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Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment (WiT) is excited to announce the launch of the Tabletop Gaming Learning Community (TLC), a new initiative building on the success of the  Sustainability Learning Community (SLC) in 2022.  The TLC aims to create an inclusive and supportive space for women working in, or aspiring to enter the tabletop gaming industry, facilitating collaboration, learning and growth. Led by seasoned tabletop industry professionals, the community will harness diverse talents and insights of its members to explore trends, tackle challenges, celebrate successes, and champion impactful change within the industry. Its mission is powerfully focused on inspiring and supporting new generations of women to join the tabletop gaming community and cultivate future industry leaders.

Elenco, a premier provider of STEM toys at the intersection of electronics, education, and recreation has plugged into a new era of innovation by partnering with ChizSix Marketing & Media as their Agency of Record for social media. This partnership between ChizSix Marketing & Media and Elenco is set to electrify the digital space with the ingenious Snap Circuits, an award-winning STEAM toy lineup that sparks the curiosity of budding engineers, scientists, and innovators. Elenoc’s Snap Circuits brand has been the preferred STEAM toy since 1972, making it a staple in the toy industry for over two decades. Endorsed by K-12 educators worldwide, Snap Circuits is not only a favorite in schools, libraries, after-school, and homeschool programs but also cherished as a versatile at-home STEAM toy, with many current leaders in science and technology crediting their foundational engineering knowledge to childhood experiences with the brand.

ZAG Foundation, the charitable division of global independent animation studio ZAG, is partnering with Dr. Alain Toledano’s Institute Rafaël to provide free non-medical cancer care to children in a nurturing, supportive and uplifting environment with age-appropriate activities. These therapies aim to provide support and promote healing well-being beyond medical interventions alone. The first launch will be focused at the Paris headquarters in 2025, with plans for locations in several other countries over the next five years. The announcement was made by Jeremy Zag, Founder and CEO, ZAG, and Dr. Alain Toledano, co-founder of Institute Rafaël.

Hasbro has announced plans to lay off 1,100 employees, citing rough sales performance persisting through the whole of 2023. This swath of layoffs will encompass a fifth of Hasbro’s workforce. CEO Chris Cocks said: “This is a lever we must pull to keep Hasbro healthy, as challenges which the company faced in the first three quarters of 2023 continued into the fourth. Market headwinds have proven to be stronger and more persistent than planned. While we’re confident in the future of Hasbro, the current environment demands that we do more, even if these choices are some of the hardest we have to make,” he wrote in an email to staff. “I know this news is especially difficult during the holiday season. We anticipated the first three quarters to be challenging, particularly in toys, where the market is coming off historic, pandemic-driven highs. While we have made some important progress across our organization, the headwinds we saw through the first nine months of the year have continued into holiday and are likely to persist into 2024.”

Kidscreen, host of the global kids entertainment industry’s leading awards for excellence, is delighted to announce the shortlisted entries that are continuing in the 2024 competition through a final round of judging. All winners will be announced and celebrated live at a special awards ceremony taking place on Monday, February 5 during Kidscreen Summit 2024 in San Diego.