Monthly Archives: August 2021

Fails Building Tower, Concept For Challenge And Fail In Business Port Disruptions: Your Government at Work You wouldn’t know it based upon the continuing and growing congestion at America’s ports of entry, but both the executive and legislative branches are trying to get involved. On the legislative side, Congress had been debating the bi-partisan Ocean […]

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The popular preschool property, The Very Hungry Caterpillar is expanding its presence in the toys, role-play, and party space this year thanks to renewed and extended ranges from its master toy partner, Rainbow Designs, as well as product launches from Smiffys, and the Great British Teepee Company. Play teepees, mats, and cushions all based on […]

Women in Toys, Licensing and Entertainment has elected six new members to its Board of Directors for 2021, with executives from the likes of Mattel, ViacomCBS, and Warner Bros joining the board. Four candidates were elected in January 2021 to serve their first term. Amy Thompson, EVP and chief people officer, Mattel, and Kristi Wasmer, […]

Moonbug Entertainment Ltd. is broadening its partnership with Sky Kids to bring a selection of new episodes to of its hit show Blippi as well as Care Bears to kids and families across the UK. A selection of Blippi episodes and specials, including Blippi’s Great Green Adventure, Summer Sports Camp and Halloween, will be available on Sky Kids […]

Licensing Expo will be returning in-person to Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas in 2022, marking May 24th to 26th as the scheduled dates of its highly anticipated, live, interactive event return. The in-person experience will deliver three days of face-to-face networking, supported by a robust online offering to enhance the attendee and exhibitor experience after […]

Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go – a new, vibrantly refreshed, 2D animated series following the iconic Thomas the Tank Engine – is pulling into Channel 5’s Milkshake on Monday, November 8th this year. Produced by Mattel Television in partnership with Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana Studio, the new series is a major reimagining of the classic […]

The Entertainer is giving away £27,000 in gift vouchers as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations this year, deciding to ‘give back to its customers’ through the big giveaway, as well as hosting free to attend parties in all of its stores across the UK. The £27,000 giveaway is open to all toys, meaning popular […]

Number. 3D. Numbers exploded On August 11, 2021, we began running our survey on toy industry inflation. One hundred and forty four of you responded and, by doing so, provided us with some hard numbers and a better understanding of how inflation is impacting our industry. Here are the questions with your answers: What are […]

It may be hard to believe, but a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico could have a devestating impact on the price of plastics. Here is how Bloomberg writer, Kevin Crowley, puts it in his article, “Record Plastic Prices May Go ‘Stratospheric’ on Hurricane,” written before the storm hit: Tropical Storm Ida is strengthening and […]