The LEGO Group has welcomed the tallest LEGO Marvel set to date to its collection with the launch of the LEGO Daily Bugle set, an intricate brick-version of the newspaper building made famous through Marvel’s Spider-Man. The new build – one that weighs in at 3,772 pieces to stand at …
Read More »Disney content and licensing hit hard by Covid-19 but consumer products offer glimmer of hope
Content sales and licensing revenues at the Walt Disney Company have suffered big losses at the hands of the pandemic with dramatic decreases of 56 per cent and an operating income decrease of 78 per cent driven primarily by the closure of theatres, parks and experiences over the course of …
Read More »BLE 2019: Sony’s Jamie Stevens talks Ghostbusters, Spider-Man and why it’s not just about t-shirts and toys
With Ghostbusters, Peter Rabbit, Outlander, and Cobra Kai under one roof – as well as the continued film rights for Spider-Man and plenty more in between, it’s an eclectic portfolio of properties that Sony Pictures Consumer Products finds itself heading into BLE with this year. But a strong one, nevertheless. …
Read More »DNC expects “dramatic uplift” in classic and movie Spider-Man sales this summer
DNC, the UK housewares and food and drink product specialist it expecting to see a “dramatic uplift in sales of its classic and movie Spider-Man licensed ranges” this summer, coinciding with the cinematic release of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Far from Home. The company has benefitted from a partnership with Disney at …
Read More »Sphero is dropping out of the licensed toy market after decline in Disney range uptake
The firm’s CEO Paul Berberian has detailed the company’s plans to end the production of lines such as BB-8, R2-D2, Lightning McQueen cars or talking Spider-Man.
Read More »Sony launches Spider-Verse Web AR concept ahead of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse animated feature
The AR experience is designed to let users see Spider-Man in AR, where they can take pictures and share them with friends. It has been created by the mixed reality developers 8th Wall and Trigger.
Read More »Spider-man PS4 game launching in September
The Insomniac-developed open-world title will be exclusive to PS4 owners.
Read More »Spider-Man slings into Pizza Hut, Dell and Panasonic with Brand & Deliver
Sony Pictures has developed a global brand partnership campaign with the trio as Brand & Deliver supports the UK’s cinematic release of Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Read More »Build-A-Bear debuts Spider-Man range
Fans will be able to get hold of the Make-Your-Own Spider-Man Bear, as well as a Spider-Man Costume and Spider-Man digital sound.
Read More »Sony and Marvel reveal new Spider-Man actor and director
The Impossible's Tom Holland will star as Spidey in the 2017 movie.
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