Posts from category "Licensing"

Baby Genius Sold Back to Creators

January 19, 2006 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Genius Products Inc., the exclusive U.S. home entertainment distributor for The Weinstein Co., has sold its Baby Genius brand back to creators Klaus Moeller and Larry Balaban and their newly formed Pacific Entertainment Corp. The deal enables Genius to focus distribution efforts on feature film titles, while retaining exclusive U.S. [...]

Mainframe Boots Up Zixx Licensing Program

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With its new animated/live-action series, Zixx, set to debut on Cartoon Network this weekend, Canadian CG animation house Mainframe Ent. is launching a licensing campaign for the show. The futuristic action-adventure program comes to U.S. viewers after building a solid Canadian fanbase on YTV . Zixx chronicles the adventures of [...]

4Kids, Microsoft to Create Kids’ Property

January 17, 2006 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

4Kids Ent. Inc., the children’s entertainment company behind the Yu-Gi-Oh!, Pok’mon and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brands, has joined forces with Microsoft Corp. to develop a unique children’s entertainment property. Under the agreement, 4Kids will serve as the global licensing agent for Microsoft Game Studios, managing all broadcast, home video, [...]

Marvel, Toy Biz Worldwide Part Ways

January 9, 2006 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Marvel Ent. Inc. has terminated its licensing agreement with Toy Biz Worldwide Ltd. a year before the arrangement was scheduled to expire. Marvel-branded action figures and other toys formerly produced by Toy Biz will be made by Marvel in 2006 as the company prepares to shift toy development, manufacturing, shipping [...]

Marvel, Toy Biz Worldwide Part Ways

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South Park Gets Mobilized

January 6, 2006 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Comedy Central’s Emmy-winning animated series, South Park, is coming to mobile phones this month through a new deal with Amp’d Mobile. This is the first mobile content deal for the irreverent toon comedy and the network’s other ratings darling, Chappelle’s Show, which will also be carried. ‘These deals further represent [...]

Viz Media Grants Naruto Licenses

January 4, 2006 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Having recently made the leap to North American television on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and YTV in Canada, Viz Media’s Naruto has expanded its licensing program with two new deals. Basic Fun will distribute Naruto iPOD covers and figural key chains, while Great Eastern Entertainment Group will carry a [...]

4Kids Parts With Pok’mon

December 23, 2005 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Children’s entertainment and merchandise licensing company 4Kids Ent. Inc. will not have the opportunity to renew its license for the hugely successful Pok’mon brand in 2006. Once the current representation agreement expires on Dec. 31, Pok’mon USA Inc.’s own licensing group will handle all activity for the brand outside of [...]

Genius Grabs Porchlight’s Benjamin Bear for Home Vid

December 20, 2005 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

In its efforts to build a U.S. licensing and merchandising brand for the internationally popular preschool animated series, The Secret World of Benjamin Bear, PorchLight Ent. has licensed home entertainment rights to Genius Products Inc. The deal follows on the heals of Porchlight’s acquisition of U.S. broadcast, video and merchandising [...]

Exodus Mints Consumer Products Unit

December 14, 2005 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Exodus Film Group, an entertainment company developing a slate of CG-animated productions, has tapped veteran licensing exec Bruce Auerbach to head its newly formed consumer products division. He will oversee all licensing and merchandising efforts beginning with the live-action/CG feature film, Bunyan and Babe. Reporting to Exodus president John D. [...]