Toys & Games
PlayMonster teams with Pastabilities for Yeti in My Spaghetti pasta
The collaboration has come about to celebrate World Pasta Day.
The Brand Radar: RNLI, Finisterre and how licensing supports fundraising
Start Licensing’s Ian Downes looks at how the RNLI is finding fresh sources of fundraising through innovative licensing partnerships across apparel, booze and toys.
Board game fans connect with brands at Essen Spiel 2022
Brands Untapped’s Billy Langsworthy looks at how the world of licensed board games was out in full force at last week’s Essen Spiel, the world’s biggest board games fair.
Stern Pinball’s George Gomez takes us inside the design of the firm’s new James Bond machines
Stern Pinball’s Chief Creative Officer, George Gomez, discusses creating pinball machines for some of the world’s biggest brands.
Warner Bros details expansive consumer products slate for Black Adam
The range includes performance wear from Under Armour, toys from Spin Master and drinks from ZOA Energy.
Persona 5 Royal card game on the way from Pandasaurus Games
Based on the popular video game, the card game comes designer Emerson Matsuuchi.
Dan Rawson joins Wizards of the Coast as SVP of Dungeons & Dragons
“Leading D&D is the realisation of a childhood dream,” said Rawson.
WildBrain CPLG’s ASPIRE arm to helm licensing push for Lyle & Scott
“Our partnership with ASPIRE is a huge step forward for our brand, within product licensing but also more generally,” said Ben Gunn, Brand Director at Lyle & Scott.
Chronicle Books bolsters licensed puzzle book range with Marvel Mazes
Puzzlers can accomplish missions and locate key objects in locations spanning Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum, the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier and Wakanda.
Shaun the Sheep, The Gruffalo and the RNLI: Playpress’s Matthew Wright on what makes brands right for Playpress
Playpress founder Matthew Wright on what his family business looks for in a licence