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The acclaimed artist, Julie Dodsworth has signed up with Start Licensing as she looks to expand her consumer products portfolio across new categories. Recognised as a quintessentially British brand, Dodsworth’s work evokes her love of her Narrowboat Calamity Jane, the British waterways, all things floral and the folklore of passing-by …

Horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and comic book IP are no longer the murmurings of underground followings, but the basis of vast commercial potential in the licensing space, if current trends are to be considered. These pockets of pop culture have been gaining momentum in licensing terms over the last number of …

Under the deal - one brokered by Start Licensing with My Icon Story’s founder Laura Lane - the range consists of five limited edition premium poster prints inspired by Concorde’s history.

A two-day experiential brand showcase, Brands Untapped will see specially invited guests experience 25 exciting brands, each of which are on the lookout for licensing partnerships across a wide range of categories.

Downes will add valuable licensing expertise to the company and in the role, provide key oversight and initiative to Mojo Nation’s existing portfolio of events, including the Play Creators Festival.

The Start Licensing director sits down for an in depth chat with Licensing.biz about the industry's newly refined palette for food and drink brands.

In a candid conversation with Start Licensing’s Ian Downes and UBM’s Jessica Blue, Hussain detailed the moment she realised that what she was bringing to the world of cooking and licensing “was presenting an important message to the world.”

Licensing.biz wanted to find out more about the world of celebrity in the food and beverage licensing, and to do so, we sat down with Start Licensing’s Ian Downes to discover why Nadiya Hussain is so much more than flavour of the month.

A two-hour walk around South London, WalkForCal raised £2750, over half the target set by Start Licensing’s Ian Downes, Warner Bros’ Paul Bufton and Sanrio’s Simon Gresswell ahead of their 24-hour walking challenge in September.

He's a multi-award winning licensing industry mainstay and one of the nicest blokes it's ever produced. For Start Licensing, business is booming with the likes of The Beano, Claude and TV's Nadiya Hussain continuing to roll out impressive licensing programmes. So it seems the right time for Ian Downes to take a look at industry consultancy.