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According to Downsey — Edition 20 (The Christmas Season is Fast Approaching)

December 1, 2023

This article was written by Ian Downes, Director at Start Licensing Limited, for The Bugg Report. The fast approaching Christmas season is dominating thinking in...

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Wide Eyes News from the Tube (No Commercial Quota / No Commercial Kids Shows)

October 5, 2023

No commercial quota / no commercial kids shows produced Down Under — and the big red raspberry goes to... the Federal Government. So what was...

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According to Downsey — Edition 19 (A View From the UK and the Barbie Movie)

October 5, 2023

This article was written by Ian Downes, Director at Start Licensing Limited, for The Bugg Report. It would be difficult to deliver a view from...

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Augmented Reality Mirrors — A New Sales Channel

October 4, 2023

What if I told you that I created a toy store where customers can transform themselves into their favourite toy character… you would be...

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Sports Round-Up and What’s Coming Round the Corner…

August 11, 2023

This article was written by Simon Gresswell, Sports & Brands Licensing (Consultant & Coach). Well The Ashes did not disappoint! Momentum swung back and forth...

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Ever Wondered What It’s Like to Ride a Stage of the Tour de France?

July 18, 2023

This article was written by Simon Gresswell, Sports & Brands Licensing (Consultant & Coach). Well, ride it I did, but in an official Skoda race...

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According to Downsey — Edition 18 (Awards Events and Trade Shows)

June 8, 2023

This article was written by Ian Downes, Director at Start Licensing Limited, for The Bugg Report. There have been a number of awards events and...

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Wide Eyes News from the Tube (FAST TV channels are booming in Australia but who knew?)

June 6, 2023

Over the last two years in Australia there has been a quiet explosion in the number of free ad-supported streaming TV channels (FAST) on...

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Wide Eyes News from the Tube (The Rise of the SVODs is Slowing Down to a Crawl and the FTA Dinosaurs are Fighting Back)

March 5, 2023

In 2019, Wide Eyes wrote that “SVOD will be the new norm in viewing content either at home or outside the home and will...

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According to Downsey — Edition 17 (The UK Toy Fair, the Spring Gift Fair and Top Drawer)

March 5, 2023

This article was written by Ian Downes, Director at Start Licensing Limited, for The Bugg Report. The first few weeks of the New Year in...

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Racing to the Post-Digital Age

November 3, 2022

This article is written by Isabel Wu from Meta Management and covers all things digital. Meta Management is a consultancy specialising in helping its...

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