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Mini Ninjas Set for Global Licensing
4Kids Entertainment, Inc. , a global provider of children’s entertainment, has been named worldwide (excluding Japan and Korea) character licensing agent for merchandise based on the Mini NinjasTM action adventure video game from Eidos Interactive, which was released this month on multiple platforms. With Mini Ninjas already receiving a strong reception from critics and fans alike [...]
Continue reading...Gundam 00, Anime Block renewed
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Syfy has renewed and expanded a content licensing deal with Starz Media’s anime distribution arm, Manga Entertainment. The new agreement renews the weekly Ani-Monday programming block on Monday nights from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET. This month marks the beginning of a new season of Ani-Mondays and a new, two-hour programming block on sister [...]
Continue reading...Toei Brings Dragon Ball Z, One Piece and Saint Seiya to Latin America
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Toei Animation has secured a number of Latin America-based licensees for cartoon animation series DRAGON BALL Z, ONE PIECE and SAINT SEIYA, it was announced today by Eduardo Lucio, sales manager, Latin America. Included among the company’s prestigious roster of Latin American-based licensees are Panini for DRAGONBALL Z magnets in Mexico; Chenson for DRAGON BALL Z [...]
Continue reading...Breakthrough’s Jimmy Two-Shoes Heads to Japan
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Breakthrough Entertainment has licensed television broadcast rights for the cartoon animation JIMMY TWO-SHOES to Walt Disney Television International Japan. Twenty-six half-hour episodes are scheduled to premiere Fall 2009. “The international response to JIMMY TWO-SHOES has been very gratifying,” said Nat Abraham, Head of Distribution. “The fun and humor in the series continue to spread across all [...]
Continue reading...Hello Kitty the Philanthropist
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
More or less, we have an idea how popular the cartoon character Hello Kitty is. Since we can’t really gauge this popularity quantitatively without delving into much boring statistics and table graphs, maybe the fairer question to ask is: “How useful is this popularity of Hello Kitty is to people and in popular culture?” For the few [...]
Continue reading...Scooby Doo and DC Super Heroes licensed for Raingear Collection
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), on behalf of DC Comics, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Washington Shoe Company, leading manufacturer of footwear and fashion raingear, to launch a new collection of rainwear for Kids and Juniors under Washington Shoe Company’s Western Chief and Chooka brand names. The upcoming product lines [...]
Continue reading...Chloe’s Closet gets Worldwide Character Licensing Distributor
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Chloe’s Closet, the popular TV 3D cartoon animation for pre-schoolers, is now primed for a global audience after entering into a worldwide character licensing agreement with leading international toy company Bandai America Inc. The deal provides Bandai America with the rights to create certain toys, activity sets & crafts, role-play toys and dress-up sets based [...]
Continue reading...Aardman’s Timmy Time gold as Character Licensing property
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
With their success with the successful stop motion clay animation Wallace and Gromit, Aardman Studios are now reaping its fruits of labor with its new pre-school cartoon animation series Timmy Time. Now, more global character licensing deals are up for the young sheep. In Central and Eastern Europe, Regio is on board as toy partner for [...]
Continue reading...Sesame Street’s Elmo and Big Bird gets New Licensing Deals
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Even after all these years, the educational children show Sesame Street has never lost its appeal. Now it has entered into a new character licensing deal with Giftventure for personal treasure hunts for kids bearing the likeness of the cartoon characters Elmo and Big Bird. Giftventure signed the licensing deal with Sesame Workshop, the non-profit organization [...]
Continue reading...India gets cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
For the first time, India finally has licensing rights for two of Walt Disney’s most beloved cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck. This comes after a character licensing agreement between Disney Publishing Worldwide (India) and Junior Diamond. The two will star in comic books which will be available both in Hindi and English. “The launch [...]
Continue reading...Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time gets Licensing Deals in US, Canada.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Aardman Animation, the studio behind the well-loved stop motion cartoon characters Wallace and Gromit, have entered their other cartoon animation series Shaun the Sheep and Timmy Time into character licensing deals with Jakks Pacific, Inc. for the territories of the US and Canada. For their part, Jakks Pacific is now the master toy licensee for Timmy [...]
Continue reading...Total Drama Picks Cartoon Network as Licensing Agent
Thursday, May 7, 2009
The franchise behind Total Drama Island announces its partnership with Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) for the exclusive North American licensing of the hit television franchise. This deal comes on the heels of the success of the first season of Total Drama Island as well as its interactive website. Through the agreement, CNE will develop a character [...]
Continue reading...Olivia Gets More TV Network Deals
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Olivia, a fresh pre-school 3D animation cartoon series from leading family entertainment producer and distributor Chorion, is continuing its international rollout with more major broadcasters signing TV rights to the show. Already making a succesful debut on popular children entertainment networks Nickelodeon (United States), Five (UK), ABC Australia and TF1 (France), Olivia is set to conquer [...]
Continue reading...NASCAR 3D Animation Film coming
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
As reported by Variety, the direct-to-DVD 3D animation film NASCAR: The Secret Life of Cars will be produced by Tinseltown Toons and Universal Studios. It is set for release this 2011 and will revolve around what may possibly happen in the event that a NASCAR garage is left alone by humans. Because of the diminishing ratings [...]
Continue reading...The Success of SpongeBob SquarePants
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
With the recent victory of the franchise SpongeBob SquarePants during the recently concluded 2009 Elan Awards for the category Best Voice-Over in an Animated Production (as won by Tom Kenny), it is only fitting to explore the success of the titular character with the impeccable charm and absurd decision-making. SpongeBob SquarePants first took the global stage [...]
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Thursday, October 1, 2009
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