Licensing International, in partnership with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media and Netflix, hosted a live event to announce the results of the 2022 Global Study of Diversity in Licensing. The study, which was first established in 2020, is in its second-year measuring benchmarks across the licensing industry in an effort to hold the industry accountable for its diversity & inclusion commitments placed in 2020.

Social media influencer JoJo Siwa, her mother, entrepreneur, and business partner Jessalynn Siwa, are pleased to announce a series of new licensing deals and Consumer Product partnerships for their all-girl group XOMG POP!, brokered in conjunction with Thomas Global Media.

Licensing Works! the exclusive merchandise licensing agent, on behalf of Licensor, Kewpie Corporation, is pleased to expand the Kewpie Brand with officially licensed merchandise for today’s generation. Dropping this week is a Kewpie x ONCH collaboration featuring the iconic Kewpie characters on jewelry and skateboards designed by ONCH.

Award-winning global independent animation studio ZAG and multinational food-products corporation Danone have partnered to bring a range of healthy foods and beverages to children and families across Spain and Portugal. Three of the Danone’s product lines—Actimel, Font Vella, and Danone Natural Yogurt—will feature the superheroes from ZAG’s flagship property, Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. The announcement was made by Jeremy Zag, Founder and CEO, ZAG.