Giochi Preziosi is Disney's 'Licensee of the Year for Toys'

Disney has titled the Giochi Preziosi Group as their Licensee of the Year for Toys and Stationery. They were presented with the award during the Nuremberg Toy Fair in January.

We would like to congratulate our partner, Giochi Preziosi, for receiving this honor!

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License!Global’s Top Stories of 2013

Below are major stories that made headlines in the licensing community in 2013. To read the full list and details of the 13 biggest stories of 2013, click here.

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• DreamWorks made a string of important acquisitions (Trolls, AwesomenessTV).
• Disney unveils Disney Infinity, its new interactive gaming platform.
• Doctor Who celebrated its 50^th anniversary.
• Netflix became a content creator and was chosen by Marvel for its next superhero TV series.
• Activision’s Skylanders property wins Program of the Year.
• Mattel forms its own production company, Playground Productions, to create multi-platform content for its brands including Barbie, Max Steel and Hot Wheels.
• WME buys IMG, creating the world’s largest talent management company.
• Beanstalk launches a division dedicated solely to digital properties. 
• Saban merged its domestic and international licensing divisions.
• ABG made a number of acquisitions in 2013 including two Celebrity Brands, Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali.
• Sanrio’s collaboration with DC Comics transforms Hello Kitty a Super Hero.

Popular Licensing Stories of 2013

2013 was an exciting year for the licensing business! There were many brand collaborations and many new brands introduced to the market.

Listed below are the top 10 stories from Licensing.biz from 2013.

1. Club Penguin unveils rare Rainbow Puffle character

2. GIRLS MONTH: My Little Pony remains on top for Hasbro

3. Golden Bear appointed master toy for Disney's Henry Hugglemonster

4. 'Subway Surfers one of the most played apps in the world'

5. Hello Kitty to take on DC Comics Super Heroes

6. Subway Surfers surpasses 200 million downloads

7. Temple Run 2 hits 50 million downloads

8. Disney launches first Club Penguin music EP

9. The Go! Go! Go! Show goes to Nick Jr

10. The Licensing Awards 2013: The winners

We are looking forward to what 2014 will bring to the licensing world!