Jeremy Dickson
Adventure Time gets first video game treatment
INTERACTIVEVideo game publisher D3Publisher has partnered with Cartoon Network Enterprises to launch the first licensed interactive title based on the hit animated kids series Adventure Time.
Cloudbabies heads to CBeebies Weekly magazine
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILChildren’s development, production and rights management company Hoho Entertainment has signed a deal with UK-based publisher Immediate Media to debut its preschool brand Cloudbabies in Immediate magazine CBeebies Weekly.
Toei secures new TV deals for Latin America
TVTokyo-based production studio Toei Animation has inked new broadcasting deals across Latin America for its boy-skewing brand Dragon Ball and anime property Saint Seiya.
Evolution grows executive licensing team
PEOPLE MOVESL.A.-based global licensing agency Evolution has expanded its team by hiring Stanley Lerman (pictured) as its new COO and managing director, Ryan Broomberg as EVP, and Kirsti Tichenor as senior director of licensing and brand compliance.
Kidscreened
- The Avengers assemble the masses with record-setting opening weekend (Los Angeles Times)
- YouTube channel funding makes “it impossible to pay average industry salaries” (The Wall Street Journal)
- The Hunger Games sets Chinese market in its crosshairs with June release (The Hollywood Reporter)
- How Disney’s new “touch recognition” technology could change how we interact with smartphones (Tech Crunch)
Oh Noah adds Spanish content to web series
INTERACTIVEOh Noah!, PBS Kids Go!’s comedic, problem-solving web series for kids ages six to eight, has launched new animated interactive videos and games that help kids learn Spanish.
Hasbro signs Battleship/G.I. Joe t-shirt deal
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILHasbro has inked a deal with North American mall-based specialty retailer Aéropostale to launch a line of t-shirts based on its decidedly male-skewing Battleship and G.I. Joe brands.
Target launches new Avengers product line
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILOn the heels of a truly blockbuster opening weekend, American retail giant Target has partnered with Marvel Entertainment to bring a range of Avengers-themed products to its US stores and online at Target.com/Avengers.
TROS acquires format rights to Splatalot
TVToronto, Canada-based Distribution360 has licensed the format rights for season one of marblemedia’s tween-targeted, medieval-themed kids game show Splatalot (26 x half hours) to Dutch public broadcaster TROS for its kidsnet Z@PP.
Eric Karp jumps over to Lima Sky
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / RETAILIndependent app developer Lima Sky has named Eric Karp as its chief licensing officer in a move to develop and create consumer products based on its kid-friendly app properties.
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