Press Releases
Brand Licensing Europe Announces License This! Finalists
Brand Licensing Europe has announced six finalists for this year’s License This! competition following a record number of entries and an intense judging day last Friday in London. For the first time in the competition’s 10-year history, there are two award categories: Character & Animation and Brand & Design. The final will take place in…
Mayans M.C. Rides Into Australia & New Zealand With Merchantwise
Merchantwise Licensing has been appointed as the Mayans M.C. agent for Australia & New Zealand by 20th Century Fox Consumer Products. Mayans M.C., the next chapter in Kurt Sutter’s award-winning Sons of Anarchy saga, screens in Australia Wednesdays at 8:30pm, Express from the US on Foxtel’s FOX SHOWCASE, the Home of FX Originals and has…
Desigual and Coca-Cola Partner to Present a Ground-Breaking Capsule Collection
The Desigual FW18 collection is bursting with surprises that will have everyone talking. One of these is the launch of the collaboration between Desigual and Coca-Cola to create a collection of original, fresh and colourful garments featuring the global brand’s logo. The collection consists of classic pieces for all kinds of occasions, and includes everything…
Brain Power Studio Appoints Eugenio Perez as Co-Production Partner for Beatrix and Peter
Global media company Brain Power Studio has appointed British producer Eugenio Perez as the UK co-production partner for its latest project Beatrix and Peter, based on the early life of the beloved British children’s author and her relationship with her pet rabbit, Peter. With a track record in producing both feature films (Stan and Ollie,…
Pam Lifford Named President, Warner Bros. Global Brands and Experiences
Pam Lifford has been promoted to President, Warner Bros. Global Brands and Experiences, with responsibility for Warner Bros. Consumer Products, DC, Themed Entertainment and a new Global Franchise team. As President, Warner Bros. Global Brands and Experiences, Lifford is charged with developing all-new fan-engagement business opportunities as well as working to align the current fan-focused…
Entertainment One Reveals Brand New Preschool Property Ricky Zoom
Entertainment One (eOne) is strengthening its slate of preschool properties with the addition of new preschool animated TV series, Ricky Zoom, which will be showcased at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe and MIPCOM. From the producers of PJ Masks, Ricky Zoom is a CGI action comedy adventure series that follows the adventures of Ricky, a…
Sindy and Sindy Feel Epic in Latest Moneysupermarket Campaign
Iconic British fashion doll Sindy is the star of the next MoneySuperMarket campaign, with a 1-minute advert which premiered during X Factor on ITV Saturday evening. In the 60 second launch spot we see Sindy and Sindy pay homage to iconic 1991 film Thelma and Louise. Set to the sound of Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Go Your…
Pam Kaufman Confirmed as Opening Keynote at Brand Licensing Europe
Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products president Pam Kaufman will take part in a fireside chat with License Global content director Amanda Cioletti during the opening day keynote at this year’s Brand Licensing Europe. Kaufman will share her insights into the changing retail landscape, why the newly formed, globally aligned VNCP positions the organisation for success, and…
Rick and Morty Brings Home First-Ever Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program
Adult Swim’s critically acclaimed series Rick and Morty secured its first ever Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Deemed what a “modern day hit” looks like, Rick and Morty was the #1 comedy across all of television in 2017 with millennials and has become a multi-platform…
emoji® – The Iconic Brand Brings Digital Icons to Life in Hong Kong
Some of The emoji company’s most popular digital icons moved from the screen to the real world in a series of live activations at two of Hong Kong’s largest shopping centers this summer. Both events, which kicked off in June and continued through the end of August, were developed in conjunction with the Sun Hung…