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.

MyMediabox Clients Amongst the Most Influential Brands of 2013

Licensing.biz released their first Power List this month of the most influential brands of 2013. The list, which is voted for by a panel of 200 independent judges in the industry, is split into four categories – Character & Entertainment, Brands, Art & Design and Sports.

Taking the top 2 spots for the Character & Entertainment category are MyMediabox clients eOne for Peppa Pig and Sanrio for Hello Kitty. Other MyMediabox clients that made the list for this category include BBC Worldwide for Doctor Who, FremantleMedia Enterprises for Tree Fu Tom and IMPS for The Smurfs.

V&A Enterprises, also a MyMediabox client, secured the first spot for the Art & Design Category. BBC Worldwide also made the list for this category for the Kirstie Allsopp line, as well as eOne for the Simon's Cat Cartoon Series.

Other MyMediabox clients on the list include The Licensing Company for Jelly Belly in the Brands category, and WWE and Tottenham Hotspur for the sports category. To see the full Power List, visit Licensing.biz.

MyMediabox offers hosted solutions for digital asset management and style guide delivery (Mediabox-DAM), product approvals and other creative workflows (Mediabox-PA) and deal memo management (Mediabox-DM). For more information visit us at mymediabox.com. Click here to see a complete list of all our clients.

BBC Show Attracts New Licensees

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MyMediabox client, BBC Worldwide, has attracted several new licensees with the popularity of its
CBeebies series "Something Special." Among the new partners are Egmont Publishing, Kinnerton and Inspiration Works. Current licensee, Golden Bear, will also extend its product offering centered around the show.

Look for "Something Special" products expected to launch this year: five titles, two novelty books, two activity titles, advent calendars, miniature figures, an electronic learning tablet, 3D backpacks, puzzles and more!

Interested in learning how clients like BBC Worldwide utilize MyMediabox hosted applications to streamline their product approvals process? Click here to schedule a demo.

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