Global Licensing Group, a division of Informa Markets and event organisers of Licensing Expo and Brand Licensing Europe, has detailed its 2021 and new event format, bringing with it a hybrid of in-person and virtual offerings. Licensing Expo will take place live and in-person at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center …
Read More »Tracey Colliston’s Owls’ Nest and George Mackay’s Eejits win Festival of Licensing’s License This! competition
The winners of this year’s all virtual License This! competition have been declared, with the grand prizes being handed to the Lancashire-based Tracey Colliston in the Brand & Design category, and George Mackay from Caithness in Scotland in Character & Animation. It was Colliston’s sentimental Owls’ Nest illustrations of British …
Read More »When all the world’s a stage: Festival of Licensing and lessons in staying global
In a year that has so far witnessed brands the world over pushing the envelope of innovation in a bid to maintain a foothold in a rapidly shifting ground underfoot, it is perhaps the events and hospitality space that has had to do the most legwork. Industry-wide, the usual calendar …
Read More »Hasbro, Chupa Chups, and Crunchyroll among latest to present on the Festival of Licensing Stage
Hasbro, eOne, Chupa Chups, and Crunchyroll are just some of the latest global brands to be confirmed to present on the Festival of Licensing Stage during the virtual event’s opening week this October 6th to 8th, marking the latest additions to the European leg powered by Brand Licensing Europe. Almost …
Read More »Brand Licensing Europe 2020 to be all-virtual event called Festival of Licensing
Brand Licensing Europe will not be taking place in its physical form this year, but has transitioned to an all-virtual, four-week long global event called Festival of Licensing. Running from October 6th to 29th this year, the large scale virtual gathering promises to be ‘the most inclusive global licensing event …
Read More »Brand Licensing Europe 2019 is now open for visitor registration
You wait all year for a licensing trade show, and suddenly two come along within four months of each other – to which point, visitor registration is now open for the 21st Brand Licensing Europe, taking place this October 1 to 3. 2019 marks a big year for the show …
Read More »Tiana of Toys AndMe and Hearts by Tiana becomes first YouTube star to hit BLE
Tiana’s two channels currently boast a combined audience of 12 million subscribers and 2.6 billion views, making her one of the most watched girls on YouTube.
Read More »Toei Animation and VIZ Media to talk the significance of anime in modern licensing at BLE 2018 next month
Anime’s evolution from an exclusively Japanese category to an EMEA sensation remains one of the most fascinating case studies in modern branding history, and the pair will reveal why at this year's London licensing show.
Read More »Licensing.biz launches The Power 50
We're celebrating the Most Influential People in the Licensing Industry this BLE with a fresh new take on The Powerlist, with this, The Power 50
Read More »BLE 2018 promises more emphasis on art & design, brand & lifestyle and a revamped License This! competition
Brand Licensing Europe in London's Olympia is open for registration now.
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