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Posts from category "Licensing"

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Disney Toons Go Interactive at 3-PLUS


January 3, 2005 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Preschoolers in Europe will soon get three new interactive adventures based on popular Disney animated properties. Through a licensing agreement with Buena Vista Games, 3-PLUS Ltd will publish Disney Princess, Disney Winnie the Pooh and Disney’s The Lion King titles under its dvd-kids banner. The dvd-kids interactive product from 3-PLUS [...]

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DIC’s Trollz Spikes Licensee Interest


December 16, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Independent children’s entertainment company DIC Ent. has inked deals with approximately 35 licensees in the U.S. and Canada for the 2005 launch of the company’s all-new tween entertainment and lifestyle property, Trollz. The U.K.’s CBBC and France’s TF1 have acquired rights to 26 half-hour episodes of DIC’s Trollz animated series, [...]

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Jakers! Toys Farmed Out to Martin Yaffe


December 15, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Young fans of the Emmy award-winning preschool series, Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks, can look forward to getting their hands on some new toys based on the CG show. London-based Jakers! producer Entara Ltd. has teamed up with toymaker Martin Yaffe to develop the new toyline under its Born [...]

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Peanuts Hit the L.A. Fashion Scene


December 2, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

While Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy and the rest of the Peanuts gang never went out of fashion with comics fans and TV viewers, they’re set to become the latest craze in hip apparel. United Media has launched its new Vintage Peanuts apparel line by JEM Sportswear’s Awake division at fashion-forward [...]

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Emerson SpongeBob Consumer Electronics


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In addition to gracing movie theaters with his absorbing presence this holiday season, SpongeBob SquarePants is also occupying shelf space in the electronics departments of major retailers. Emerson Radio Corp., in conjunction with Nickelodeon, has launched a new line of branded products just in time for the busy shopping period. [...]

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Mattel, Disney Ask: Scene It?


October 21, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Mattel’s popular DVD-based trivia game, Scene It?, just got a bit more animated. Just in time for the holidays, the company has introduced a version devoted exclusively to Disney favorites. Disney Scene It? is now available at retail. Disney Scene It? combines traditional board game play with technology, featuring more [...]

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Scholastic, Cartoon Network Ink Publishing Deal


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Children’s book publisher Scholastic has signed on to be the exclusive U.S. publisher of books based on four new original series from Cartoon Network. The new deal expands an existing partnership that began in 1999 with the release of books based on the cabler’s hit series The Powerpuff Girls. Scholastic [...]

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The Incredibles Goes Mobile


October 19, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

As the highly anticipated Disney/Pixar animated feature, The Incredibles, nears its Nov. 5 release, the Walt Disney Co. is offering fans in the U.S. and abroad an array of wireless fare inspired by the film. The mobile content is now rolling out with major carriers worldwide. Available content includes several [...]

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Nick Close to Granting Master Games License


October 1, 2004 by Ryan Ball No Comments divider image

Herb Scannell, president of Nickelodeon Networks issued a statement today saying that Nickelodeon is working closely with several parties and is in the final stages of licensing rights to develop video games based on the broadcaster’s animated properties. Scannell indicated that the process would be supervised by independent directors of [...]

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Dragon Flies under Big Tent Ent.


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Cite Amerique, Scopas Medien and Image Plus have appointed New York-based integrated marketing agency, Big Tent Ent., as its marketing and licensing agent for the new preschool series Dragon. The show is based on the book series by Dave Pilkey, author of the worldwide best-selling Captain Underpants series. Through the [...]

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