Rocket Licensing (Rocket), one of the UK’s leading licensing agents, is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2017. During its decade in business, the agent has successfully generated hundreds of millions in retail sales and licensed thousands of individual product SKUs … 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

Hoho Rights, the commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of kids’ production and rights company Hoho Entertainment, has appointed Active Merchandising to represent its high-flying pre-school property Cloudbabies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The key appointment follows the … 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

Anyone who has walked down a toy aisle or set foot inside a children’s retail store, has witnessed the powerful presence of licensed children’s products. Brands like Skylanders, Elf on the Shelf and Rabbids dominate retail shelves in the form of toys, apparel and accessories … more

We all knew it really, but it’s nice to have it confirmed by the audience itself: The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the ultimate book for children up to the age of five. When readers of all ages cast their votes in a Booktrust poll for the top books for children under the age of 14, Eric Carle’s best-selling children’s ... more

From fire salamander to brightly coloured gummy bears through to a cowboy that shoots faster than his shadow … the world of licensing provides the perfect property for every age group. Here BRANDORA once more tells about new products that could hardly be more different. Welcome to the world of ... more

In 2014, the beloved The Very Hungry Caterpillar will be 45 years old. In that time more than three generations have enjoyed what is today the most-read children’s book in the UK. Not only has the book sold over 36 million copies but this centrepiece of The World of Eric Carle brand has a global licensing ... more

The Rocket Licensing team is back in its front row stand at BLE — and it’s bringing a portfolio that emphasises the strength of the Rocket offering. New brands, new deals and new announcements will greet visitors to stand F005, along with strong long-term performers and previews of future hits. The ... more

The Frankfurt Book Fair (10-14 October) will follow the London fair in highlighting the importance of licensing for the publishing business. LIMA UK Managing Director, Kelvyn Gardner, will moderate its academy session on licensing and publishing on 12 October. The packed three-hour session will ... more

Zodiak Kids, Zodiak Media Group’s children’s production and distribution arm, is delighted to announce the launch of a Little Princess live theatre tour from February 2012. Award-winning family entertainment and West End producers M4 Entertainment Ltd, BOS Ltd and PW Productions Ltd will present the UK ... more

Leading family entertainment producer and merchandising company Chorion has signed a raft of new and promotional deals and partners for award-winning property The World of Eric Carle in the US, UK, Germany, Australia, Asia Pacific and Japan, highlighting the global classic appeal of the brand. New US … more

Leading family entertainment producer and distributor Chorion has signed a raft of new licensing and promotional deals for The World of Eric Carle in the US more

Chorion has appointed Marathon Media as the Merchandising & Licensing Agent for France. The two companies will work closely together to develop the strategy for the licensing programme for The World of Eric Carle in France. Paris based children’s entertainment organization will manage the all French … 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