Kidscreen Awards Add New Categories in Response to Kids Content Market
The Kidscreen Awards will introduce new categories for live-action series, short films, SVOD platforms, kids-only streaming services, and YouTube channels.
Family Games America Acquires Bojeux
Family Games Inc./ Family Games America has acquired the Bojeux product line and manufacturing plant based in Montreal, Quebec.
Planeta Junior Hires África Vázquez Rubí for International Media Sales
África Vázquez Rubí joins Planeta Junior as international media sales director, responsible for managing international animation sales operations in the fields of TV and digital media.
The HipDot x SpongeBob Makeup Collection Has It All—Coral #5 Included
Continuing SpongeBob SquarePants’ Best Year Ever celebration, HipDot Studios has launched a new limited-edition HipDot x SpongeBob beauty collection.
Craft City Launches Edible Kool-Aid Slime
Karina Garcia, The Queen of Slime and founder of DIY brand Craft City, and Kool-Aid have joined forces to launch edible slime kits.
JoyPixels, Born Licensing Name New Agents for Emoji Portfolio
JoyPixels Inc., creators of authentic digital emoji icons, and master licensing agent Born Licensing celebrated World Emoji Day with the announcement of six new agents to represent the JoyPixels emoji icon portfolio. New UK licensing agent Nimbus Nine Consulting will manage existing licensees including Fashion UK and Danilo, which each signed with JoyPixels earlier this year. Nimbus Nine was founded in 2018 by Tina-Louise Foster, who previously held senior…
Nintendo Launches Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 Game at Comic-Con
During San Diego Comic-Con, Nintendo focused exclusively on the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order game, which launched on July 19 exclusively for the Nintendo Switch system. “We are excited to give everyone a chance to play some of the newly announced games that will be launching later this year and check out what’s currently available on Nintendo Switch,” said Nick Chavez, Nintendo of America’s senior vice-president of sales and…
GameStop, R/GA Pilot New In-Store Experiences for Gamers
GameStop announced a strategic partnership with global innovation design firm, R/GA, to strengthen its focus on creating unique in-store experiences as part of its strategic move in re-affirming its place in the video gaming culture. The partnership with R/GA’s Austin and Chicago teams is part of GameStop’s broader business transformation strategy to evolve its efforts in cultivating innovative customer-centric opportunities to bring video game culture to life in every neighborhood.…
Wicked Cool Toys Named Halo Infinite Global Master Toy Partner
343 Industries appointed Wicked Cool Toys as global toy licensee for the next chapter of the game franchise, Halo Infinite, which debuts for holiday 2020.