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IDW Publishing and Glénat to jointly create Original Graphic Novel

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IDW Publishing and Glénat to jointly create Original Graphic Novel

US-based IDW Publishing has joined forces with French publisher Glénat for a new joint initiative, Original Graphic Novel (OGN) dedicated to creating original comic books for publication in both France and the US.

The programme will seek to create fresh works suitable for both markets in terms of storytelling, formats and themes.

This initiative builds on an existing relationship between IDW (the fourth-largest publisher in the US market) and Glénat (the third-largest in the French market) which has seen the former bring the Glénat-Disney collection titles such as Café Zombo by Régis Loisel, to the US.

Original Graphic Novel will pursue a variety of genres like sci-fi, fantasy, western, humor, thriller, adventure, etc. It will also facilitate collaboration between writers and artists working in the American and Franco-Belgian industries.

The first OGN titles being published in 2018 are The Highest House, a fantasy project by Mike Carey & Peter Gross, creators of two-time Hugo Award-nominated The Unwritten and Lowlifes, a hard-boiled thriller set in modern day Los Angeles, by Brian Buccellato & Alexis Sentenac.

Following that there will be Sukeban Turbo by Sylvain Runberg & Victor Santos, a wild and violent ride through New York City; Boogeymen, a fantastic tale in which monsters do not live only in children’s minds, by Mathieu Salvia & Djet; A Glimpse of Ashes, a social, urban thriller, by Thomas Day & Aurélien Police; and Gunning Down Ramirez, a bloody road-trip reminiscent of Tarantino’s movies, by Nicolas Petrimaux.

 

Spin Master’s Paw Patrol road tour to touch a raft of cities in North America

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Spin Master’s Paw Patrol road tour to touch a raft of cities in North America

Spin Master has made it known that the third annual Paw Patrol Roll Patrol Road Tour will go around a number of cities across North America beginning this month.

“As we continue to build an evergreen property, there are multiple touch points when telling a story through a franchise such as ‘Paw Patrol,’” says Ben Gadbois, global president and COO, Spin Master.

“There is a strong collaboration between our entertainment team and global marketing team to ensure we’re connecting with children through positive and meaningful messages and with the Paw Patrol Roll Patrol Road Tour, we are physically bringing the magic to life,” he concluded.

The long drawn tour will make stops at select Walmart, Toys ‘R’ Us and Target retail locations in 13 states including North Carolina, Tennessee, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Ohio, Georgia, Florida, California and Texas among others.

During the tour, children will be able to explore the inside of a life-size Paw Patroller as well as have a chance to meet their favourite characters from the series.

Nickelodeon commences production of TV movie Inside Voice

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Nickelodeon commences production of TV movie Inside Voice

 

Nickelodeon has started the production of a new original TV movie titled Inside Voice that will star social media influencer JoJo Siwa as well as Jace Norman of Henry Danger and Daniella Perkins of Legendary Dudas.

The new live-action comedy will follow Jeremy Martin (Norman) after he puts on a mysterious VR headset at the mall and suddenly loses his “inside voice,” causing him to shout out every thought he has in mind.

To make matters worse, he’s running for student council president against Milly (Perkins), who is full of ideas to improve the school.

Desperate to get back to normal, Jeremy and his sister Victoria (Siwa) must figure out how to convince his brain that he can speak up for himself.

Furthermore, Siwa’s role in the film will build on her expanding partnership with Nickelodeon as well as her recent merchandise lineup, which the company revealed last May during Licensing Expo.

The film is set to premiere on Nickelodeon in 2018.

HBO and Game of Thrones launch merchandise range in India

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HBO and Game of Thrones launch merchandise range in India

HBO and Game of Thrones (GoT) have together launched the official licensed merchandise range in India through their brand licensing partner Black White Orange Brands Pvt. Ltd.

Apparel for men &women, badges, tote bags, coasters, figurines, shot glasses, posters feature the essence of the show which include House Stark, House Targaryen, Sigils, House Lannister, Arya Stark, Daenerys Targaryen, Jon Snow and more!

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The GoT range is available in select retail stores and on myntra.com, redwolf.in and entertainmentstore.in, priced from INR 50 to 7499.

Royal Horticultural Society launches gift range from Frances Lincoln Publishers

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Royal Horticultural Society launches gift range from Frances Lincoln Publishers

The Royal Horticultural Society has launched a new RHS stationery gift range from Frances Lincoln Publishers in the form of the RHS Birds Writing Set.The writing range will consist of three products: a journal, a pocket notebook set and a writing set.

The RHS Birds Journal is a lined journal with four colour inserts, an expanding internal storage pocket and an elastic enclosure.

The RHS Birds Pocket Notebook Set comprises of three pocket notebooks, one with lined paper, one with graph paper and one with plain pages. Retailing at £12.99, the RHS Birds Writing Set offers 12 decorated notelets with matching envelopes in an attractive gift box.

Inspired by the illustrations of the RHS Linsley Library collection, the range includes hand-coloured engraved plates by John Frederick Miller from Cimelia Physica by George Shaw, published in 1796, coloured engraved plates from Mark Catesby’s 1754 publication The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, and illustrations by George Brookshaw from 1819.

All the three publications will be available at retail from September 7th. They will be sold at gift outlets as well as bookshops, museums and galleries, RHS shops, online bookstores and rhsshop.co.uk.

“Our continuing relationship with the RHS has enabled us to enhance our popular stationery ranges with some of the most beautiful botanical artwork from the past three centuries,” said Andrew Dunn, publisher of Frances Lincoln. “We’re delighted to be once again partnering with this much-loved and inspirational brand,” he added.

