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Icelandic lifestyle brand Tulipop wins at Cartoon Forum

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Icelandic lifestyle brand Tulipop wins at Cartoon Forum

Before taking its first ever stand at Brand Licensing Europe, Icelandic lifestyle brand Tulipop has taken a winning stand at this year’s ongoing Cartoon Forum, Europe’s leading animation pitching and co-production event.

 

Tulipop already exists in a number of products ranging from collectable vinyl figurines and plush to lamps, stationery and tableware. The range can now be seen in around 100 stores in Europe.

Work is now underway to bring the Tulipop inhabitants to life in an animated TV series which will complement the series of animated webisodes, set to launch on the Tulipop YouTube channel this October.

The proposed new series was one of 80 specially selected projects chosen to be pitched to prospective commissioners, buyers and co-producers at Cartoon Forum that was attended by over 900 industry professionals.

Around 175 people attended the session with the team since having a number of promising meetings with potential broadcasters.

 

Fanatics gives a shot in the arm to England Rugby

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Fanatics gives a shot in the arm to England Rugby

Extending its partnership with licensed sports merchandise specialist, Fanatics, England Rugby is getting into a new era for its omni-channel official merchandise operation.

The deal means that the existing nine-year partnership has been extended by a further eight years until 2025.

Starting with this year’s Old Mutual Wealth Series matches this November, a new retail store at the heart of the West Fan Village will support the existing South Stand store on match days.

Additionally, a series of strategically placed mobile retail outlets around the Twickenham Stadium will give increased convenience and help ease congestion for fans seeking official merchandise.

Following the Old Mutual Wealth Series, Fanatics will implement a full re-fit at Twickenham’s South Stand Store in time for the Six Nations Championship in February 2018.

Fanatics has also been granted rights to design, manufacture and distribute official RFU products. It will also continue to manage England Rugby’s official online store.

Commenting on the extended partnership, Simon Massie-Taylor, RFU chief commercial officer said, “This is a new chapter for England Rugby’s merchandise operation and particularly for the stadium’s retail programme.”

The new partnership further strengthens Fanatics’ growing portfolio of globally recognised league and team partnerships across the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS and European football leagues.

It also operates e-commerce and event retail on behalf of football clubs such as Manchester United, Manchester City and Real Madrid along with sports tournaments such as Wimbledon, the Ryder Cup, F1 and NASCAR.

 

Shepperton Design Studios adds raft of new licensees

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Shepperton Design Studios adds raft of new licensees

Shepperton Design Studios, the Twickenham-based studio that began the storm trooper design for the very first Star Wars movie in 1976 has added a number of new licensees who would continue to develop its offering of branded products.

Among the new brands joining Original Stormtrooper’s stable are cycle apparel firm, Millitag (pictured), sock designer Roy Lowe, children’s apparel firm Blues Clothing and Kimm and Miller for food gifting.

“We’ve seen astonishing success with the Shepperton Design Studios Original Stormtrooper products, consumers have really taken to the fun, self-deprecating, oddball British humour,” said an enthused Adam Bass of licensing agency Golden Goose.

The Original Stormtrooper brand has remained ever popular since the first film trilogy broke box office records in the ’70s and has continued to be so by the new Star Wars cinematic universe from Disney.

 

Xilam signs number of broadcast deals for two of its properties

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Xilam signs number of broadcast deals for two of its properties

French animation production studio Xilam has signed a number of broadcast deals with networks across Russia and CIS for two of its hit animated properties Oggy & the Cockroaches and Zig & Sharko.

New broadcast licensees for seasons 5, 6 and 7 of Oggy & the Cockroaches are Ukraine’s PLUSPLUS, Kanal 2 in Estonia and LNK in Lithuania.

Seasons 3 and 4 of the series have also been sold to VIAPLAY in the Baltics and MTG Viasat for its channel TV3 in Latvia.

These acquisitions add to the existing deals for seasons 3 and 4 of Oggy & the Cockroaches with PLUSPLUS and Carousel TV in Russia, where the series currently airs every weekday.

Estonia’s Kanal 2 and Lithuania’s LNK are also on board for season 2 of Zig & Sharko while VIAPLAY in the Baltics recently purchased seasons 1 and 2 of the series and season 1 has been sold to TV3 in Latvia. Existing deals in the region include Carousel TV in Russia, which currently airs season 2 of the series.

