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Acamar Films’ Bing continues to expand its global reach

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Acamar Films’ Bing continues to expand its global reach

Acamar Films’ hit series Bing continues to expand its global reach with new broadcast sales secured and renewals signed in key territories.

With Acamar now handling all global sales for the TV show, broadcast deals have been signed with RAI YoYo in Italy, Fox Kids in Finland, RSI Switzerland, Česká Televize in the Czech Republic, CJ Korea English Gem Channel in South Korea and Karousel’s new pre-school channel O! in Russia. In addition, ABC Australia and SVT Sweden have both renewed their license for the first 78 episodes.

SVOD deals have been secured with Just 4 Kids in the Netherlands, and Videoland in the Netherlands which has also picked up Home Entertainment Rights. SF Studios has also picked up SVOD and Home Entertainment rights for the Nordics.

These channels and platforms join current broadcast partners for Bing including: The BBC, ABC and Nick Jr in Australia, Disney Junior in South East Asia, KiKa in Germany, NPO Zappelin in the Netherlands, TVO and TFO Canada, Okto Singapore, S4C in Wales, Irish broadcaster RTE, SVT in Sweden, DR in Denmark, TiJi in France, Clan in Spain, Canal + Poland, BBC Worldwide Africa, Norwegian broadcaster NRK, LTV Latvia, HOP in Israel and VRT in Belgium.

Eroulla Constantine, Head of Sales at Acamar Films said, “The global appetite for Bing is very strong and the latest deals highlight the continued international appeal of the series. We’re thrilled that new pre-schoolers and their carers around the globe will now be able to enjoy the experiences of Bing and Flop and their friends.”

Produced by Acamar Films and Dublin-based partners Brown Bag Films, Bing has seen extraordinary success since it launched in 2014.

Acamar Films is an independent production company based in London which produces, distributes, markets and licenses its international award-winning preschool animated series Bing.

Gap Inc. appoints Neil Fiske as new global head of Gap brand

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Gap Inc. appoints Neil Fiske as new global head of Gap brand

Gap Inc announced the appointment of Neil Fiske as president and chief executive officer of Gap brand.

Fiske will begin his new role on June 20, 2018, and will serve on the company’s senior leadership team, reporting to Art Peck, president and chief executive officer of Gap Inc.

“Neil brings significant retail and apparel experience to Gap Inc. and a track record of transforming and repositioning brands,” said Peck.

 “He is an experienced leader who deeply understands the mechanics of this business, the value of an omnichannel strategy, and the need to build a progressive and relevant brand. I believe Neil is the right leader to strengthen Gap brand.”

Fiske has 20 years of brand building and turnaround experience in specialty retailing. Most recently, he served as chief executive officer at Billabong International, where he restored the flagship Billabong brand to a position of market leadership and multi-year share growth.

Prior to that, Fiske spent five years as president and chief executive officer at Eddie Bauer, repositioning the company to focus on its heritage as America’s original outdoor outfitter.

“Gap is a truly iconic brand that is loved by its customers across the globe, and I am excited about the significant opportunity ahead for us,” said Fiske. “The brand has made some important progress and I look forward to working with the team to drive improved performance, operational excellence, great merchandising, and distinctive and powerful marketing.”

Fiske was also chief executive officer at Bath and Body Works, where he led a complete brand transformation, reversing a multi-year trend of negative comp store sales.

Fiske began his career at Boston Consulting Group, focused on consumer goods and retail. He graduated from Harvard Business School with a Masters of Business Administration and received a B.A. in Political Economy from Williams College.

Gap Inc. is a leading global retailer offering clothing, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children under the Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta brands. Fiscal year 2017 net sales were USD 15.9 billion.

9 Story appoints Angela Santomero as Chief Creative Officer

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9 Story appoints Angela Santomero as Chief Creative Officer

9 Story Media Group announced the appointment of Angela C. Santomero to the newly established role of Chief Creative Officer.

As CCO, Santomero will report to President and CEO Vince Commisso, and lead the creative content strategy across all of 9 Story Media Group. The appointment follows 9 Story’s recent acquisition of Out of the Blue Enterprises, which was co-founded by Santomero.

Angela Santomero is Creator, Executive Producer and Writer for award-winning kids and family high-profile brands including Blue’s Clues (Nick Jr.), Super Why! (PBS KIDS), Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood (PBS KIDS), Wishenpoof! (Amazon Studios), Creative Galaxy (Amazon Studios) and the new Charlie in Colorforms City (Netflix).

