Interviews
We Interview Will DePippo from Sesame Workshop
The Bugg Report recently had an opportunity to speak to Will DePippo, Director, Asia Pacific – International Media & Education Business at Sesame Workshop. Following up on an amazing 2018; we covered a range of topics including highlights from 2018, the Sesame Street brand and what it means to the world, Julia and the work…
Feature Interview: ESL is the World’s Largest Esports Company
ESL was founded in 2000 and now, 19 years later, is an industry leader across many online and offline competitions. With 242 million fans globally and 8.4 million playing members, ESL is evidence of the power and strength of esports. The Bugg Report recently had the chance to speak to Alex Blaikie from ESL in…
Sanrio Interview from Hong Kong International Licensing Show 2019
The Bugg Report caught up with Athena Law, Senior Licensing Executive at Sanrio in Hong Kong to hear about all the latest update from Sanrio in the region. Your stand at the HKILS looks fantastic this year – what is behind this all new look? Thank you. We would like to introduce our 91st character…
The Bugg Report Catches Up with Anna Knight, Brand Director at UBM for Brand Licensing Europe
Thanks for speaking to us Anna. Can you give us a snapshot of some of the newest and most interesting additions for Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) this year? There are a lot of new and exciting things happening at BLE this year. First and foremost, we are celebrating our 20th anniversary, which is an amazing…
Interview with Lynton Rice from Target Australia
Target is part way through a re-build of their business model and offering to the consumer. Initially all the research clearly highlighted that even with the difficult times Target have had to encounter, the Target name is both iconic and still has much value. From all reports they are heading in the right direction and…
Interview with Simon Gresswell from Sanrio
The Bugg Report catches up with Simon Gresswell, COO Sanrio Global Limited – EMEA, India, Oceania and Mr Men – Worldwide, during his recent trip to Australia in April to discuss all things Sanrio! Great to speak with you Simon; can you tell us about your recent trip down-under to Australia? Thanks, you too. Well,…
Interview with Talia Goldsmith from WildWorks
The Bugg Report sits down with Talia Goldsmith, Director of Licensing at WildWorks Inc to discuss their market leading online social world for kids, Animal Jam, in the lead-up to Licensing Expo in Las Vegas. Animal Jam has been growing strongly since 2010, but it would be great to get an update on recent in-game…
Interview with Andrew Hendy from HeadStart
The Bugg Report catches up with Andrew Hendy, CEO – HeadStart Toys to learn about their entry into the US market and the amazing growth that the business has experienced. The growth and innovation at HeadStart over recent years has been amazing and they have strategically worked to develop a combination of representing the best…
Interview with Brian Maeda from WWE
The Bugg Report had the chance to speak to Brian Maeda at WWE for everything that has happened at the company over the past 12 months and to learn about what will be happening in 2018 and beyond for both events, licensing and consumer products. Thank you for taking to time to speak to The…