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Disney’s Where’s My Water heads into merchandising
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / RETAILFollowing in the footsteps of Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, and Cut the Rope, Disney’s hit app Where’s My Water is expanding into merchandising after only seven months since its debut on the Apple App Store.
Cookie Jar named licensing agent/distributor for Scan2Go
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAIL / TVTokyo-based animation producer and distributor d-rights and Dubai, UAE-based toyco NewBoy have appointed Cookie Jar Group as the exclusive TV distributor for North and South America and licensing agent for North America for its hit space adventure, car-racing animated series Scan2Go (52 x 30 minutes).
Discovery Kids Latin America makes Pocoyo renewal/pick up
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / INTERACTIVE / RETAIL / TVThe third season of Zinkia Entertainment’s s hit animated preschool series Pocoyo, titled Let’s Go Pocoyo, has been acquired by Discovery Kids Latin America for its pan regional cable platform, and the kids cablenet also renewed Pocoyo seasons one and two.
Strong growth for kids apparel/accessories
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILWhile video game software, hardware, and consumer electronics ranked high as category products requested by kids, apparel/accessories experienced the most growth in the first quarter of 2012, according to The NPD Group’s Kids Industry Data Service report.
Rocket and Licensing Street to rep Driver Dan
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILLondon, England-based Rocket Licensing and US-based Licensing Street has signed on to rep 3Line Media’s (in association with twofour54 Abu Dhabi) hit reading-themed preschool property Driver Dan’s Story Train.
Cortina-Leomil to launch Angry Birds shoes
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILGlobal kids footwear manufacturer Cortina-Leomil Group has inked a licensing deal with Rovio Entertainment to produce a line of Angry Bird shoes for the US and Canada.
The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine gets K’Nex line
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILMere days after US toyco K’Nex joined the KISS Army with a new line of toys based on the iconic band, it has signed a licensing deal with Apple Corps to produce buildable figure packs inspired by The Beatles classic animated film Yellow Submarine.
Babies ‘R’ Us launches Small Paul
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILSaban Brand is headed to Babies ‘R’ Us with new product line Small Paul, based on its design-led Paul Frank brand. The goods will be available exclusively at Babies ‘R’ Us locations across the US from May 23.
New licensees for The Trash Pack
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILAustralian toyco Moose Toys has added new licensees to the US licensing program for its boy-skewing toy property The Trash Pack.
Turner signs new licensees for Bananas in Pyjamas
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILThe UK licensing program for Endemol’s preschool series Bananas in Pyjamas has expanded with EMEA licensing agent Turner CN Enterprises (TCNE) signing three new deals for the property.
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