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Disney taps Sentiments to launch pet products

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Disney taps Sentiments to launch pet products

In a strategic move, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media has tapped Sentiments to launch a new series of Disney- and Marvel-inspired pet products.

“We’re so excited to collaborate with Disney and Marvel with this new product line,” says Sherry Samani, chief executive officer, Sentiments.

“By leveraging our expertise in home textiles design, we have developed a stylish, innovative line inspired by these iconic characters,” she added.

 

The new collections will showcase Marvel’s Spider-Man, Beauty and the Beast, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on a series of pet beds, toys, throws and feeders for cats and dogs.

The new pet products will be available at select retailers and e-commerce channels in the U.S. and Canada, beginning with Marvel’s Spider-Man this summer. The other Disney-inspired pet products will follow this fall and winter.

 

Salman Khan veers into smartphone business

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Salman Khan veers into smartphone business

On the heels of launching bicycles, superstar Salman Khan has made his intention clear of venturing into the smartphones business. He has named his smartphone brand as ‘Being Smart’.

The star, who licensed his brand ‘Being Human’ in clothing and jewellery segment earlier, has been quoted as saying, “We have just started our entry into the category, We need to be careful. If people buy our products and like it, we will see. We are starting the smartphones in small numbers and hope to have minimum losses and maximum gain.”

As reports say that the actor is targeting anywhere between Rs 8,000-Rs 20,000 at the entry- to middle-level smartphone segment.  However, experts are of the view that a price point of below Rs 10,000 will make the phone accessible to a number of users looking for an upgrade from a cheaper device.

Reportedly Sachin Tendlkar, a strategic investor in the home-grown technology company Smartron has just launched srt.phone (srt is interpreted as Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar here).

This is the third device in less than a year from Smartron, earlier ones being the t.phone and t.book.

 

This year’s Asian Animation Summit to be held at Brisbane once again

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This year’s Asian Animation Summit to be held at Brisbane once again

This year’s sixth-annual Asian Animation Summit (AAS) will take place in Brisbane, Australia once again from November 29 to December 1.

It is anticipated that roughly 250 attendees will take part in this year’s event which is designed to attract producers of animation who are interested in co-producing projects with partners in Asia-Pacific countries, as well as broadcasters, distributors and investors from the region and beyond.

In the course of the three-day event, 24 projects from Australia, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and elsewhere in Asia-Pacific, that are brand-new to the market and looking for financing and partners, will be presented.

Each day will begin with a highly informative panel discussion featuring broadcast buyers from one of our partner countries.

Roughly 50 per cent of projects that debuted at the first four AAS events have since gone into production including well-known series like Bottersnikes & Gumbles (2012), Kuu Kuu Harajuku (2013), Wonderballs (2012) and Balloon Barnyard (2014).

As many as 88 per cent of producers who have presented projects at AAS report that they met critical broadcast and financing partners at the event.

And 95% of them said attending AAS has helped them establish important relationships with international producers.

 

All about Licensing Expo 2017

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All about Licensing Expo 2017

Licensing Expo, the world’s largest and most influential licensing event went on at Las Vegas from May 23 to 25 this year.

This year’s expo proved to be one of the most successful to date with the debut of Licensing Week, a brand new initiative that incorporated all events surrounding Licensing Expo into one streamlined week of licensing industry happenings.

“Licensing Expo 2017 saw substantial international attendee growth including an 87 per cent increase in attendees from South Korea and a 23 per cent increase in attendees from Japan.

Several product categories also saw an increase in growth this year including video games that experienced a 46 per cent increase followed by TV, video, filming and streaming with a 45 per cent increase,” informed Jessica Blue, senior vice president, Licensing, UBM.

“Our rebook total for Licensing Expo 2018 has already hit 84 per cent which proves that this year’s show was a tremendous success.

Highly anticipated keynotes, presentations, celebrity appearances, educational Licensing University sessions hosted by the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA), and invite-only entertainment showcases drove more than 16,000 attendees and 406 exhibitors with 185 new exhibitors including BuzzFeed and the Scott Brothers.

With a large presence from leading companies such as World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA), Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Authentic Brands Group (ABG), Licensing Expo proved once again that it is the premiere event for licensing professionals to attend and conduct business.

“Licensing Expo is a key part of our business development strategy because it is the one and only show we exhibit at in the U.S. It’s the premier place to put our amazing brands in front of both the North American community, as well as the global community.

It gives us the opportunity to have face-to-face meetings with our existing partners and find new opportunities,” said Kelly C. Hill, vice president, licensing partnerships, Endemol Shine North America.

In 2016, Licensing Expo introduced Matchmaking, a service designed to connect licensors and licensees. The service was a tremendous success again in 2017 with more than 3,800 meetings scheduled, an increase of more than 1,200 meetings from 2016.

With the new growth of UBM’s global licensing portfolio, these top-notch industry events will continue throughout 2017 with Licensing Expo China that will take place from July 18- 20 and the 19th annual Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) that would take place from October 10 to12 at Olympia London, United Kingdom.

Licensing Expo 2018 will take place from May 22 to 24, 2018.

 

PVH Corp. ties up with SPA to bring women’s wear to the market

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PVH Corp. ties up with SPA to bring women’s wear to the market

PVH Corp. has tied up with Sports Products of America (SPA), a division of Adjmi Apparel Group for a range of women’s sportswear, golfwear and activewear under the Izod brand.