She is the recipient of the prestigious Peabody Award for Outstanding Children’s Programming as well as multiple gold and silver Parent’s Choice Awards.

“I am excited to welcome Angela to the 9 Story team,” said Commisso. “Angela is an absolute creative powerhouse with an unparalleled track record of creating hit kids shows. Our team has worked with Angela for many years on both Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood and Creative Galaxy, both tremendously successful franchises. Her appointment signals our continued commitment to creating great content for kids and helps pave the way for future growth.”

With Santomero’s appointment, Out of the Blue will be rebranded 9 Story USA. The New York based creative studio will be the anchor of 9 Story’s creative development, formative research, and creative stewardship across current series. The studio will continue to be supported by key development staff and operations in Toronto and Dublin.

“I am thrilled to be broadening my creative vision in our New York studio where creative has always come first,” said Santomero. “With 9 Story’s global reach and commitment to quality, and our trusted approach, there is a tremendous opportunity to further enhance and grow an exceptional slate of original and enriching content that kids and families can feel good about. As Out of the Blue transitions to 9 Story USA, we will continue to work with our talented team in New York while we expand our creative vision worldwide.”

9 Story Media Group is a leading creator, producer and distributor of kids and family focused intellectual property.

From Kajol to Shah Rukh Khan: Bollywood stars who lend their voice for animated movies

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From Kajol to Shah Rukh Khan: Bollywood stars who lend their voice for animated movies

Gone are those days when Bollywood actors used to shy away from dubbing in animated movies. The recent past has witnessed an array of stars joining the bandwagon of anime characters.

If media reports are to be believed Sonam Kapoor has agreed to do a voice-over for an untitled animated movie. The Kapoor girl is the new addition to the already famous list of actors including recently-joined Kajol, Priyanka Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan who have lent their voice to animated films over the years.

Take a look:

Kajol in ‘Incredibles 2’:

Bollywood’s quintessential actress Kajol has lent her voice to the Hindi version of ‘Incredibles 2’. After getting her first wax statue in Singapore, Kajol has lent her voice to the character of Helen Parr, Elastigirl, in the English original directed by Brad Bird.

Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Incredibles’:

The Badshah of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan and his son Aryan had done the voiceover for the Hindi version – The Incredibles, which released in Hindi as ‘Hum Hain Lajawab’ in 2004. He lent his voice for the character of ‘Lajawab’ (Mr Incredible), the main protagonist of the film.

Priyanka Chopra in ‘Planes’ and ‘The Jungle Book’:

Before our desi girl made her Hollywood debut with Baywatch and the cop-drama series Quantico, Priyanka Chopra has dubbed for two animated movies. She lent her voice for the character of a plane called Ishani in Disney’s animated sports comedy, Planes (2013).

She also was the voice of Kaa in the Hindi version of The Jungle Book, 2016 directed by Jon Favreau.

Akshay Kumar in ‘Jumbo’:

The animation film directed by Kompin Kemgumnird featured the voice of Khiladi Akshay Kumar for the lead character of a baby elephant named Jumbo.

Along with Akshay Kumar, Lara Dutta (Sonia), Dimple Kapadia (Devi), Rajpal Yadav (Dildar Yadav), Asrani (Senapati), Gulshan Grover (Bhaktavtar), and Yuvraj Singh (Rajkumar Vikramaditya) also lent their voices for various characters in the film.

Arjun Kapoor in Ice Age: Collision course:

Arjun Kapoor made his voice-over debut with the character of Buck in the Hindi version of the Hollywood adventure Ice Age: Collision Course, directed by Mike Thurmeier.

Salman Khan in Hanuman Da Damdaar:

Salman Khan had lent his voice to the grown-up character of Hanuman from the anime Hanuman Da Damdaar directed by Ruchi Narain.

The film also has voiceovers by other celebs including Raveena Tandon (Anjani), Saurabh Shukla (Kesari), Javed Akhtar (Maharishi Valmiki), Kunal Kemmu (Indra), Makarand Deshpande (Vishrava), Vinay Pathak (Popat Sharma) and Chunky Pandey (Nazuk tourist guide).

