The Copyrights Group, the brand development agency for writers, artists and brand owners has appointed License Connection as its licensing agent in Benelux for Paddington Bear. The Paddington books were written by Michael Bond and the first volume: “A Bear Called Paddington” was published in … more

Maurizio Distefano Licensing (MDL), which manages licensing for a number of global and regional brands in Italian-speaking markets, has announced its plans for Milano Licensing Day on 13 September, taking place at the Hotel Nhow (via Tortona 35), Milan. Alongside Rovio, for whom they manage licensing for … more

At this year’s Bologna Licensing Trade Fair, taking place from the 26-28 March, leading agency Maurizio Distefano The evolution of Licensing (MDL) will be underlining its continuing growth and development by promoting its enormously successful roster of established properties – and some exciting new … more

Paddington is back! The cute bear with a soft spot for orange marmalade that took the hearts of two million cinema-goers in Germany by storm in winter 2014/15 returns to the silver screen for Christmas 2017 with another delightful adventure. The first instalment brought in more than 270 million US $ … more

STUDIOCANAL is pleased to announce the acquisition of Paddington and Company Limited which owns all the intellectual property rights apart from publishing rights in Michael Bond’s classic children’s character Paddington Bear. At the same time STUDIOCANAL have acquired The Copyrights Group Limited… more

Produced by David Heyman, “Paddington 2” will go into production in October in the U.K., Studiocanal has confirmed. The Film is all likelikhood the biggest-budgeted movie to be sold in the marketplace this year. The original “Paddington” was budgeted at $55 million and grossed nearly … more

Andy Warhol – The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.; It’s a WildLife – Form Advertising/Bulldog Licensing Ltd.; Keith Haring – Artestar/Haven Licensing; Pets Rock – Takkoda/The Sharpe Company; Taste Happiness with SmileyWorld – The Smiley Company … more

Games developer Daredevil Development, legendary British animation company Smallfilms and licensing agent Coolabi have announced the launch of the first official licensed Bagpuss game app for both iOS (iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad) and Android, in a partnership brokered by digital agency Peahen Games … more

Finalists for The Licensing Awards 2014 have now been revealed for the Product, Retail, and Marketing Communication Awards. The finalists for the Property Awards categories will be announced by the end of July. The winners will be revealed at The Licensing Awards event on Tuesday 16th September … more

Brand Licensing Europe 2014, the Advanstar-organised exhibition, has announced UEFA Euro 2016 is amongst a raft of new brands joining the 200 strong line up at this year’s show which takes place from 7th – 9th October 2014 at London’s Olympia … more

Leading family entertainment producer and distributor Chorion has signed a deal with Premier Foods for Paddington Bear™, licensed by Copyrights, a Chorion company, to become the face of Robertson’s Golden Shred marmalade in a UK wide on-pack promotion. Paddington Bear™ is the world’s most … more

Leading family entertainment producer and distributor Chorion is further expanding its licensing team with the appointment of Lauren LaBumbard as Director, Retail Development. In her new role, Lauren will be responsible for expanding the presence of Chorion’s properties including OLIVIA, Mr. Men … more