The American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) honors the memory of toy industry veteran and founder of International Playthings Ted Kiesewetter, who passed away on May 24, 2019.
As the USTR holds hearings on the proposed tariffs on Chinese products, the Toy Association continues its advocacy campaign to #donttaxtoys.
CHITAG’s Mary Couzin chats with another toy industry legacy family: the Nuccios, owners of Design Edge, a leading graphic design and R&D firm.
Women in Toys, Licensing & Entertainment announced that registration is now open for the 2019 WIT Empowerment Day, to be held during Toy Fair Dallas.
DHX Media, Mattel greenlight ‘Polly Pocket’ animated series for another season, while Universal Kids picks up both seasons to air.
Basic Fun! has entered a multi-year agreement in principle with Hasbro for the Tonka brand, which will kick off fall 2020 with a new Tonka toy line.
Viacom Nickelodeon Consumer Products will manage licensing for Ryan’s World and Ryan’s Mystery Playdate across key markets beyond North America.
The retail sales of licensed merchandise and services grew to $289.3 billion in 2018. Notably, an average of 79 percent of respondents’ business came from brick-and-mortar.