By way of the agreement, Sports Products of America will manufacture, sell, distribute and promote the new range which will be sold primarily in department stores, specialty stores, national chains, sporting goods stores and pure play online retailers throughout the U.S. and Canada.

“We are thrilled to cater to the female consumer with Izod sportswear, golfwear and activewear. We believe that these collections will capture the youthful, energetic, sports-inspired lifestyle positioning that the brand has been known for throughout its 80 years of history,” averred Ken Wyse, president, licensing, PVH Corp.

“Adjmi has extensive knowledge and experience in these categories and we look forward to working with them to build this business across the U.S. and
Canada, ” he added.

The Izod women’s apparel is set to launch in February next year. The initial term of the licensing agreement runs through 2020.

 

Warner Bros. joins hands with Wargaming for a suite of new WWII video games

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Warner Bros. joins hands with Wargaming for a suite of new WWII video games

To mark the opening of its new film, Dunkirk, Warner Bros. has joined forces with Wargaming for a suite of new WWII video games.

Along with, new games like World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Warplanes will also launch to mark the release of the film.

“We believe Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk will be an unforgettable film about one of the most momentous accomplishments of World War II,” said Erik Whiteford, head of marketing at Wargaming America.

“We are honoured to be in a partnership with a creative endeavor that shares our passion for honouring and preserving the incredible events that define that era,” he added.

Wargaming will also commemorate the 77th anniversary since the events that took place at Dunkirk during the war with a series of Remember Dunkirk events.

In July, more events will come to the Wargaming ‘Battle Trilogy’ of video games, while a series of offerings are going to take place across the entire slate of Wargaming’s combat video games.

McDonald ties up with Japanese fashion brand Beams

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McDonald ties up with Japanese fashion brand Beams

McDonald’s has tied up with Japanese fashion brand Beams to launch a new limited edition capsule collection that would feature the fast food chain’s iconic Big Mac sandwich.

The new Big Mac-inspired range will feature merchandise such as t-shirts, hats, bags and cell phone cases, in limited runs of 300 items each.

The new products are now available on the Japanese site Rakuten.ne.jp, which also ships internationally.

The Rakuten website will also be selling 300 jars of Big Mac sauce.

 

Toy brand Monchhichi names TF1 Licenses as its licensing partner

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Toy brand Monchhichi names TF1 Licenses as its licensing partner

Toy brand Monchhichi has named TF1 Licenses as licensing partner for its collectible toys which will make a fresh 3D animated debut on TFOU this year thanks to production house Technicolor Animation.

“We are particularly proud and pleased to be a master toy licensing partner for Monchhichi. We have all the ingredients to make this property a tremendous success in France in the short and medium term: an iconic character with a longstanding, solid reputation, top-quality production and incredible TV exposure” said Guillaume Coulaud, Marketing Director for Silverlit France.

The monkey-like characters were created in 1974 by Japan’s Sekiguchi and now boasts an active fan community across social networks particularly on Facebook.

In this new partnership, TF1 will help bring Monchhichi on the shelves for a new generation of fans with an expanded selection of products featuring both the original ’70s designs and the updated animated versions.

A first deal has already been struck for the new toon with Silverlit, the twelfth largest toy manufacturer in France.

 

PGS secures distribution partners for animated fearure

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PGS secures distribution partners for animated fearure

Paris-based PGS has secured new distribution partners for ON Entertainment’s upcoming book-based animated feature Tall Tales from the Magical Garden of Antoon Krings.

The film follows the adventures of Apollo, a carefree, singing cricket who, after traveling to a magical garden to start a new life, discovers all is not as it seems as he falls in love.

The family-friendly film will make its premiere this December in France, courtesy of Universal and Gebeka, before showing internationally in 2018.

New global distribution partners include Praesens (Switzerland), NOS (Portugal), Monolith (Poland), Acme (Baltics), Shooting Stars (the Middle East), New Guys (Israel), HiShow (China), Cracker Pictures (South Korea) and Skyline (Vietnam).

Co-produced by ON and Bidibul Productions Tall Tales is based on French author Krings’ famous Drôles de Petites Bêtes collection that has sold more than 20 million copies in the past 10 years.

Krings, who co-wrote the screenplay with Arnaud Delalande and Christel Gonnard. co-directs the picture with animation veteran Arnaud Bouron.

France 3 and Canal+ have also picked up TV premiere rights to Tall Tales. 

 

Perrine Gauthier’s company signs multiple agreements for its CGI series

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Perrine Gauthier’s company signs multiple agreements for its CGI series

Two-year-old production company La Cabane Productions has signed agreements with French network Canal+ kids entertainment specialist CAKE for its new CGI series entitled Mush-Mush and the Mushables.

The series follows a group of Mushable friends as they fulfill their roles as Guardians of the Forest using special powers. Created by Belgian artist Elfriede do Rooster, the series was initially pitched at Cartoon Forum last fall.

Co-developed with Belgium production company Thuristar, the upper-pre-school series will head into production early next year with a release slated for 2019.

Mush-Mush will premiere on Canal+ channels including Piwi+ and Canal+ Family. VRT-Ketnet will co-produce the series in Dutch-speaking Belgium while RTS (French-speaking Switzerland) and RTBF-OUFtivi (French-speaking Belgium) have pre-bought the show. CAKE is serving as co-producer and international distributor.

 

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