“Russia and the CIS territories are an important part of our international rollout for Oggy & the Cockroaches and Zig & Sharko for both broadcast and consumer products,” said Morgann Favennec, executive vice president development & global sales Xilam Animation. “These latest deals highlight how these properties have both enduring appeal and are poised to win a new generation of fans,” he added.

Zig & Sharko follows the comedic chronicles of a hungry hyena’s futile schemes to take a bite out of a beautiful, naive and theoretically delicious mermaid named Marina, who is under the protection of a tough-as-nails shark. The 2D series is created and directed by Olivier Jean-Marie and produced by Marc du Pontavice.

First aired in 1998, animated comedy Oggy & the Cockroaches is distributed in more than 160 countries and is watched in 600 million homes.

 

DQ Entertainment appoints number of licensing agents for The Jungle Book

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DQ Entertainment appoints number of licensing agents for The Jungle Book

DQ Entertainment (DQE), the India-based production and distribution group of repute has appointed a number of new licensing agents for its series The Jungle Book.

The Licensing Group (LTG) will exclusively represent licensing and merchandising for the brand in North America.Among the licensees are: CPL, CIMCA, KKTC, Viacom India

 

The fist named will represent the property’s merchandise licensing rights in Latin America and Mexico. Televisa (Mexico) and Globosat (Latin America) are already the broadcast partners for the series in the region.

CIMCA will represent the brand for all merchandising and licensing categories in Central America. Additionally, Sinecast Events Turkey has signed on to represent The Jungle Book—along with additional DQE properties Peter Pan and Robin Hood—in Turkey and KKTC.

The first two seasons of The Jungle Book aired on Discovery Kids in the US, and the series has gone on to air in more than 160 territories around the world with broadcasters including ZDF (Germany), TF1 (France), Nickelodeon India, ATV (Turkey) and ABC Australia. The third season is currently in production for broadcast on Discovery Kids in early 2018.

The brand has also expanded with a 30-minute holiday special, Jungle Safari and an hour-long DVD feature Rumble in the Jungle.

Recently, licensing agent Viacom India inked a number of deals for the brand across multiple categories including apparel, plush toys, publishing, socks and underwear, bags and stationery.

 

Imperial War Museums ties up with SmartFox

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Imperial War Museums ties up with SmartFox

 

Imperial War Museums (IWM) has joined hands with SmartFox, a Koch Media company, for the development of new construction sets.

IMW will display the finished products during BLE next month, plus hold a seminar on day one of the show focusing on toys and games licensing will also be held by the museum.Guest speakers will include SmartFox and IWM’s US licensing agent, Spotlight Licensing.

The new collection has been inspired by five of IWM’s most iconic objects, with the sets featuring Second World War Navy ship HMS Belfast, the Lancaster Bomber, Sherman Tank, Willys MB Jeep and the Hawker Hurricane.

“We are thrilled to be exhibiting the finished range of IWM construction sets at BLE and anticipate the start of something very exciting as we continue our work with IWM,” said John Cronin, sales director at Koch Media.

Each package will feature archival images of the vehicles, as well as informative descriptions for young fans to learn about.

Suditi Industries in a JV with Anushka Sharma

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Textile Company of Indian origin, Suditi Industries in a joint venture (JV) with Bollywood celebrity Anushka Sharma will launch a western fashion brand for women.

The new collection is due to be launched in the market by October this year. The collection will have branded clothes for girls and young women in the age group of 18 years onwards.

In 2015, Suditi Industries had announced the acquisition of licensing rights for FCBarcelona and ManCity.

Later on in May 2016, it joined hands with famed cricketer Yuvraj Singh to launch a clothing line under YouWeCan.

This announcement is a step in the direction of strengthening the company’s market leadership with world-class styles and products at competitive prices.

“We understand our audience, their aspirations and their style language. This combined with Anushka’s evident popularity and entrepreneurial spirit makes her the perfect partner for our foray into the womens wear line. We believe this is a natural progression to our existing product lines, Riot and IndianInk. We truly believe that Anushka’s classic style philosophy is the embodiment of our vision,” comments Pawan Agarwal, chairman & managing director, Suditi Industries said.

