

Compartés and Care Bears Partner For a Limited-Edition Chocolate Collaboration
Compartés, the nation’s hippest and trendiest chocolate shop, teams up with Care Bears, the loveable and huggable bears from Care-a-Lot, this October 4th to create a limited-edition chocolate bar. The Compartés x Care Bears Rainbow Chocolate Bar features Compartés artistry with the popular Care Bears to bring colorful retro packaging and a fun decadent chocolate bar. The Compartés x Care Bears Rainbow Chocolate Bar is crafted with their classic white chocolate incorporated with a fruit burst of strawberry, blueberry, orange, and lemon flavors. Each flavor is represented in the chocolate bar to create a colorful gradient rainbow in the iconic triangle cuts to make Compartés’ sweet edible art.

Super Impulse Rocks ‘n Rolls Out the All-New Pet Rock
Super Impulse, the leader in retro and contemporary miniature toys and collectibles is honored to announce its exclusive rights to one of the most iconic novelty items of the 20th Century. The “Official” Pet Rock is back and makes its return to store shelves near you! Originally released in 1975, Pet Rock was an instant success as a hilarious and low cost, low maintenance “pet” – obedient, clean, quiet, and not likely to run away or spoil your carpet. Now 50 years later, Pet Rock is back, “boulder” than ever, and incredibly, doesn’t look a day older!

PlayMonster Launches Koosh Cameos Featuring Characters From Star Wars and Jurassic World
PlayMonster Group LLC is bringing fandom to the palm of your hands with the launch of new Koosh Cameos, the iconic brand from Hasbro, a global branded entertainment company! For a limited time, fans can pick up four all-new Koosh character collectibles (two from Jurassic World and two from Star Wars, The Mandalorian), inspired by the brand that brought the world the iconic Koosh Ball!

Survey by MGA Entertainment Reveals the Hottest Toys and Trends of the Holiday Season
MGA Entertainment (MGA) one of the largest and fastest growing privately held toy and entertainment companies in the world – and maker of popular brands like L.O.L. Surprise!, Rainbow High, Little Tikes, Bratz, and more – has announced new survey data exploring the gifting dynamic between gift givers and recipients this holiday season. To kick off the season of shopping, the MGA survey of 2,000 American gift givers, conducted by OnePoll on behalf of the brand, revealed that the key to gift giving this holiday is, above all else, the element of surprise.

Cyber Group Studios’ The Tern is Most Attended Screening at Cartoon Forum
Cyber Group Studios’ new action-adventure-packed series, The Tern, was the #1 attended screening program at Cartoon Forum, the annual conference held September 19-22 this year in Toulouse, France. Cartoon Forum is Europe’s biggest showcase for animation and TV series. One of the most anticipated French projects on the market, The Tern, a series that blends European and Japanese graphic styles, screened on Tuesday, September 20, to a crowded theater of viewers. The show was the lead series among the 80 animated TV projects submitted this year from 19 European countries, totaling 473 hours of content, and garnered a phenomenal response from the public, potential partners, and press.

Aspire by WildBrain CPLG Knits Multi-Territory Representation Deal with Lyle & Scott
ASPIRE, the dedicated Corporate & Lifestyle division of world-leading licensing agency WildBrain CPLG, has secured multi-territory rights for the British heritage brand Lyle & Scott. Under the deal, ASPIRE will represent Lyle & Scott in the UK and Eire, Europe, MENA, the US, Canada and Australia, with scope to explore additional territories, such as Asia. The partnership will focus on extending the brand into broader categories, including luggage, leather goods, watches, jewelry, fragrance, personal care, gifting, pet accessories, NFTs, gaming, experiential activations and co-branded collaborations.

SodaPup Duckies Lick Mat Selected as Finalist for Pet Product News Editor’s Choice Award
SodaPup Founder and CEO, Adam Baker announced that the SodaPup Duckies lick mat has been selected by Pet Product News as a Finalist for their annual Editor’s Choice Awards.
“We’ve had a tremendous response to our emat lick mat products in the past year and we are working hard to keep innovating in this category.” Baker said. “The Duckies lick mat is part of a growing collection of lick mats designed for use in the tub. These products feature suction cups on the back which can be used on the side of the tub, on the fridge, or on smooth flooring such as tile.” Baker noted.

Yu-Gi-Oh! and Adidas Join Forces to Create and Launch New Footwear Styles
Get ready to unleash the ‘Duel Magic’ as the universes of adidas and Yu-Gi-Oh! have collided; spilling out an array of marvelous monsters, stripes, spells, trefoils, traps and most incredibly, a fresh deck of footwear, ranging from high-energy sneakers to fashionable sandals. The announcement was made by Jennifer Coleman, Vice President of Licensing Marketing, Konami Cross Media NY, Incorporated, a subsidiary of Konami Digital Entertainment, which manages the Yu-Gi-Oh! brand outside of Asia.