Ben 10 Debut from Existing Partners at Market Week
Making a splash in the home furnishings market, Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) kicked off the Home Fashion Products Association's New York Home Fashions Market today with a series of announcements for two of its industry leading boys' brands. As the exclusive U.S. licensing agent for Nelvana and Spin Master's Bakugan, CNE has signed RoomMates, a division of York Wallcoverings, as the brand's newest partner, while existing partners Franco Manufacturing and The Northwest Company unveil new products at the semi-annual show. The group also announced that it is actively seeking partners in the room décor category for its evergreen Ben 10 franchise, while existing partners Jay Franco and RoomMates set new products for the brand for spring 2010.
RoomMates will launch a series of wall decors featuring some of the brand's most popular characters in spring 2010, when it will join existing partners Franco Manufacturing (bedding, beach towels and bath accessories) and The Northwest Company (throws and throw/pillow gift sets) in the home furnishings category for Bakugan, with a range of new products also launching at the same time.
Bolstering its roster of home furnishings partners for its hit Ben 10 brand, CNE enters New York Home Fashions Market actively seeking room décor partners. These new partners will join Jay Franco (bedding, beach towels and bath accessories) and RoomMates (wall stickers and wallpaper murals), which will be showcasing new products during the market week.
"Instrumental to our brands' continued success at retail is having the right mix of fresh product and categories," said Christina Miller, senior vice president of CNE. "The addition of RoomMates along with an all-new product range puts us in a great position to continue to grow and cement Ben 10 and Bakugan as two of the industry's leading boys' brands."
Making a splash in the home furnishings market, Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) kicked off the Home Fashion Products Association's New York Home Fashions Market today with a series of announcements for two of its industry leading boys' brands. As the exclusive U.S. licensing agent for Nelvana and Spin Master's Bakugan, CNE has signed RoomMates, a division of York Wallcoverings, as the brand's newest partner, while existing partners Franco Manufacturing and The Northwest Company unveil new products at the semi-annual show. The group also announced that it is actively seeking partners in the room décor category for its evergreen Ben 10 franchise, while existing partners Jay Franco and RoomMates set new products for the brand for spring 2010.
RoomMates will launch a series of wall decors featuring some of the brand's most popular characters in spring 2010, when it will join existing partners Franco Manufacturing (bedding, beach towels and bath accessories) and The Northwest Company (throws and throw/pillow gift sets) in the home furnishings category for Bakugan, with a range of new products also launching at the same time.
Bolstering its roster of home furnishings partners for its hit Ben 10 brand, CNE enters New York Home Fashions Market actively seeking room décor partners. These new partners will join Jay Franco (bedding, beach towels and bath accessories) and RoomMates (wall stickers and wallpaper murals), which will be showcasing new products during the market week.
"Instrumental to our brands' continued success at retail is having the right mix of fresh product and categories," said Christina Miller, senior vice president of CNE. "The addition of RoomMates along with an all-new product range puts us in a great position to continue to grow and cement Ben 10 and Bakugan as two of the industry's leading boys' brands."
Now in its second year at retail in the U.S., the Bakugan consumer products program is led by a top-selling toy line from Spin Master Ltd., while additional categories include apparel, accessories, publishing, home entertainment, consumer electronics, sporting goods and more. A full Bakugan toy line from Spin Master Ltd. is currently available in its second year at retailers nationwide. A co-production from Sega Toys Ltd., Spin Master Ltd., Nelvana Enterprises Inc., TMS Entertainment, Ltd., Japan Vistec Inc. and Sega Corporation, with animation by TMS Entertainment, Ltd, the latest season of the Bakugan animated television series, entitled Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia, can be seen on Cartoon Network on Monday through Friday from 6:30 - 7:00 A.M. (ET/PT) and on Saturday from 11:00 - 11:30 A.M. (ET/PT).
As a top-rated Cartoon Network original series for boys, Ben 10 Alien Force continues the Ben 10 saga and picks up the story five years later when 15-year-old Ben Tennyson chooses to once again put on the OMNITRIX and discovers that he can now transform him into 10 brand new aliens. Anchored by a full toy line from Bandai America, the Ben 10 Alien Force product line also includes apparel, interactive, home entertainment, publishing and more. New episodes of Ben 10 Alien Force debut on Cartoon Network on Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. (ET/PT) with replays throughout the week, and the highly-anticipated live action movie, Ben 10 Alien Swarm will debut on the network in November.
