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UK indie producer Hello Halo appoints Terri Langan as children’s boss

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UK indie producer Hello Halo appoints Terri Langan as children’s boss

UK indie producer Hello Halo has tapped Terri Langan, former CBeebies development executive to serve as new children’s boss. The lady’s appointment is also being marked by the company’s first CBeebies commission Junk Rescue which will bow in Spring 2018.

Langan will develop and create original kids content while also serving as executive producer for any children’s projects the studio has in production.

As such, she will be overseeing two 15 x 15-minute seasons of Junk Rescue which teaches children about sustainability by showing them how to turn garbage into something useful.

Earlier, Langan used to work for BBC as a development executive from 2011 to 2015 where she commissioned CBeebies’ shows like Old Jack’s Boat, Swashbuckle, Mr Bloom Here and There, CBeebies Stargazing and Biggleton. She later worked as head of development for UK studio Flix Facilities and as creative director at Little Critics.

The commission follows a number of preschool series ordered by CBeebies in June that include Waffle The Wonder Dog and re-ups for Pablo and Apple Tree House.

 

National Geographic announces a new direct-to-retail license with Israel’s leading outdoor retailer Rikushet

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National Geographic announces a new direct-to-retail license with Israel’s leading outdoor retailer Rikushet

As part of the group’s revitalised consumer products and licensing strategy within Europe and Africa, National Geographic has announced a new direct-to-retail license with Israel’s leading outdoor retailer Rikushet.

The multi-year agreement will see Rikushet develop a range of National Geographic-branded outdoor products which will be available in around 55 Israel stores and online from the beginning of 2018.

Rikushet’s National Geographic collection will consist of men’s and women’s apparel and accessories including down jackets, hats, gloves, trousers, vests and t-shirts; travel accessories including neck pillows, eye masks and TSA locks; and equipment including tents, sleeping bags, hiking poles and thermos flasks.

“At National Geographic, we are leveraging the full power of our portfolio to transform our world renowned journalism and visual storytelling into meaningful experiences and products to empower explorers of all ages,” said Maria Maranesi, VP Consumer Products & Experiences, National Geographic Europe & Africa. “As we begin to implement our new consumer products strategy throughout the region, we share Rikushet’s drive for premium quality products and we are excited to create this new product range that will help to inspire the curious explorers in all of us.”

Dudi Mantin, Director, Rikushet, added, “We are very happy to partner with National Geographic, brand leader in adventure storytelling and exploration. We are proud to launch this range and product collection in Israel.”

National Geographic touches millions of consumers of every age, in 172 countries, every single month across the full media portfolio.

Over a quarter of proceeds made by National Geographic, is returned to the non-profit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation, and education.

Rikushet that was established in 1993 has more than 50 stores in Israel specialising in outdoor products for travel, backpacking, hiking, soldiers and holidaymakers.

 

 

Discovery Consumer Products taps Rodnik Band for Discovery Shark

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Discovery Consumer Products taps Rodnik Band for Discovery Shark

Discovery Consumer Products, the licensing arm of Discovery Communications, has taken the services of the London-based art fashion label The Rodnik Band for Discovery Shark, a collection of apparel based on the network’s popular Shark Week programming block.

The collection will include a variety of Shark Week-inspired apparel including bomber jackets, sweatshirts, dresses, baseball caps, bags and mobile phone cases. Philip Colbert, the designer behind The Rodnik Band also created a unique shark head design for each piece.

The Discovery Shark collection will also celebrate the programming block’s 30th anniversary that Discovery will kick off in 2018.

“Through our collaboration with Philip Colbert, we’re not only making an impact with this collection, but also evolving the philanthropical initiative into a major platform with multiple product lines and touchpoints working to make our oceans cleaner,” observed Leigh Anne Brodsky, executive vice president, Discovery Global Enterprises, Discovery Communications.

The Discovery Shark by The Rodnik Band collection will debut at high-end retailers ahead of Shark Week 2018. Furthermore, a portion of the proceeds will go to organisations that work to improve the quality of the world’s oceans.

 

 

Bulldog Licensing taps Fox’s Lindsey Chester as new Retail Licensing Manager

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Bulldog Licensing taps Fox’s Lindsey Chester as new Retail Licensing Manager

Bulldog Licensing has appointed Fox’s Lindsey Chester as its new Retail Licensing Manager.

Lindsey will take up her job in the coming weeks, boasting extensive experience with the likes of Entertainment Rights, CPLG and an 11 year stint at Fox.

“I am really excited about taking this role,”claimed Chester. “There is a fantastic range of brands in the Bulldog portfolio and I am looking forward to developing our presence across the market and fostering strong and enduring relationships with retail partners and licensees,” she added.

Bulldog licensing manager, Vicky Hill added, “We are delighted to be welcoming Lindsey to the team at Bulldog. She brings deep knowledge of the industry across all areas and will be an enormous benefit to the company as we expand our ‘retail first’ approach, ensuring our brands become and remain market leaders.”