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan in Roadside Romeo:

Before getting hitched, the star-couple has already lent their voice to the Jugal Hansraj directorial, ‘Roadside Romeo’. While Saif voiced the Romeo character, Kareena dubbed for Laila, Romeo’s girlfriend in the film. The film was a joint venture between Yash Raj Films and the Indian division of the Walt Disney Company.

Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey in ‘Rio’:

For the Hindi version of the film, Bollywood actors Vinay Pathak and Ranvir Shorey became the voices of the characters, ‘Pedro’ and ‘Nico’ in the film ‘Rio’ respectively.

Imran Khan & Sonakshi Sinha in Rio 2:

Imran Khan and Sonakshi Sinha lent their voices for the Hindi version of the adventure comedy Rio 2 directed by Carlos Saldanha. Imran and Sonakshi lent their voices to the characters of Blue and Jewel who are two blue birds characters from the film.

Shreyas Talpade in Dashavatar:

It featured the voice of Bollywood actor Shreyas Talpade. The actor lent his voice to the character of ‘Narad’ in the film.

Manoj Bajpayee, Juhi Chawla in Ramayana: The Epic:

Debut director Chetan Desai’s movie featured voices such as Manoj Bajpayee (Ram), Juhi Chawla (Sita) and Ashutosh Rana (Ravan). The film made about Rs. 36 lakh at the box office.

Akshaye Khanna, Urmila and Boman Irani in ‘Delhi Safari’:

The Nikhil Advani directed comedy featured voices of Akshaye Khanna (Alex the parrot), Govinda (Bajrangi the Monkey), Sunil Shetty (Sultan the leopard), Boman Irani (Bagga the bear), and Urmila Matondkar (Begum the mother leopard).

Schwinn, Netflix create limited-edition ‘Stranger Things’ bike

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Schwinn, Netflix create limited-edition ‘Stranger Things’ bike

Schwinn, the classic bicycle brand of Madison’s Pacific Cycle has collaborated with Netflix to create an ’80s-style limited-edition Stranger Things bike. The bike was designed in the same style as one used by a character on the popular Netflix show “Stranger Things”, to capitalize on the Netflix show’s popularity

The limited -edition bike was inspired by the bicycle used by main character Mike Wheeler, who rides the bike throughout seasons 1 and 2.

Costs $379, only 500 of the “Mike’s Bike” bicycles are available for purchase. Featuring a banana-style seat, a front light and bell and a “Stranger Things” logo on the chain guard, the bike comes in a collector’s box.

“We are super into guerrilla marketing and are very opportunistic,” Milissa, Rick, senior director of marketing at Pacific Cycle was quoted as saying from AdAge India. “We saw this was a winning opportunity.” The company began working with Netflix last year on a licensing opportunity for a co-branded bike, based on the bikes frequently used by the young stars in the series. Rick notes that while the bikes on the show are not branded as Schwinns, they certainly appear similar to Schwinn’s two-wheelers of that decade.

The exclusive bikes can only be purchased by calling 1-800-SCHWINN.

Pacific Cycle is a division of USD 2.5 billion Montreal-based Dorel Industries, which sells home furnishings, furniture, baby products such as car seats, and health care products in the United States, Canada and Europe and other countries.

FREAKY FRIDAY: Here’s how FIFA is contributing towards merchandising in India

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FREAKY FRIDAY: Here’s how FIFA is contributing towards merchandising in India

As the FIFA fever grips India, malls and merchandise stores across the country have kicked off the football season with curated menus, colorful team jerseys and a lot more merchandises.

As the excitement brews in the air with the sporting extravaganza begun in Moscow yesterday, football fans can be seen gathering at sports gear outlets in various parts of the city.

Curated Menus:

To cash in on this very sentiment, restaurants have come up with creative ideas to ensure maximum footfall.

‘After Stories’ has come up with a pizza menu inspired by popular teams – Peppy Portugal, German Magic, Belgium Rush, French Connection, Argentinian Ooze and Brazilian Treat among others.

Monkey Bar’ in Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Bangalore has introduced a ‘half-time’ menu for the month-long tournament. Football snacks from around the world including ‘Football Farsan’, ‘Mexican Wave’, ‘Kahn’s Hot Dog’ and ‘No. 10’ will add to the fun quotient at the gastropub.

‘The Park’ in Hyderabad has also curated a special menu with dishes inspired by legends of the game. There is the Lev Yashin pigs in blanket (Russia), Muller’s striking sausage and sauerkraut turnovers (Germany), Neymar’s free kick chicken and palm heart pasties (Brazil), mesmerizing Messi’s corn and cheese empanadas (Argentina) and a lot more.

