JAKKS Pacific, a leading toy and consumer products manufacturer, have announced the release of Cuddle Up Daniel Tiger 10th Anniversary Plush with Fred Rogers Productions and 9 Story Brands. Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, the beloved children’s brand and Emmy-winning hit PBS KIDS series from Fred Rogers Productions, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
WildBrain CPLG, a world-leading entertainment, sport and brand licensing agency, has appointed PMI as the novelty toy and games consumer products partner for Sonic Prime, the much-anticipated new CG-animated adventure series launching on Netflix later this year and co-produced by WildBrain and SEGA of America, who are teaming up on a 360-degree approach for the series across production, distribution and licensing. The deal was brokered by WildBrain CPLG on behalf of WildBrain and SEGA, and by Big Picture Licensing representing PMI.
PlayMonster Group LLC is pleased to announce several key appointments, marking an expansion of its sales team that supports the company’s rapid growth across key categories.
Moonbug Entertainment, a Candle Media company, and Outright Games, the leading global publisher of family-friendly interactive entertainment, have announced the first ever video game from global hit kids’ show, CoComelon. The video game, titled CoComelon: Play with JJ, will launch on Nintendo Switch on 28 October 2022.
Just a couple of months ago, Expand Your Mind LLC launched its Ultra Power Battle Game, proclaiming its new product as the best flippin’ game of the year, a play on words for the fun token collecting challenge strategy game. The lofty claim wasn’t just playing with phrases. Right now, the Ultra Power Battle Game is capturing the praise from experts and influencers as one of the top trending games, travel items, and leading forecast as a hot holiday product.
Trend Lab, LLC is excited to announce the addition of two new four-piece gift baskets under their My Tiny Moments Brand, available for immediate delivery. The My Tiny Moments brand features a variety of great gifting sets that are trend-influenced and value priced.
The iconic U.S. Army soldier, Private Beetle Bailey, has made his way from Mort Walker’s legendary comic book and onto the reels in Lady Luck Games’ first-ever branded slot release Beetle Bailey, available now, in partnership with King Features Syndicate. This 4-reel, 81 ways to win slot transports players to Camp Swampy where Beetle Bailey is joined by a host of famous faces including Platoon Sergeant Orville P. Snorkel, Brigadier General Amos T. Halftrack, Miss Buxley and Cookie. Lucky players can attain cash prizes by way of two memorable features, Wild Wake Up and the Camp Swampy Golf Bonus, both of which boast incredible gameplay and sleek animations that truly showcase the sleepy soldier and his comrades.
Kirsty Guthrie of KJG Ltd, and Maggy Harris of BlueSkye Licensing, who operate as a hybrid licensing sales agency, are readying for their return to Brand Licensing Europe at ExCeL London from 20 – 22 September 2022, where they will form part of The Independents’ Lounge on stand B245. The BLE spotlight for the duo showcases their wide portfolio of well-established and successful brands covering a range of categories from preschool to food, movie icons to Kawaii, and authors to art.
As the licensing industry prepares to return to ExCeL London from 20th – 22nd September, 2022, for Brand Licensing Europe, Rocket Licensing is putting the finishing touches to its exciting offering of properties including iconic children’s brands like The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Beano, The Elf on the Shelf and Little People, Big Dreams, along with pop culture kawaii brand Fuzzballs, blockbuster entertainment brands Dune, Godzilla, Vikings Valhalla, Rocky and ESA (The European Space Agency), which unlocks the growing excitement around the new age of space exploration.