Genius Brands International teams with Disney’s ‘Lion King’ director Rob Minkoff and ‘Frozen’ co-writer Shane Morris on preschool adventure series, ‘Rainbow Rangers.’
New agreements span broadcast, digital and licensing representation.
Five percent of the division’s total staff of 5,000 workers are laid off as Disney shifts to licensing characters to video-game producers rather than making games itself.
m4e is named licensing agent for the German-speaking territories for the international hit TV series from South Korea’s FunnyFlux, EBS and CJ E&M, U.S.-based Little Airplane Productions, China’s Qianqi Animation, and co-production partner KiKA.
Studio 100 celebrates its 20th birthday with major announcements at BLE, including the addition the new CG-animated series produced by EuropaCorp and directed by Luc Besson.
Industry veteran Jo Kavanagh-Payne Joins GBI as senior vice president, global distribution, overseeing catalog content sales.
Fan-made stop-motion animated shorts featuring the new line of toys from the forthcoming movie launch on the ‘Star Wars’ YouTube channel.
Consumer products for ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s new CG-animated series are poised to launch in France, the Nordics and Benelux.
Princess Elena character debuts today at Walt Disney World in Orlando, and will debut at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim this fall.
‘Rick and Morty’ hosiery from Hyp will be available this fall at specialty stores. Because Rick Sanchez cares.
Second annual Global Licensing Industry Survey reports that Character & Entertainment licensing remains the top category, accounting for $113.2 billion in retail sales in 2015.
New series of animated shorts from the LEGO Group to air on Disney Channel and digital platforms this fall; new story to launch with books in July along with Website and ‘Frozen’-inspired Instagram account.
Mumbai-based animation studio expands Wow Kidz YouTube platform and fortifies brand portfolio with new merchandising initiatives.
