The Brand Radar: Mr Men & Little Miss, Comic Relief and the thriving world of charity collaborations

Start Licensing’s Ian Downes looks at the ever-tightening relationship between the charity space and the licensing industry.

Apex Legends heads to the tabletop with Glass Cannon Unplugged

Apex Legends: The Board Game – based on the popular free-to-play video game – lands on Kickstarter on May 17th

WATCH: Storytelling in Licensing panel discussion

SBC’s Sophie Bloomfield, Moonbug Entertainment’s Dominic Sander, iLLUMiARTi’s Marisa Morgan and Simon’s Cat’s Emily Osborne discuss the power of licensing to tell a brand’s story.

Tomb Raider TV show in the works from Fleabag’s Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Waller-Bridge is attached to write the video game adaptation for Amazon, but does not plan to star in the show.

Made Thought debuts PlasticFree, a sustainable materials platform for designers

PlasticFree houses case studies and editorial from leaders in the worlds of design and science, as well as a guide of trending sustainable materials.

Gears of War card game on the way from Steamforged Games

Players can side with the Coalition of Ordered Governments or instead command the Locust Horde.

Insight Editions’ Vanessa Lopez on crafting cookbooks for brands like Black Panther, Seinfeld and Pokémon

Is there a recipe for success when it comes to licensed cookbooks? Vanessa Lopez – Co-Publisher & VP for Licensing and Partnerships at Insight Editions – shares her thoughts.

Visit the Brands Untapped team at London Toy Fair this month

The team will be based at the Mojo Nation stand – B38.

The Brand Radar: From The Repair Shop: The Christmas Doll to The BBC Puzzle Book, a look at the creativity of licensed publishing

Inspired by the Booksellers Association’s Christmas Books catalogue, Start Licensing’s Ian Downes puts licensed publishing in the spotlight.

Our top 10 most read articles of 2022

Our chat with CAA Brand Management’s Ellie Parry about being hands-on with brands was our most read interview of the year.

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