Articles Tagged ‘Beyblade’
New Nelvana titles to kick off Kidsco 2013 sked
TVSeries including Grossology, Jacob Two-Two and Babar will premiere on the channel, a joint-venture owned by NBCUniversal and Toronto, Canada-based Corus Entertainment.
New study reveals girls are increasingly into boy brands
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / KID INSIGHTResults from Young Love, an annual US study by youth and family research firm Smarty Pants, reveal that young girls are quickly being drawn to “boy-skewing” brands like Lego, Beyblade, and Batman.
Burger King kids meals dish out Beyblade toys
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILCorus Entertainment-owned Nelvana Enterprises and d-rights have partnered with restaurant chain Burger King in a new summer promotion that will see Beyblade action racer toys featured in the QSR’s kids meals in more than 3,300 restaurants in territories including Latin America, Europe, the UK and the Middle East.
Corus posts higher Q2 revenue earnings
TVDespite a tough ad sales market, Corus Entertainment, owner of kidcasters YTV, Nickelodeon Canada and Treehouse, posted higher revenue earnings in Q2 and its kids business showed growth helped by merchandise sales of Nelvana’s Beyblade property.
Nelvana spins with Toys ‘R’ Us
NEWSNelvana Enterprises, the international commercial division of Canada’s Corus Entertainment, has partnered with Toys ‘R’ Us across Canada to create live in-store battle tournaments for its Beyblade franchise.
Beyblade spins into Times Square
CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAILNelvana Enterprises and Hasbro have partnered to open a boutique toy showcase featuring the boy-skewing Beyblade brand in New York’s Toys ‘R’ Us flagship store in Times Square throughout February.
Andrew Kerr heads to Nelvana
PEOPLE MOVESIndustry veteran Andrew Kerr has been named head of consumer products, the Americas and Australasia for Corus Entertainment’s Toronto-based Nelvana Enterprises.
Kidscreened
- The crisis in Japan could have a long-term impact on the $873 billion global consumer electronics industry (Advertising Age)
- The story may be over for Google’s ambitious digital book library (The New York Times)
- Facebook is kicking off more than 20,000 underage users every day (Herald Sun)
- How the Beyblade brand is spinning success (The Wall Street Journal)
Nelvana renews preschool, boys series
BROADCASTER / TVCorus Entertainment-owned Nelvana Enterprises has announced new episodes of animated series Max & Ruby, Beyblade and Bakugan, along with new licensing opportunities tied to each property.
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