has bolstered is distribution sales team for key territories with the promotion of both Darcee McCartney and Rebecca Lugo, who jointly take on the roles of sales manager. McCartney will oversee client relationships for Central Eastern Europe, Poland, Russia, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Middle East, and Africa and will …

The film studio Metro Goldwyn Mayer has hired the licensing industry veteran, Robert Marick as its new executive VP of global consumer products and experiences. In his new role, Marick will be responsible for overseeing the expansion of MGM’s traditional merchandise, interactive and consumer products business. He is also developing …

“Since joining CPLG eight years ago, Brenda has been instrumental in growing our retail relationships and championing our brands across the Benelux and, more recently, the Nordics regions," said Maarten Weck.