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Licensing Hotline: April 2019
Read on for news about books celebrating Barbie's 60th birthday, Lerner's educational nonfiction plans for Garfield, Peanuts books to debut in partnership with NASA, IDW's Care Bears graphic novels, and more.
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Bologna 2019: Licensing Highlights
After several years where licensed properties and media tie-in books had a growing presence, licensing was a bit more low-key at this year’s Bologna Book Fair than in the recent past, according to several attendees.
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Licensing Hotline: March 2019
News about Scholastic's Baby Shark books; Random House's new Minecraft fiction series; Carlton Books' new Disney license for augmented-reality formats; Studio Fun’s Lost Kitties tie-ins; Sterling’s Funko's Wetmore Forest books; Bob Books' license for VersaTiles; and more.
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Licensing Hotline: February 28, 2019
Read on for news about Sesame Workshop's recently signed licensees, Lerner and Skyhorse; Little Hippo's license from Disney for augmented reality titles; a new licensing program to support 'Where's Spot?'; and more.
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Toy Fair Moves on After Toys R Us
At this year’s New York Toy Fair, publishers discussed new retail opportunities following the closing of the toy store chain.
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Sesame Street Turns 50
Fourteen U.S. publishing partners celebrate the anniversary of Big Bird and friends, with special titles, reissues and refreshed editions of classic books, and new publishing initiatives.
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Licensing Drives a Quarter of Children’s Book Sales, Says New Research
Licensed titles made up 26% of unit sales of juvenile books in the U.S. in 2018, according to just-released research from the NPD Group.
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Licensing Hotline: February 2019
Read on for news about Insight Editions' 'Missing Link,' Cottage Door Press's four new licenses, Scholastic's in-world handbook for the 'Pokémon: Detective Pikachu' film, Merrymakers' licensing program for Dog Man, the relaunch of Miffy licensing in North America, and more.
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Licensing Hotline: January 2019
Read on for a reboot of IDW's Transformers comic books, new titles in Insight Editions' licensed cookbook program, literary licensing programs from new agency FanGirl Branding & Consulting, and a wrap-up of other recently signed deals.
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Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? On Netflix.
HMH is reintroducing the world-traveling, fedora-wearing thief Carmen Sandiego with an animated Netflix TV series debuting January 18; the relaunch will also encompass a publishing program, educational materials, a live-action feature film in 2020, and interactive games.
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Licensing Hotline: December 2018
Read on for news about IDW's Dungeons & Dragons franchise, publishers' involvement with Moonlite's story projector, and other recent licensing activities.
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Licensing Hotline: October 25, 2018
Read on for news about Scholastic's Feisty Pets books, Ameet's Wizarding World license, IDW's 20th anniversary kick-off event highlighting key licenses, Ferly's global rights for Justin Time, and DC Entertainment's partnership with Rooster Teeth.
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Licensing Hotline: October 18, 2018
Read on to learn about Scholastic's acquisition of She-Ra and RWBY, Macmillan's new Odd Squad license, dolls and apparel featuring Joe Books' Disney Princess art, Bendon's upcoming coloring and activity titles tied to 'Llama Llama' and 'True and the Rainbow Kingdom,' and more.
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Hachette Goes All In on Fortnite
Hachette U.K. has secured the global publishing rights to Fortnite, the hot video game of the moment.
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Mary Poppins Returns with New Editions, Tie-Ins
HMH Books for Young Readers is publishing a half dozen new Mary Poppins titles in anticipation of the December release of the Disney feature film 'Mary Poppins Returns.
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West Side Publishing Will Launch Little Grasshopper Books
Publications International founder Lou Weber's West Side Publishing company is launching a children’s publishing imprint, Little Grasshopper Books, that will encompass a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction formats, primarily for children five and under.
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Scholastic Publishes First Lego Picture Book After 15 Years as Lego Licensee
In time for the 15th anniversary of the launch of its licensing relationship with Lego, Scholastic is publishing the first-ever Lego picture book, 'I’m Fun, Too!'
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Curiosity Books Debuts First List This Fall
Curiosity Ink Media, a recently formed media company with a mission to create original family-friendly TV and film animation and revitalize dormant properties, is launching a children’s publishing imprint.
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Licensing Hotline: August 2018
Read about Random House’s tie-ins to the fall movie release, 'The Grinch'; IDW’s middle-grade comic books inspired by the Marvel Universe, as well as its new GoBots series; and more licensing news.
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Today's Licensed Publishing Keeps Classic but Contemporary
Publishers balance heritage with modern themes to keep their evergreen licensed publishing programs fresh.
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