Weesp,
The Netherlands (8 September, 2009) - BIG BOCCA Productions is proud to
announce for its action-adventure property, Huntik: Secrets & Seeker, a new prestigious apparel licensee in the UK: Blues
Clothing.
Blues
will be developing and manufacturing an extensive range of Huntik themed children's
outwear, leisurewear, swimwear, underwear and nightwear.
The
apparel will begin to roll out in September 2010.
This
new deal comes in addition to a comprehensive UK licensing program composed of
Huntik trading card game as well as the mastertoy line from Upper Deck launched
this year. In 2010, some new products will be released such as a Huntik monthly
magazine, a full line of Huntik mini collectible figurines and Huntik sticker
albums from Panini, a Huntik DS title will be developed by Rainbow Media as
well as the DVD by E1 at the beginning of the year.
"We
are extremely proud to have secured our agreement with Big Bocca and look
forward to developing exciting 'Huntik Secrets & Seekers' apparel
collections" said Patrick Bailey, Commercial Director of Blues Clothing Limited.
"Securing
key licensing categories with market leaders will help us achieve massive
exposure at retail and we are pleased to partner with such a highly renowned
apparel licensee in the UK", said Marie-Laure Marchand, Managing Director of
Big Bocca Productions.
The
series Huntik: Secrets & Seekers (26X1/2hr) is currently on air on Disney XD in the UK from
Monday to Sunday at 9PM and on CITV every Saturday and Sunday at 10:30AM. For
its first terrestrial broadcast on CITV in July/August, Huntik series ranked in
the top ten best program aired on the channel!*
Huntik:
Secrets & Seekers counts more
than 50 licensees globally as of today covering all major categories such as
toys and games, publishing, apparel, collectibles, promotion to name a few...
The
new series Huntik: Secrets & Seekers (52X1/2hr), is an original action adventure property, created by
Iginio Straffi, the author of the Winx Club, and developed through a
partnership between Big Bocca Productions, leading animation studio Rainbow
S.p.A., and production company m4e AG.
Magic,
mystery, mythology and adventure come together in Huntik: Secrets & Seekers, a fantastic new adventure property for kids aged
6-12. In the series, young Lok Lambert and Dante Vale travel the globe with
their group of amazing Seekers, exploring exotic locations.
Lok
and his friends search for powerful spirit-warriors called Titans to use in
battle against the evil Organization.
In addition to serving as co-creator/producers for the property, Big Bocca Productions manages all marketing,
promotional and licensing initiatives for Huntik: Secrets & Seekers in North America, Latin America, Canada, the United
Kingdom, Japan, China, Korea, Israel, Africa, Middle-East and Oceania. Rainbow
is managing Huntik property in Europe (excl. GAS), South East Asia (excl. Sth
Korea, China, Japan) and India. M4E is in charge of the German Speaking
territories.
About
BIG BOCCA Productions
Big
Bocca, a newly created entertainment company, specializes in the development,
distribution and licensing of kid's intellectual properties. The first
production is ''Huntik Secrets and Seekers'' which has been co-produced by the
renowned Italian producer Rainbow in collaboration with m4e Germany.
Please
visit www.big-bocca.com
About
Blues Clothing
Blues Clothing was established over 30 years ago;
focused on and specializing in licensed clothing - from design to sourcing and
delivery. Licenses are core to Blues business and the company works closely and
has done for many years with major licensors. A team of top class clothing
designers, based in the London office work closely with all retailers and
licensors in developing inspirational product. The team travels extensively and
is constantly drawing inspiration from new trends and ideas throughout the
world.
About
Rainbow
Founded in 1995, Rainbow is a pioneer in the European
animation industry and the largest animation studio in Italy. With an
award-winning talented team of directors, scriptwriters, artists, special
effects and 3D designers as well as
a fully dedicated sales and licensing force, Rainbow has quickly grown
to be a leader in Europe for quality and top rated animated series and movies
with successful licensing results. Its biggest success to date is
WinxClub: 104 half-hours of fairy adventure, broadcast in over 150 countries
worldwide. Among its portforlio Rainbow has Poppixie, Huntik- Secret and
Seekers, Monster Allergy, Tommy and Oscar and many others. For more information
about Rainbow: www.rbw.it and www.winxclub.com
About m4e AG
m4e AG is a brand
management- and media company that is according to its company credo „made for
entertainment" specialized on the development and utilization of high-value
brands and intellectual property rights (IP-rights).
m4e's business
areas are TV-production, licensing, home entertainment, merchandising,
publishing, interactive & new media as well as the production of textiles
and accessories through the subsidiary company Tex-Ass GmbH.