Caroline Mickler in a publishing deal with Pyramid International

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Caroline Mickler in a publishing deal with Pyramid International

Caroline Mickler, the agency responsible for the licensing programme of The Beatles along with Apple Corps has signed a new deal with Pyramid International for a range of Beatles stationery.

A wide selection of stationery items has been planned including notebooks, storage boxes, tags, sticky notes, pin badges, pens and pencils. There will also be pen and pencil sets and cases as well as multi-product gift sets.

All the items in the range will be illustrated with a variety of imagery, including covers and logos from the legendary Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Yellow Submarine and Abbey Road albums as well as iconic photographs and artwork associated with the world’s most famous band.

The range is slated to be launched in early 2018 and will come to a large number of high street outlets, supermarkets and department stores.

“Beatles imagery is popular with fans of all ages and a number of instantly recognisable images have been beautifully adapted for this range,” said Caroline Mickler. “We are delighted with the Pyramid International range, which is original, attractive and, of course, practical and useful.”

Mickler has previously brought a wide range of Beatles branded products to UK retail, including posters, prints, board games, fashion bags, a selection of apparel ranging from baby grows to t-shirts and Harrington jackets, limited edition timepieces and more. The aim of the licensing programme has been to build a credible and lasting strategy across high-end and high street retail.

 

Sanrio teams up with Elephant Parade

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Sanrio teams up with Elephant Parade

Sanrio has teamed up with Elephant Parade, the social enterprise which works in aid of elephant conservation, to create the first ever collaborative art piece; a 1.5-metre baby elephant statue with a sitting Hello Kitty on top.

The popular character joins Elephant Parade’s family of over 1,500 elephant designs to raise awareness and funds for elephant conservation.

In addition to the life-size art piece, a number of elephant replicas will be produced to celebrate the partnership.

The miniature collection consists of ten new designs for sale with 20% of Elephant Parade’s net profit going toward vital elephant conservation projects run by their charity partner- Elephant Family.

The initial collection was launched on December 4 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Moris Calasso, licensing director of Sanrio said, “Elephants are magical creatures and deserve a secure future in our world. Through Hello Kitty’s worldwide appeal, we hope to inspire her supporters to learn more about the plight of the endangered Asian elephant and to introduce a new generation of people to join the movement to support elephant conservation.”

Mike Spits, founder of Elephant Parade added, “The new Hello Kitty range is a stunning example of the merging of two inspirational stories: Hello Kitty, beloved by artists and supporters, and Mosha, the inspiration of Elephant Parade, a little baby elephant who only had three legs. Elephant Parade have a very important message to tell of the need for elephant conservation and it’s wonderful that with Hello Kitty, together we can carry the conservation message to a wider audience.”

Rajive Dhavan honoured with the All India Achievers Foundation Award for business excellence

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Rajive Dhavan honoured with the All India Achievers Foundation Award for business excellence

Rajive Dhavan, Founder and CEO of What’s In a Name Creatives, a Hyderabad-based Advertising and Digital Marketing Agency was bestowed with the All India Achievers Foundation Award for Business Excellence on 2nd December. It’s his third significant award in the last four months.

“We’re humbled to receive this coveted award and join the ranks of some of the business leaders from around the country. It’s a reward for over seven years of our undeterred grit and passion for advertising and digital marketing,” commented Dhavan.

“The process of the award All India Achievers Foundation Award for Business Excellence was quite tedious. They had shared an initial intimation of nomination. To move ahead on the shortlist, they’d asked for my profile, company profile, past financials and projections. Apart from all these documents, they’d also asked us to fill in a brief questionnaire,” he adds.

Incepted in the year 2010, What’s In a Name, was founded by Rajive Dhavan and Harini Prabhu.

 

Future Group deploys its MLM solution across Big Bazaar chain

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Future Group deploys its MLM solution across Big Bazaar chain

TXT Retail, an Aptos company and provider of end-to-end merchandise lifecycle management (MLM) solutions, has announced that the Future Group has successfully deployed its MLM solution across its Big Bazaar chain.

Thanks to reference processes and a pre-configured optimised solution framework honed through TXT Retail’s experience with hundreds of customers globally, Future Group leveraged the TXT AgileFit deployment methodology which accelerates deployment and time to benefit.

Now, with the deployment, Future Group manages the complete spectrum of its merchandising processes: merchandise financial planning, assortment planning, open-to-buy, allocation and replenishment for more than 45,000 product options with TXT Retail.

The project, which involves 100 users across the organisation, has been a joint delivery with Ptex, TXT Retail’s implementation partner in India.

TXT Retail supports Future Group to set its global collection targets and to derive the best buying and assortment plans to meet demand.

Rakesh Biyani, joint managing director of Future Group said, “The successful go live at Big Bazaar and synergies between our companies prove that partnering with TXT Retail to support our growth has been the right choice. With the extensive socio-economic changes that India has undergone in the last decade, consumers’ needs and requirements are evolving fast. TXT Retail’s end-to-end planning capabilities help translate the deep understanding of the Indian society that our group has developed into precise merchandising decisions and tailored assortments to our customers.”

With the go live at Big Bazaar, the deployment of TXT Retail is now being extended to Future Group’s complete retail portfolio including Central department stores and Brand Factory, India’s largest fashion discount store chain.