Mobile game featuring Mr. Bean coming!

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Mobile game featuring Mr. Bean coming!

In order to attract U.K. and international visitors to London, Endemol Shine Group, London & Partners (the Mayor of London’s official promotional agency) and Pointvoucher have teamed up to design and market a new mobile game titled Play London with Mr. Bean. The game would feature Mr. Bean.

“Play London with Mr. Bean” will be a match-3 game with geo-location features that aim to familiarise visitors with the city and help them discover London’s hidden tourist gems just as Mr. Bean is throughout the game.

The game will also highlight the city’s cultural and food highlights as well as other offers that can be found throughout the city.

Additionally, players will be able to pick up vouchers, which they can then cash in for discounts in London at a number of locations around the city.

Discounts include Wi-Fi, discounts at hotels and visitor attractions and more.

Play London with Mr. Bean will launch later this year on iOS and Android devices.

 

I Like Birds secures two new licensees to prepare range of branded merchandise for UK market

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I Like Birds secures two new licensees to prepare range of branded merchandise for UK market

I Like Birds, the finalist of the License This! competition of Brand Licensing Europe has got hold of two new licensees viz. Quadrille Publishing and My Gifts Trade to produce a range of branded merchandise for the U.K. market.

The first licensee, Quadrille Publishing will develop a line of jotter pads, address books, boxed notecards and notebooks that would highlight the design brand. The new range is set to launch in April 2018 across the U.K., Australia and other parts of the world.

In July 2018, the line is expected to launch in North America via Quadrille’s distribution partner Chronicle Books.

The second licensee, My Gifts Trade will create a collection of I Like Birds mugs and household textiles among other gifting items for a spring 2018 release.

“Having made an impact on greeting cards in retailers such as Paperchase and Independents as well as Browntrout Publishing in Europe launching a range of calendars shortly, it’s great to see the brand going from strength to strength,” commented Stuart Cox, joint founder and creator, I Like Birds. “Given the adaptability of our designs, giftware and stationery were some of the key categories highlighted for licensing and we’re delighted to be working with such excellent partners as Quadrille and My Gifts Trade,” he added.

 

Licensing Expo China gets underway with an organized tour

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Licensing Expo China gets underway with an organized tour

A select group of licensing executives from the U.S., Europe, Japan, Korea, Malaysia and China assembled at Shanghai today when the Licensing Expo China got underway with an organized tour that highlighted some of the city’s expansive retail landscape. The Expo would conclude on July 20.

The Retail Tour, organized by UBM’s Licensing Expo China staff, encompassed in-depth tours of major retailers like Babymax, a 300-store retail chain for children and baby maternity products and Lotus, a major Chinese hypermarket chain that carries a wide range of products including full grocery lines and general merchandise.

The Tour also journeyed to downtown Shanghai to visit the Joy City Shopping Mall where participants were treated to typical Shanghai dishes at Restaurant Miss Mei.

While at the Joy City, the touring party also visited licensed retail stores such as Paul Frank, NBA Store, DC Comics Super Heroes Store, Mein Friends and the CAT Store, among others.

Overall, the group was able to experience how strong licensed properties are at retail in China as well as experience how advanced Chinese retail has become in experiential merchandising to drive mall traffic.

 

Toy firm Character Options renews deal with BBC Worldwide for sci-fi series Doctor Who

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Toy firm Character Options renews deal with BBC Worldwide for sci-fi series Doctor Who

Toy firm Character Options has renewed its deal with BBC Worldwide as UK master toy licensee for long-running sci-fi series Doctor Who, following the announcement that Jodie Whittaker would take up the iconic role, as the first ever female Doctor.

“We are very happy that Character Options will continue to be the lead licensee for our Doctor Who merchandise,” commented Rikesh Desai, licensing director for merchandise and gaming, BBC Worldwide. “Their products excite and delight UK fans and we are looking forward to working closely with them over the tenure of new show runner Chris Chibnall and the adventures of Jodie Whittaker as the new Doctor,” he added.

Jon Diver, group managing director at Character added: “We are delighted to re-confirm the Master Toy License for Doctor Who with BBC Worldwide which has been one of Character Options’s key brands for over ten years. The global and loyal following for whom the ownership of toys is essential, complemented with the regeneration of the Thirteenth Doctor and Chris Chibnall being the new producer for series 11, we can be sure of an exciting few years ahead!”

Toy licensee, Character Options has held the master toy licence of Doctor Who since the show’s 2005 re-launch.

In the last twelve years, the partnership has seen over 10 million action figures and almost 5 million sonic screwdrivers sold.

The deal will see a development of new products that will feature the Twelfth Doctor and Peter Capaldi.

The new items are expected to hit the shops later this year with products of Thirteeth Doctor becoming available in autumn 2018.

 

Legendary Entertainment acquires rights of Men Are From Mars; to make a film

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Legendary Entertainment acquires rights of Men Are From Mars; to make a film

According to a reputed newspaper, Legendary Entertainment has acquired the rights of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus and is in plans to adapt the best-selling self-help book into a feature film.

The book, that  was first released in 1992, discusses psychological differences between the sexes.

Legendary won’t be the first studio to attempt to adapt the title into a movie, with Lionsgate taking the rights but failing to find a workable story line before the rights were taken back by author John Gray last year.

Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus wouldn’t be the first self-help book to make its way to the big screen, with other popular titles such as He’s Just Not That Into You and What to Expect When You’re Expecting making successful film debuts in recent years.

 

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