So, pull up your socks, and head to a favourite restaurant near you!

Merchandises:

As the football fever grips the nation, many fans have even painted their vehicles in the colours of their favourite teams. Compound walls and shops are also painted with pictures of players in several places.

Sharad Chandra, an advisor at a sports store in Rohini said to PTI that his shop, decorated with FIFA-themed merchandise, has been flooded with supporters of their favourite teams — Argentina, Brazil and England.

“Jerseys of Argentina are selling the most and our football sales have risen due to the World Cup fever,” he was quoted as saying.

As one takes a walk in the malls in the city, the soccer excitement can be felt with fans, young and old, sporting jerseys of football legends.

To add more excitement, Mall in Saket recently opened a ‘Soap Football Arena’ for visitors to soak in the experience of playing football.

Not only apparels and fan-based merchandises, even brands are cashing on to add flavour to the football excitement.

Globally renowned fashion brand Louis Vuitton has unveiled the official Adidas match ball collection trunk and an official licensed product collection. The collection offers a refined yet playful football-inspired style, including exclusive versions of Keepall and Apollo bags along with a selection of smaller leather pieces.

Coca-Cola has partnered with film exhibition chain INOX Leisure Ltd to give away branded merchandise to fans across the country from April to July. Earlier, the soft drink brand has released a new FIFA packaging across its portfolio ahead of the event.

Check out some of the best FIFA World Cup merchandises:

 

Auto-updating live 2D scoreboards have also been installed by many sports majors to draw in football enthusiasts.

Meanwhile, Alcis Sports has associated with the tournament for the first time by bagging the mandate to sell official FIFA merchandise. Alcis Sports has lined up a comprehensive range of over 550 articles that will be exclusively available on Flipkart including apparels such as T-Shirts, Polo T-shirts, Shorts, Track pants, Tracksuits, Hoodies, Jackets, Sweatshirts, Jerseys and Caps.

The 2018 World Cup, being hosted in Russia, will see 32 countries vying for the crown.

The World Cup in Russia promises to be one of the biggest tournaments in the world, which is scheduled to start from June 14 until July 15. This will be the first World Cup held in Europe since the 2006 tournament in Germany, and the first ever to be held in Eastern Europe.

Cosmopolitan launches licensed jewelry collection – CosmoStyle

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Cosmopolitan launches licensed jewelry collection – CosmoStyle

Cosmopolitan collaborates with Cousin Corporation to launch ‘CosmoStyle by Cosmopolitan’ licensed jewelry collection.

Hearst Magazines announced a licensing agreement with Cousin Corporation of Largo, Florida to develop a new jewelry line in partnership with the editors of Cosmopolitan magazine.

The partnership was brokered by IMG, Cosmopolitan’s exclusive global licensing representative.

Commenting on the partnership, Steve Ross, global chief licensing officer and head of brand development, Hearst Magazines said: “Cosmopolitan is a champion of style in every form, and with this new jewelry collection, beautiful design is at the heart of every piece allowing ‘Cosmo Girls’ of all ages to express themselves through enduring fashion inspired by our editors.”

The debut Fall/Winter 2018 jewelry will launch in June, offering four distinct collections including American Prep, Boho Traveler Cali, VIP, and Zen. Products will include necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and rings.

The new collection will be promoted across the brand’s print editorial, social media and digital channels.

“By tapping into Cosmopolitan and its millions of readers, we are confident that this partnership will build awareness and drive traffic to the online and independent boutique specialty market,” said Cousin Corporation President Denny King.

Cosmopolitan is the world’s largest young women’s media brand, with more than 130 million brand touch points across print, digital and social platforms. A bible for fun, fearless females, Cosmo delivers the latest news on love, work and money, fashion and beauty, health, self-improvement and entertainment through award-winning journalism.

Recently, The Box Out Group, specializing in branded subscription box solutions, had secured a multi-year licensing partnership with Hearst Magazines to produce the ‘COSMOBox’, Cosmopolitan magazine’s first-ever subscription box offering.

Cousin Corporation, founded in 1970, has been a leader in fashion for over 40 years. CosmoStyle will be a new third division and will be targeted towards the boutique and department store distribution channels.

The new jewelry collection will be available online at www.cosmostylejewelry.com, as well as in independent boutiques in the US and Canada region.