“Being an entrepreneur with her own production house Clean Slate Films, Anushka wanted to extend her entrepreneurial ability to a sphere that is close to her heart. Her foray into the business of fashion is with the launch of womenswear brand. She is happy to partner with Suditi Industries, an established fashion house running successful brands,” says an official spokesperson of Anushka Sharma.

Simon Carter makes its way into India by way of a deal with ABFRL

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Simon Carter makes its way into India by way of a deal with ABFRL

British designer brand Simon Carter has forayed into the India market by way of an exclusive partnership with Aditya Birla Fashion Retail Limited (ABFRL).

At this point, it may be recalled that ABFRL, had in May last year, signed a licensing agreement to bring the London- based designer brand to India.

The brand, which has launched its store in Mumbai, plans to open 10 more outlets in cities including Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Pune and Chandigarh by the end of FY’18.

“ABFRL will be investing about Rs 20 crore for brand building, manufacturing and product development besides about half a crore which would be the per store opening cost,” ABFRL CEO Vishak Kumar has been quoted to have said.

He further said the collection will be a mix of imports from UK and merchandise created by the company in India.

Simon Carter’s product range comprises of suits, jackets, shirts, blazers, jewellery and accesories for men, among others.

“This is a very interesting segment as there is no other established player in areas like jewellery and accesories for men and we see this at a about Rs 250-300 crore brand in the next three years,” Kumar added.

Simon Carter retails its collections in 40 countries around the world. ABFRL has a portfolio of fashion brands with about 8,000 points of sale across the country which include more than 2,000 exclusive ABFRL brand outlets.

 

PBteen teams up with Warner Bros. Consumer Products

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PBteen teams up with Warner Bros. Consumer Products

 

 

PBteen, a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. portfolio of brands, along with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, has unveils an exclusive home décor collection inspired by the captivating and magical world of Harry Potter.

The collection also called as The Harry Potter Collection features more than 100 pieces including bedding, decorative accessories, lighting, gear and giftables designed to delight and enchant Harry Potter fans of all ages.

“We are thrilled to debut a home décor collection inspired by the magical world of Harry Potter,” said Jennifer Kellor, President, PBteen. “The Harry Potter Collection for PBteen allows fans of all ages to bring the beloved series into their homesshe added.”

With pieces ranging from $24 to $399, the collection is exclusively available at pbteen.com/harrypotter and will be available in PBteen stores nationwide later this month.
Fun, fantastical and nothing short of magical, the Harry Potter Collection for home has been inspired by classic Harry Potter imagery and references including the four Hogwarts houses, the Hogwarts house common rooms and Quidditch.

Must have items from the collection include cotton knit Hogwarts House throws that feature classic stripes and either a Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw crest, durable canvas Backpacks, felt House Pennants and a Quidditch inspired Golden Snitch clock that will add an enchanting finishing touch to your home.
Designed with fan-favorite settings and spells in mind, the crushed velvet Platform 9 ¾ Pillow and textured Sentiment Spell Pillow will add whimsy to any space.

Technicolor names Simba Toys as master toy licensee

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Technicolor names Simba Toys as master toy licensee

Paris-based Technicolor has named Simba Toys as master toy licensee for its animated co-production The Deep. 

The deal will see Simba Toys launch an initial range of figures, play sets and role-play toys and accessories.

Targeting kids from ages six to nine, initial products will roll out in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the UK and Nordic countries in Q3 2018.

The line will later expand into additional categories including outdoor, die-cast and radio-controlled vehicles and wheeled toys.

The Deep is co-produced by Australia’s A Stark Production and DHX Media. Technicolor holds underlying rights to the property. The series follows the Nekton family on their underwater adventures involving mysteries and monsters.

The show’s second season was first shown on the UK’s CBBC in July, Australia’s ABC ME daily in August and Canada’s Family CHRGD on September 5.

DHX Media recently signed 16 new agreements for the show’s second season, including deals with Universal Kids (US), Nickelodeon (Greece), NRK Super (Norway) and Zap (Angola and Mozambique).

In addition to launching new consumer products inspired by the series, Technicolor has also expanding into location-based brand extensions.

Last month, Technicolor got into a deal with Merlin Entertainments to bring interactive experiences based on The Deep to more than 20 sea life aquariums in the UK and Germany.

 

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