About Cartoon Network Enterprises:
Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) is responsible for building consumer products and merchandising programs for a wide range of brands by securing and supporting long-term licensing partnerships across all categories. As the global branding and merchandising arm of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, the division manages the consumer product programs for the networks' award-winning original programming, brands and characters including Ben 10, The Secret Saturdays, Chowder, The Marvelous Adventures of Flapjack, Adult Swim and more. CNE also serves as a third party licensing agent through strategic partnerships with Nelvana Enterprises and Spin Master for the award-winning Bakugan brand, CAKE Entertainment and Fresh TV for the hit Total Drama franchise and the PGA of America for the youth marketplace.
Cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), currently seen in more than 97 million U.S. homes and 166 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s ad-supported cable service now available in HD offering the best in original, acquired and classic animated entertainment for kids and families. Nightly from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET, PT), Cartoon Network shares its channel space with Adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing original and acquired animation for young adults 18-34.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
About Nelvana Enterprises:
Nelvana Enterprises is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc., a Canadian-based media and entertainment company. Corus is a market leader in specialty television and radio with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's animation. The company's multimedia entertainment brands include YTV, Treehouse, W Network, CosmoTV, VIVA, Movie Central, HBO Canada, Nelvana, Kids Can Press and radio stations including CKNW, CKOI and Q107. Corus creates engaging branded entertainment experiences for its audiences across multiple platforms. A publicly traded company, Corus is listed on the Toronto (CJR.B) and New York (CJR) exchanges. Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.
About Spin Master Ltd.
A multi-category children's entertainment company since 1994, Spin Master® has been designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer products for children around the world and is recognized as a global growth leader within the toy industry. Spin Master is best known for such popular brands as boys action phenomena Bakugan Battle Brawlers™, 2008 Toy of the Year winner Air Hogs® Aquadoodle™, Tech Deck™, and Moon Sand™. The company has also marked an entry into children's media with the launch of Spin Master Entertainment, a division focusing on the design, development and production of television and other media properties. Spin Master employs over 600 people with offices in Toronto, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Hong Kong and Mexico. For additional information please visit: www.spinmaster.com.
About Sega Toys:
SegaToys Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. and a toy company of design, manufacture, marketing and selling of edutainment toys, character licensed toys and interactive electronics products including POO-CHI™, Advanced PICO Beena™, O-CHA KEN™(Tea Dog), idog™ series, Brain Trainer™, HOME STAR™ and Grand Pianist™. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. More information about SegaToys can be found at www.segatoys.co.jp.
About TMS Entertainment, Ltd.:
TMS Entertainment, Ltd. (better known as TMS), one of the world's largest and most distinguished animation studios, has rapidly won recognition from the international filmmaking community for its highly acclaimed animation, pioneering techniques and proud commitment to quality. With its headquarters situated in Tokyo under the supervision of the world's dedicated team of top development, production and design executives, TMS's growing reputation is reflected by the versatility, artistry and originality of the remarkable volume of programs the company has produced for the international markets worldwide. Established in the year 1964, TMS has produced more than 90 features, and over 100 TV programming series, in total of 8,000 half hours, for global distribution. TMS also proceeds restoration projects of the titles to keep its highest quality for next generation. TMS is proud to uphold our tradition of presenting to you unforgettable images from the finest animation produced anywhere in the world. TMS' programs have attained the worldwide recognition and we continue to strive for excellence and lead the animation world throughout the century. For more information, please visit www.tms-e.co.jp/english/.
About Japan Vistec Inc.:
Japan Vistec Inc. is an image production company established in 1990. From production of television programs to production of animation, videogame software, websites and mobile sites, Japan Vistec is engaged in planning and development services for an array of visual software. With the arrival of a full-scale digital media age, demands for visual software contents are increasing more than ever. Meanwhile, development of a variety of contents matching the characteristics of various visual media is also necessary, and potential of the software contents business is expanding infinitely. Under these circumstances, Japan Vistec, as creators of software, is aiming to deploy a new business model targeting the market in Japan, North America and Asia as a producer group of "contents business" including secondary use of our software and characters, in addition to conducting various creative activities.
About Sega Corporation:
SEGA® Corporation is a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home, encompassing consumer business, amusement machine sales and amusement center operations. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA® Corporation's Web site is located at http://sega.jp.
As a top-rated Cartoon Network original series for boys, Ben 10 Alien Force continues the Ben 10 saga and picks up the story five years later when 15-year-old Ben Tennyson chooses to once again put on the OMNITRIX and discovers that he can now transform him into 10 brand new aliens. Anchored by a full toy line from Bandai America, the Ben 10 Alien Force product line also includes apparel, interactive, home entertainment, publishing and more. New episodes of Ben 10 Alien Force debut on Cartoon Network on Saturday mornings at 10:00 a.m. (ET/PT) with replays throughout the week, and the highly-anticipated live action movie, Ben 10 Alien Swarm will debut on the network in November.
