“How many Mini Softs do you have” will be the trending topic come March 2022 as Douglas Company has taken its very popular Soft collection and made it in a brand new size! Six-inch Mini Softs will make their debut at all the winter shows. Be sure to check them out, but understand you may want to collect them all!
Rocket Licensing and Spotlight Licensing are set to build a global consumer products program for critically acclaimed fan-favorite television drama, All Creatures Great and Small with Rocket leading in all markets outside North America and Spotlight focused on North America. The series, based on best-selling stories written by Alf Wight under the pen name James Herriot, follows the heart warming and humorous adventures of a young vet from Glasgow working in the stunningly beautiful Yorkshire dales.
You don’t have to wait until Valentine’s Day to show the special people in your life how much you love them. But February 14th puts the spotlight on who really matters. An offering of chocolates or flowers is nice but giving your time lets them know they’re valued. Lifestyle brand and toy manufacturer eeBoo has six sweet gifts to giftwrap for everyone on your list.
Carter’s, Inc. (NYSE: CRI), the largest branded marketer in North America of apparel exclusively for babies and young children, today announced its iconic brand OshKosh B’gosh as the first-ever kids apparel sponsor of TIME, TIME for Kids and Nickelodeon’s second annual Kid of the Year. The highly anticipated initiative celebrates young change makers who are making a positive impact on society.
Novel Entertainment has partnered with P2 Games to develop and launch a new racing game for its internationally renowned Horrid Henry brand. Targeting kids aged 6+ and families, ‘Horrid Henry’s Krazy Karts’ will initially be available exclusively from the Nintendo eShop on Nintendo Switch worldwide from Friday 21st January.
Oregon-based Hog Wild Toys, LLC has welcomed Steve Markey as the new Vice President of Sales and Marketing for North America, it was announced today by Jy Liao, president. In his new role, Markey will take the reins on all marketing initiatives and lead the Hog Wild North American sales teams with a strong directive to focus on the novelty foundation of the company.
Moose Toys a leading innovator in the toy industry, revealed today the highly-anticipated first-look at its new Octonauts toy line, launching August 2022. In partnership with Silvergate Media, Moose will release a range of vehicles, figures, plush and playsets based on the popular animated TV property “Octonauts” and its latest new series, “Octonauts: Above & Beyond,” to preschool toy aisles nationwide. Moose will continue the Octo-fun with line expansions, including new characters, vehicles and more, in late 2022.
Red Toolbox, kids’ toy brand and licensee of the popular Stanley, Jr. line of children’s toys, has announced its new line of licensed toys for kids, Tasty Jr., a line of new kitchen toys for kids inspired by the social food network’s hit recipes and line of kitchenware.
King Features Syndicate, a unit of Hearst and home to some of the world’s most popular entertainment characters, announced that it is growing its global licensing programs for Popeye and Olive Oyl with a slate of new innovative partnerships. The expansion extends across the promotions, food and beverage categories and includes new territories, partners and product lines that honor the legacy of King Features’ classic characters from the extensive Popeye universe, including Olive Oyl and Wimpy.