aNb Media News, November 22, 2011

  • Eckert to Leave Mattel; Stockton Named Successor
  • Duracell Partners with Time to Play and Others for Magical Holiday Season
  • Who is the Black Friday Shopper?
  • Annoying Orange Gets TV Show

Real Deal

  • New Music Deal for Elvis
  • Mad Engine Signed for Redakai Apparel
  • The Licensing Shop Signs The Calgary Stampede
  • Deals from Creative Minx Marketing
  • C3 Signs “Grizzly Adams”

Real Deal

  • Warner Bros., Mattel Extend DC Licensing Partnership
  • Pandora, DMX Partner to Provide Radio for Small Business Settings
  • Diamond Select Signs Lenore License
  • KISS By Monster Mini Golf Opens in Las Vegas
  • Wendy Bellissimo, 5 Star Apparel in Deal
  • Emily the Strange Gets E-Commerce Platform

aNb Media News, October 13, 2011

  • CNE Debuts Boutique for The Powerpuff Girls and Ben 10 at Toys “R” Us Times Square
  • FDNY Kicks Off Fire Prevention Week with Mattel’s Smokey the Fire Truck
  • P.S. from Aéropostale Launches Superhero Apparel and Accessories for Kids
  • Discovery Communications and Parragon Books Release Discovery Kids Sharks iPad App
  • Firefly Brand Management Brokers Mr. Bubble Bath Toy Line with Senario
  • Classic Media and Mindshapes Launch Casper’s Scare School: Costume Closet App

aNb Media News, June 16, 2011

  • Condé Nast Signs FremantleMedia Enterprises
  • Pacific Entertainment Corporation Hires Kahn
  • HIT Entertainment Adds Licensees for Mike the Knight, Barney
  • Ben 10 Moves to The Big Screen
  • Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products Signs International Agents
  • Big Tent Entertainment Named Science Brand’s Agency of Record
  • Mind Candy Announces Moshi Monsters U.S. Toy Line
  • American Greetings Properties Introduces New Characters, New Deals
  • Stone America Rebrands Itself
  • Marvel Signs Crafty Productions

Catching Up With Maria Doolan, Managing Director of Global Brand and Business Development for Zinkia Entertainment

Zinkia Entertainment, based in Spain, is the creator of Pocoyo. The company’s goal is to create and develop brands with a global entertainment vision. Pocoyo, a hit across Europe for many years, is now gaining traction in the U.S. Based in Madrid, Maria Doolan, managing director of global brand and business development for Zinkia, explains how Pocoyo will compete in the U.S. marketplace for both English- and Spanish-speaking fans.

You’re Hired

  • Chan-Yip Upped at Hasbro
  • Dunne Upped at Disney Consumer Products
  • Promotions at NBCUniversal