Events

Care Bears Share Your Care
Events News
Care Bears Celebrate their 40th Anniversary and Annual Day of Giving “Share Your Care Day” on September 9th

Cloudco Entertainment are celebrating the Care Bears 40th Anniversary and another year of sharing and caring on the brand’s nationally recognized “Share Your Care Day”, a Care Bears-inspired nationally recognized holiday that encourages all Care Bears fans to engage in actions that showcase love, friendship, acceptance, and kindness. Once again, Care Bears will be partnering with Born This Way Foundation to amplify their mission to support youth mental health and work with young people to build a kinder and braver world.

klg ltd Blueskye Licensing
Events Licensing News
Partners KJG Ltd and BlueSkye Licensing Prepare for Return to BLE

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.

Rocket Licensing
Events Licensing News
Rocket Licensing Heads to BLE with Blockbuster Portfolio

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.

caroline mickler limited
Events Licensing News
Caroline Mickler Ltd Brings its Diverse and Original Portfolio to BLE

Caroline Mickler Limited, an award-winning, independent licensing agency which builds licensing programs for a number of major brands, will be at stand A162 at BLE 2022 with a range of brands that underline the diversity and originality of its portfolio. They include The Beatles, Yellow Submarine, Stanley Kubrick’s iconic films The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, and 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Masked Singer and The Masked Dancer, Fifty Shades of Grey, Horrid Henry, Toxic Waste Hazardously Sour Candy and the latest Caroline Mickler Limited signing, Molang, the kawaii digital sensation – and a brand very much for our time.

Bulldog Licensing expo 2024
Events Licensing News
Bulldog Prepares Impressive Portfolio for BLE

Bulldog Licensing is readying its hand-picked portfolio of brands as the industry prepares to return to Brand Licensing Europe at ExCeL London, from the 20th – 22nd September, 2022. Consisting of iconic evergreen properties such as Care Bears, Popeye and Sesame Street, as well as British institution, the Royal Astronomical Society, new and exciting brands like Odo, Magic Mixies and Gus the Itsy Bitsy Knight, and key lifestyle names such as ROUTE 66 and Guide Dogs, the Bulldog Licensing portfolio reaches every demographic with products covering all categories.

Shaq TONKA
Events News
TONKA’s 75th Birthday Kicks Off Epic TONKA Playcation With Brand Spokesperson Shaquille O’Neal

Basic Fun!, a leading global marketer of toys and consumer products and Master Toy licensee for TONKA, along with licensor Hasbro, Incorporated, a global play and entertainment company, announce the kick-off of the TONKA Playcation, on the beloved brand’s official 75th birthday. The campaign calls on families to put down their screens and take a “Playcation” together with their favorite TONKA vehicles.

Alma's Way Alma Train Party Group
Events News
Alma Train Party at Grand Central Station in NYC a Big Success

Over the weekend, the Alma Train Party was held in Grand Central Station, inviting local families to show up and celebrate with Alma’s Way series creator Sonia Manzano. The event was a rousing success, seeing high attendance from children and their families. The special “block party”-like event featured activities and stations from some of the Bronx’s most famous institutes.

Pokemon TCG ex
Events Gaming News
Top Pokémon Competitors Crowned at the 2022 Pokémon World Championships for the TCG and Video Game

The 2022 Pokémon World Championships came to a close yesterday following four days of intense matches and friendly competition in London, UK. The best Trainers from around the world attended the annual event to take part in the premier tournament for Pokémon video games and the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG). This year’s event featured the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield video games, the Pokémon TCG, Pokémon GO, Pokkén Tournament DX and Pokémon UNITE. Winners of each division can be found here.

Pokemon World Championships 2023
Events News
Exciting Pokémon News Announced at the 2022 World Championships

The 2022 Pokémon World Championships are in full swing, with Trainers from all over the world competing in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, Pokémon GO, Pokkén Tournament DX, and Pokémon UNITE at ExCeL London. Before the event, President and CEO of The Pokémon Company Tsunekazu Ishihara welcomed attendees to the excitement of Worlds and shared special news about Pokémon Masters EX and Pokémon UNITE.