• PMS will produce plush products based on 35-year-old UK characters Roobarb and Custard for British amusement and theme park venues. AT Merchandise, a division of AT New Media, brokered the deal for licensor A&BTV.
• Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have won Nickelodeon’s first-ever kids’ presidential primary elections. Nick News’ award-winning journalist and host Linda Ellerbee announced the results on Friday, January 18 on Nickelodeon.
• MGM Consumer Products’ style guide for the perennially stylish Pink Panther has received a nod from the Communication Arts Design Annual Awards, taking top honors in the Identity Program category.