About Cartoon Network Enterprises:
Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) is responsible for building consumer products and merchandising programs for a wide range of brands by securing and supporting long-term licensing partnerships across all categories. As the global branding and merchandising arm of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim, the division manages the consumer product programs for the networks' award-winning original programming, brands and characters including Ben 10, The Secret Saturdays, Chowder, The Marvelous Adventures of Flapjack, Adult Swim and more. CNE also serves as a third party licensing agent through strategic partnerships with Nelvana Enterprises and Spin Master for the award-winning Bakugan brand, CAKE Entertainment and Fresh TV for the hit Total Drama franchise and the PGA of America for the youth marketplace.
Cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), currently seen in more than 97 million U.S. homes and 166 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.'s ad-supported cable service now available in HD offering the best in original, acquired and classic animated entertainment for kids and families. Nightly from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET, PT), Cartoon Network shares its channel space with Adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing original and acquired animation for young adults 18-34.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
About Nelvana Enterprises:
Nelvana Enterprises is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc., a Canadian-based media and entertainment company. Corus is a market leader in specialty television and radio with additional assets in pay television, advertising services, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's animation. The company's multimedia entertainment brands include YTV, Treehouse, W Network, CosmoTV, VIVA, Movie Central, HBO Canada, Nelvana, Kids Can Press and radio stations including CKNW, CKOI and Q107. Corus creates engaging branded entertainment experiences for its audiences across multiple platforms. A publicly traded company, Corus is listed on the Toronto (CJR.B) and New York (CJR) exchanges. Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.
About Spin Master Ltd.
A multi-category children's entertainment company since 1994, Spin Master® has been designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer products for children around the world and is recognized as a global growth leader within the toy industry. Spin Master is best known for such popular brands as boys action phenomena Bakugan Battle Brawlers™, 2008 Toy of the Year winner Air Hogs® Aquadoodle™, Tech Deck™, and Moon Sand™. The company has also marked an entry into children's media with the launch of Spin Master Entertainment, a division focusing on the design, development and production of television and other media properties. Spin Master employs over 600 people with offices in Toronto, Los Angeles, Paris, London, Hong Kong and Mexico. For additional information please visit: www.spinmaster.com.
About Sega Toys:
SegaToys Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. and a toy company of design, manufacture, marketing and selling of edutainment toys, character licensed toys and interactive electronics products including POO-CHI™, Advanced PICO Beena™, O-CHA KEN™(Tea Dog), idog™ series, Brain Trainer™, HOME STAR™ and Grand Pianist™. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Tokyo, Japan. More information about SegaToys can be found at www.segatoys.co.jp.
About TMS Entertainment, Ltd.:
TMS Entertainment, Ltd. (better known as TMS), one of the world's largest and most distinguished animation studios, has rapidly won recognition from the international filmmaking community for its highly acclaimed animation, pioneering techniques and proud commitment to quality. With its headquarters situated in Tokyo under the supervision of the world's dedicated team of top development, production and design executives, TMS's growing reputation is reflected by the versatility, artistry and originality of the remarkable volume of programs the company has produced for the international markets worldwide. Established in the year 1964, TMS has produced more than 90 features, and over 100 TV programming series, in total of 8,000 half hours, for global distribution. TMS also proceeds restoration projects of the titles to keep its highest quality for next generation. TMS is proud to uphold our tradition of presenting to you unforgettable images from the finest animation produced anywhere in the world. TMS' programs have attained the worldwide recognition and we continue to strive for excellence and lead the animation world throughout the century. For more information, please visit www.tms-e.co.jp/english/.
About Japan Vistec Inc.:
Japan Vistec Inc. is an image production company established in 1990. From production of television programs to production of animation, videogame software, websites and mobile sites, Japan Vistec is engaged in planning and development services for an array of visual software. With the arrival of a full-scale digital media age, demands for visual software contents are increasing more than ever. Meanwhile, development of a variety of contents matching the characteristics of various visual media is also necessary, and potential of the software contents business is expanding infinitely. Under these circumstances, Japan Vistec, as creators of software, is aiming to deploy a new business model targeting the market in Japan, North America and Asia as a producer group of "contents business" including secondary use of our software and characters, in addition to conducting various creative activities.
About Sega Corporation:
SEGA® Corporation is a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home, encompassing consumer business, amusement machine sales and amusement center operations. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA® Corporation's Web site is located at http://sega.jp.