Toy Retailer of the Year Awards on January 23

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Toy Retailer of the Year Awards on January 23

The British Toy & Hobby Association has disclosed the finalists of this year’s Toy Retailer of the Year Awards.

This year’s awards winners will be announced during the annual Toy Industry Awards that would take place on January 23, 2018 at London’s Olympia.

The gala event, which takes place on the first evening of Toy Fair, has been organised by the BTHA with the Toy Retailers Association that will also present the Toy and Supplier Awards 2017 during event.

This year’s are:

Independent Toy Retailer of the Year (under 150 sq. feet)

  • Clarks Toys, Brecon, Powys, Wales
  • JJ Toys, Gerrards Cross, Bucks
  • Just Williams Toys, East Dulwich, London

Independent Toy Retailer of the Year (over 150 sq. feet)

  • Treasures of Wetherby, Wetherby, West Yorkshire
  • Toymaster Cavan, Cavan, Ireland
  • Atkinson & Sons, Bowness On Windermere, Cumbria

Specialist Multiple Toy Retailer of the Year (up to 5 stores)

  • Ken Black Toys
  • Totally Toys
  • Toy Galaxy

Specialist Multiple Toy Retailer of the Year (up to 25 stores)

  • Kids Stuff
  • Toy Barnhaus
  • Hamleys

Specialist Multiple Toy Retailer of the Year (over 25 years)

  • Toytown
  • Smyths
  • The Entertainer

General Multiple Toy Retailer of the Year

  • Sainsburys
  • Argos
  • Tesco

Department Store Toy Retailer of the Year

  • Toytown at Arnotts, Dublin
  • Jarrold of Norwich
  • R C Austin, Newton Abbott, Devon

Online Toy Retailer of the Year

  • Argos
  • Smyths
  • Shop Direct

Kilogrammedia in a partnership with ZenWorks

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Kilogrammedia in a partnership with ZenWorks

UK-based licensing PR firm Kilogrammedia has signed a partnership deal with Japan-based brand licensing agent and consultancy ZenWorks, it is learnt.

UK-based licensing PR firm Kilogrammedia has signed a partnership deal with Japan-based brand licensing agent and consultancy ZenWorks, it is learnt.

The companies will provide each other with mutual support and provision with Kilogrammedia extending its client services to ZenWorks’ wide-ranging Asian client base and market, while ZenWorks will expand its service to its clients by offering the skills that have made Kilogrammedia the public relations partner of choice for numerous brands and agencies over many years.

ZenWorks offers a comprehensive range of brand license development, consulting, market entry, communications and coordination services for the Japanese and global licensing communities that are already representing such brands as V&A, Slazenger, Donnay, and No Fear in the region.

ZenWorks founder and director Roger Berman has spent nearly 30 years in the licensing industry, working with all aspects of licensing property development across Europe, Asia and North America for such brands as Kelloggs, Paddington Bear, Royal Doulton, The World of Eric Carle, Maisy, Norman Rockwell and Charlie Chaplin.

Commenting on the partnership, Berman said, “With Asian content holders gaining an ever-increasing presence in global markets, we identified a need to offer licensing industry-specific PR services in this region. Our tie-up with as a PR as a As a PR agency, Kilogrammedia, exclusively focuses on licensing and broadcast and its excellent reputation in that field, make it an ideal partner for ZenWorks and our clients. We are looking forward to building a strong and lasting partnership.”

Kilogrammedia is the specialist public relations and marketing agency dedicated to meeting all the communication needs of everyone involved in the licensing and broadcast worlds, offering a suite of focused and high-quality services ranging from trade and consumer press relations to copywriting, social media management and event organisation.

The companies will provide each other with mutual support and provision with Kilogrammedia extending its client services to ZenWorks’ wide-ranging Asian client base and market, while ZenWorks will expand its service to its clients by offering the skills that have made Kilogrammedia the public relations partner of choice for numerous brands and agencies over many years.

ZenWorks offers a comprehensive range of brand license development, consulting, market entry, communications and coordination services for the Japanese and global licensing communities that are already representing such brands as V&A, Slazenger, Donnay, and No Fear in the region.

ZenWorks founder and director Roger Berman has spent nearly 30 years in the licensing industry, working with all aspects of licensing property development across Europe, Asia and North America for such brands as Kelloggs, Paddington Bear, Royal Doulton, The World of Eric Carle, Maisy, Norman Rockwell and Charlie Chaplin.

Commenting on the partnership, Berman said, “With Asian content holders gaining an ever-increasing presence in global markets, we identified a need to offer licensing industry-specific PR services in this region. Our tie-up with as a PR as a As a PR agency, Kilogrammedia, exclusively focuses on licensing and broadcast and its excellent reputation in that field, make it an ideal partner for ZenWorks and our clients. We are looking forward to building a strong and lasting partnership.”

Kilogrammedia is the specialist public relations and marketing agency dedicated to meeting all the communication needs of everyone involved in the licensing and broadcast worlds, offering a suite of focused and high-quality services ranging from trade and consumer press relations to copywriting, social media management and event organisation.

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