Category Archives: Industry

Toonz Entertainment, the distribution wing of global kids and family entertainment major Toonz Media Group has announced the appointments of Bernhard Stephan as Director, Commercial Distribution and Maria Romanelli as Senior Sales Manager for Italy. These newly created roles in the sales arm are part of Toonz Entertainment restructuring with the aim to become a […]

License Global magazine, the licensing industry’s thought leader and news source published by the Global Licensing Group, examines retail sales of licensed consumer products across all sectors for the 2021 fiscal year in its recently released Top Global Licensors Report Total revenue for licensed consumer products at retail reported by the 88 licensors featured accounts […]

Maurizio Distefano Licensing, which manages licensing for a number of major brands in the Italian market, has been placed at the top of the License Global magazine agent rankings for 2022 in the Italian market The recently announced License Global rankings not only place MDL as the number one agency in Italy. MDL was also […]

Cyber Group Studios, a leading producer and distributor of animated series, has acquired a majority stake in the award-winning and veteran Italian animation studio Graphilm Entertainment The acquisition will increase Cyber Group Studios’ creative and production capabilities to meet content demands in the European region and globally. This strategic partnership will also provide Graphilm Entertainment […]

Licensing International announced the new hire of Steve Manners, who has been named Head of Marketing Based in the UK, Manners will oversee global marketing efforts for Licensing International, the leading trade organization for the global licensing industry. Manners brings extensive industry experience to his new role, having held senior management positions at leading companies including 20th Century Fox, Universal, and Beanstalk. Most recently, Manners worked with WildBrain CPLG, where he spent more than ten years […]