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Winnie The Pooh Shares Birthday With Queen Elizabeth

Winnie the Pooh has a surprising number of things in common with Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II. They both love spending time in the woods; they both like honey; and they're both celebrating their 95th birthdays. To mark the occasion, Disney has released a special animation entitled Winnie the Pooh and the Royal Adventure featuring Pooh and his friends. It's a short … [Read more...] about Winnie The Pooh Shares Birthday With Queen Elizabeth

Beanstalk Lands Contract With Kelloggs

Beanstalk, a New York-based licensing agency with global reach, has landed a massive contract with Kellogg, one of the world's largest food companies and best-known brands. Kellogg Company says it has appointed Beanstalk as its exclusive food licensing agency to grow Kellogg’s licensed food and beverage categories in the US, Canada, Europe, Japan and South Korea. These … [Read more...] about Beanstalk Lands Contract With Kelloggs

African Animators On The Rise With Disney+, Netflix, Cartoon Network

By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief Until now, children in Africa didn't really see themselves represented in the shows they watched, as the vast majority of television content was produced in North America, Europe and Asia. It's also a problem for licensees on the continent, as Africa has long lacked home-grown heroes in children's shows, with virtually all licensed products … [Read more...] about African Animators On The Rise With Disney+, Netflix, Cartoon Network

SEGA Adds Two Sonic Toy Partners In Europe

SEGA Europe has announced new licensing partnerships with Wow! Stuff and HoloToyz to mark the 30th anniversary of its flagship property Sonic the Hedgehog. Wow! Stuff will be bringing the speedy video game character to its award-winning Wow! Pods range, which will feature light-up characters from the Sonic universe, housed within interconnecting display cases. In the agreement … [Read more...] about SEGA Adds Two Sonic Toy Partners In Europe

Some Classic Viacom CBS Shows Are Stylin’ With Tommy Hilfiger

SpongeBob SquarePants and his pal Patrick will be rocking some Tommy Hilfiger jeans in a new partnership between the design house and ViacomCBS, brokered by WildBrain CPLG. The licensing agency says the Tommy Hilfiger brand has partnered with ViacomCBS Consumer Products to launch a new collection under the theme A Blast from the Past, featuring characters and logos from … [Read more...] about Some Classic Viacom CBS Shows Are Stylin’ With Tommy Hilfiger

I Scream, You Scream, And Now Dogs Scream For Ice Cream

Dogs have always loved ice cream ... but unfortunately, ice cream has not always loved dogs. Thanks to a deal brokered by The Point.1888 between the Battersea animal charity and Britain's carbon negative ice cream purveyor Jude's, that's about to change. Battersea is a 160-year-old animal charity, among the oldest in the world, that is demonstrating its tireless commitment to … [Read more...] about I Scream, You Scream, And Now Dogs Scream For Ice Cream

Bravado Lands Sprawling Merch Deal With Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Consumer Products has signed a massive, wide-ranging licensing agreement with Bravado, an entertainment branding and merchandise company that is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. The two firms announced a collaborative licensing agreement that will see Bravado working with film titles from WB's 2021 and 2022 line-up, as well as more than 100 legacy movie … [Read more...] about Bravado Lands Sprawling Merch Deal With Warner Bros.

Stamp Collection A Global First For Minecraft

Microsoft’s Australian and New Zealand licensing agency for Minecraft, Merchantwise Licensing, has secured another world first for the brand with Australia Post set to produce a brand-new Minecraft themed licensed stamp pack. Designed by Australian creative agency, Three Scoops, the Minecraft licensed stamp pack, which is launching June 1, includes 12 stamps featuring many of … [Read more...] about Stamp Collection A Global First For Minecraft

Budweiser Says It’s About Time For Some Beer-Flavored Popcorn!

THE UK’S BEST-TASTING POPCORN BRAND TEAMS UP WITH THE KING OF BEERS The UK's Princes of Popcorn have teamed up with the King of Beers to come out with a Budweiser flavored popcorn, in a deal  brokered by IMG. The new product comes from Joe & Seph's, a family business that has grown over the past decade to become one of the UK's leading purveyors of snacks, but … [Read more...] about Budweiser Says It’s About Time For Some Beer-Flavored Popcorn!