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Rachel Lowe is the creative mind behind some of the most popular titles in the licensed board game space at the moment and a revered name when it comes to key licenses looking to expand into this ever-growing category. 2019 culminated, for Lowe, with a run of successes, whether it …

Soula Zavacopoulos is an award-winning artist and designer and founder of The London Studio, a specialist in the greetings cards category, and a growing name in the wider design-led licensing community, thanks to an ever-expanding portfolio led by Blonde Sheep Licensing. Kicking off Licensing.biz’s 2020 coverage, we chat with Zavacopoulos …

ToyNews is accepting editorial for its January/February Toy Fair special issue now. Don’t miss your chance to be a part of the industry’s must read Toy Fair special issue of ToyNews by securing your spot within our extensive London Toy Fair, Nuremberg Toy Fair, and Spring Fair, as well as …

When FAO Schwarz launched its premiere UK destination within London’s Selfridges to the public just last month it was a carefully curated portfolio of partners with which the US retailer decorated its expansive floor of toys. Among them, was Tonies. A German outfit that has been performing particularly well across …

Plucked straight from the cobbled streets of Diagon Alley and landed halfway up Brighton’s Trafalgar St., one of the city’s many centralised shopping destinations, resides Oliver’s Brighton, an olde world trinket store, dedicated to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter franchise. Your guide among its shelves upon shelves of officially …

It’s with a great sense of betrayal to my own ambitions of a writing career that, sat opposite Rikesh Desai, BBC Studios’ licensing director, I am forced to admit to having read only one book by Terry Pratchett in my lifetime. Of the ‘at least 32 titles’ that the treasured …

The UK office of Licensing International has detailed the return of the ever-popular annual Winter Warmer, the event targeting senior licensing industry executives. Licensing International’s Winter Warmer will return to Covent Gardens’ iconic The Ivy Club, and will this year be sponsored by HKTDC (Hong Kong Trade Development Council), and …

Penguin Ventures’ Ten Minutes to Bed may be targeting the bedtime routine market as it develops its first slate of licensing partnerships, but the team surrounding the property has marked the potential for the IP to reach far wider audiences in the coming months and years. Penguin Ventures made the …

What makes 2019 a big year for the Roald Dahl Story Company? Our licensing strategy aims to extend the world of Roald Dahl beyond the book and bring his stories to life with product inspired by core titles in ways that will delight fans young and old. We’ve continued to …

Brand Licensing Europe is now imminent, taking place in a new venue at London’s ExCeL this October 1 to 3, which if you’re not aware is this week. Among the big name brands joining the expansive line-up of IP from across all corners of the licensing industry will be the …