Film & TV
Penguin Random House’s Shammah Banerjee discusses the licensed range of Doctor Who books by Target
Shammah Banerjee on turning Doctor Who TV shows into Target book novelisations
Bing to front ‘Healthy Habits for Children’ campaign in Italy
“Millions of Italian families have welcomed Bing into their cherished daily routines, so to see our show lead this incredibly important campaign is fantastic,” said Mikael Shields, CEO at Acamar Films.
Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products’ Jay Young on empathy, fandom and untapped brands
Jay Young, VP Creative & Product Development at Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products, discusses mash-ups, creativity and 100 years of Warner Bros.
Queer Eye stars in Funko’s first Pops! With Purpose Pride collection
$10 from every Queer Eye Pop! sold will go to the It Gets Better Project, a charity whose mission is to uplift, empower and connect LGBTQ+ youth around the globe.
Shaun the Sheep named Natural England’s Countryside Code champion
“It’s great to be working with Natural England on this engaging and informative Countryside Code campaign,” said Rachael Peacock, Senior Brand Manager at Aardman.
Jazwares to launch figures, playsets, plush and more for Crunchyroll’s slate of anime brands
The partnership will span 18 anime series, including Chainsaw Man, Attack on Titan and JUJUTSU KAISEN.
Cartoon Saloon secures raft of deals for Puffin Rock, My Father’s Dragon and its Irish Folklore Trilogy
“As we head into Licensing Expo, we’re excited to have such high-quality partners on board across our brands,” said Brian Tyrrell, General Manager of Cartoon Saloon Brand Development.
Batman to join tonies line-up next month
“We could not be more excited that DC is now joining the tonies family,” said Markus Langer, Chief Content Officer at tonies.
Talking Brands: Disney is embracing trading card games with Lorcana and Star Wars: Unlimited… What other brands might thrive in this area?
James Wallis, Jude Coram and Ben Townsend share their picks of brands ripe for the TCG treatment.
Numskull Designs welcomes TMNT into its CosCups and Tubbz and lines
On the CosCups front, each character stars as its own ceramic cup, joining the brand’s huge collection of other popular film, TV and video game characters.