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4Kids Gets Arthur Sequel Licenses
4Kids Entertainment has acquired the licensing and merchandising rights for the Nordic territories to the upcoming animated feature films Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard and Arthur and the War of the Two Worlds. The two films are sequels to the 2006 film Arthur and the Invisibles. Luc Besson directed [...]
Henson to Shop Fraggle Rock at Licensing Show
Rights to the classic TV show Fraggle Rock have reverted to The Jim Henson Co., which will handle the property through its new licensing division and will entertain new opportunities at the upcoming Licensing Show. Henson plans to present Fraggle Rock for potential licensees in the toy, apparel, accessories, stationery, [...]
CNE to Handle Total Drama Licensing
Cartoon Networks Enterprises has been named the exclusive North American licensing agent for the popular Total Drama franchise CNE struck the deal with Cake Entertainment and Fresh TV, creators of the popular animated series Total Drama Island and its upcoming spinoff, Total Drama Action, The agreement calls for CNE to [...]
JAKKS Lands Master Toy Licenses From Aardman
HIT Entertainment has picked JAKKS Pacific to be the master toy licensee in North America for the Aardman Animations series Timmy Time and Shaun the Sheep. The deal covers the United States and Canada and allows JAKKS Pacific to make and market everything from electronic learning toys, figurines and playsets [...]
Disney Leads Top Licensors List
Disney Consumer Products topped a showbiz and animation-heavy list of the top-ten licensors of 2008, according to License! Global magazine. The company success ‘ $30 billion in sales ‘ came from brands such as Disney Fairies, Disney Princesses, Pixar’s Cars, Hannah Montana and High School Musical. Warner Bros. Consumer Products [...]
Nelvana to License Mr. Men, Little Miss in Canada
Nelvana Enterprises is the new licensing agent in Canada for Chorion’s popular Mr. Men and Little Miss brands. Based on the classic books by Roger Hargreaves, the properties are supported by The Mr. Men Show, which recently debuted in Canada on YTV. The licensing effort will include apparel and accessories, [...]
Boomerang Acquires Subsidiaries From Entertainment Rights
Boomerang Media has acquired three major subsidiaries of Entertainment Rights that control such popular properties as Casper the Friendly Ghost, Where’s Waldo? and Veggie Tales. Boomerang, in conjunction with private equity group GCTR, plans to invest $200 million in building up the franchises held by the subsidiaries, which are Entertainment [...]
Big Tent Brands TOKYOPOP in Apparel, Sports Gear
Manga publisher TOKYOPOP’s brand is expanding into several new areas under a slate of initial licensing agreements announced by Big Tent Entertainment. The licenses will see TOKYOPOP branded merchandise from Bell Sports, Trinity Products, and Jem Sportswear and Awake Inc. Bell will release TOKYOPOP branded skateboard decks due to hit [...]
Marvel Forms Global Branding Team
‘Advisors Assemble!’ may not have the same ring as the Avengers’ famous battle cry, but Marvel’s new special advisory board is nonetheless charged with a heroic mission: to promote the company’s iconic superheroes in every corner of the globe. The comic-book publisher turned animation and movie studio has its eyes [...]
Chapman Takes Fifi to Russia
London-based Chapman Entertainment has secured a broadcaster and licensees to introduce its animated series Fifi Forget-Me-Not into the Russian market. Channel Russia has picked up the broadcast rights to the popular preschooler series, and will air it twice a week. Chapman also has signed on C-Toys as its toy partner, [...]
Academy Makes Animation...
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...
Shout! Unleashes...
The Eisner Award-winning comic-book series by Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins, Bill...
