With Gogomania in full swing, Martomagic has formed a new partnership with Jonic Distribution North America (JDNA) to promote and distribute the forthcoming series of playground craze, Gogo’s Crazy Bones in North America. Gogo’s Crazy Bones are a range of collectibles produced by Magic Box …
The Toy Industry Association’s (TIA) Fall Toy Preview® held last week in Dallas brought nearly 3,000 members of the toy industry together to broker business deals for 2011. This year’s iteration of the annual event attracted close to 700 buyers – a 9% increase over 2009 – representing a very broad …
Coolabi has today announced that Joanna Page is to be the voice of Poppy Cat in the eagerly awaited new animated series for Nick Jr UK. Joanna Page is best known as the romantic lead in the hit TV comedy Gavin and Stacey. The show was a critical and commercial smash, winning high ratings first on BBC Three …
In the wake of a successful Frankfurt Book Fair, Nickelodeon Consumer Products International has signed a raft of publishing deals across its children’s, teens and tweens portfolio of live action and animated programming. In Spain, Random House Mondadori has signed a deal to publish Dora the Explorer …
HarperCollins Children’s Books today announce the appointment of Helen Mackenzie Smith as Publishing Director: Picture Books and Colour List. She will be responsible for the strategic development of the list which includes a classic heritage with titles such as The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Paddington, as …
Giochi Preziosi Group and Marathon Media are delighted to announce that branded magazine specialists, Blue Ocean Entertainment AG is to publish a new Gormiti Magazine series for the German children’s market. Following agreement of a two year deal, the Stuttgart based publishing group is to release the …
Wussten Sie, dass aus einer Handvoll Wind das Araberpferd erschaffen worden sein soll? Oder dass die Legende sagt, das alles was das geflügelte Pferd Pegasus mit den Hufen berührt zu Wasser wird? „Wendy“, im Juni 1986 erstmals erschienen, eroberte im Handumdrehen die Herzen junger …
"Rettungseinsatz Nebelinsel" heißt das neue 60-minütige Special zu Thomas & seine Freunde welches den Fokus der Marketingmaßnahmen im Herbst diesen Jahres bildet. Das Special, das erstmals in 3D-Animation (CGI) produziert wurde tourt seit Anfang September deutschlandweit durch 11 Kinos. Zusammen mit Kooperationspartner Kinopolis bietet SUPER RTL …
Leading family entertainment producer and consumer products licensor Chorion is embarking on three major promotions this autumn for its hit global fashion and novelty brand Mr. Men and Little Miss. In Australia and New Zealand an all …
COMEDY CENTRAL startet mit neuem Design in den TV Herbst 2010 …
Hasbro, Inc. meldet weiteres Umsatz- und Gewinnwachstum für das dritte Quartal 2010. Der Netto-Erlös stieg um 3% auf 1,31 Milliarden US $ im Vergleich zu 1,28 Milliarden im dritten Quartal 2009. Ohne Berücksichtigung negativer Wechselkurseffekte in Höhe von 16,2 Millionen $ lag das …
Mattel Inc. meldete für das dritte Quartal 2010 Gewinne in Höhe von 283,3 Millionen US $; demgegenüber stehen Gewinne von 229,8 Millionen aus dem Vergleichszeitraum des Vorjahres. „Wir sind mit der Leistung unseres Unternehmens sehr zufrieden“, erklärte Robert A. Eckert, Chairman …