Love Moschino opens its first store in Mumbai’s Palladium Mall

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Love Moschino opens its first store in Mumbai’s Palladium Mall

Love Moschino, the Italian luxury fashion brand, opened its first store in India at Mumbai’s Palladium Mall.

The quirky and edgy merchandise brand opened its first ever boutique in India in partnership with Bangalore-based brand house, Samar Lifestyle.

The new fashion stop comprises of whole bunch of playful accessories such as bags, wallets, clutches and fanny bags as well as keychains among others.

The store will retail Love Moschino’s Autumn/Winter 2018 collection along with some of its bestselling products such as quilted bags and backpacks with iconic Love Moschino prints.

The company is also planning to launch a footwear collection soon.

Love Moschino introduced the label ‘Moschino Jeans’ in 1987, reflecting the philosophy and motifs characterizing the brand.

About Premium Content announces deal with BBC One for ‘Keeping Faith’

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About Premium Content announces deal with BBC One for ‘Keeping Faith’

Boutique co-producer and distributor About Premium Content (APC) has inked a deal with BBC One for female-fronted drama thriller Keeping Faith. Produced by Vox Pictures for S4C and BBC Wales and gap-financed by APC’s financial partner Nevision, Keeping Faith garnered a 20-year ratings’ high when it debuted on BBC Wales.

The series has also proved a record-breaker on BBC iPlayer, with over 9.5 million requests to view, the highest ever number recorded for any non-network show. It will air in primetime on BBC One from this summer.

Shot in both English and Welsh, S4C and BBC Wales have recently confirmed that a second instalment of the hit series is in development. APC had already secured a co-production deal with Acorn Media Enterprises for all rights across the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, plus home entertainment in the UK & Eire, and is now handling all UK and international sales.

Laurent Boissel, Joint-CEO and Co-Founder at APC adds, “The audience response to Keeping Faith has been both incredible, and richly deserved by the fantastic team behind the project. It is a compelling and original drama with a captivating lead in Eve Myles – we know UK viewers will be hooked from the very first episode.”

Starring Eve Myles (Victoria, Torchwood, Broadchurch), Keeping Faith is an emotionally intricate and intimate thriller which centres on a woman who discovers the man she loves is a stranger. Faith Howells’ husband leaves for work one day but never arrives, and it becomes apparent that he has been leading a double life. Following this revelation Faith must fight to protect her family and her sanity as she is propelled into a lonely, frantic search in which she discovers as much about her unexplored self as her missing husband.

Vox Pictures’ Pip Broughton directed and produced the returning series which was created and written by Matthew Hall (Wing and a Prayer, New Street Law), Sian Naomi (The Indian Doctor), Anwen Huws (Gwaith/Cartref) and co-produced by Nora Ostler.

About Premium Content (APC) is headed by experienced principals Emmanuelle Guilbart and Laurent Boissel and is a boutique co-production and distribution company that seeks to help independent producers and content creators in the development and the financing of their projects, partnering with them as early as the development stage.

 

Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri named StarPick’s brand ambassador

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Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri named StarPick’s brand ambassador

Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri was appointed as brand ambassador of online fantasy sports platform StarPick.

“We are thrilled to have the true champion of Indian Football, Sunil Chhetri, as our brand ambassador, who shares his admiration for the World Cup as well as his vision for football in fantasy sports, which is slated to be the next hot button gripping the fan base,” Trigam Mukherjee, Co-Founder & CEO, StarPick said in an official release.

StarPick also announced the launch of the 2018 Football World Cup online platform, offering prizes worth Rs 20 crore.

“We look forward to driving football conversations as the language that will connect India,” Trigam further stated.

Commenting on the association, Chhetri said, “I am privileged to collaborate with StarPick known as a company that is redefining fantasy sports in India.”

The platform will now engage with football fans to enable them to use their skills to build and own their teams on the platform and be a part of the excitement associated with the Football World Cup in Russia.

Chhetri was in the news after posted a video on his Twitter account in which he pleaded people to attend his team’s match against Kenya in Mumbai- “abuse us, criticize us but please come to watch the Indian national team play.”

Recently, Indian football skipper equaled Lionel Messi’s tally of 64 international goals with a stunning brace against Kenya in the finals of the Intercontinental Cup in Mumbai. In the list of active international goal scorers, the 32-year-old is now only behind Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo who has netted the ball 81 times in 124 appearances.

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