Archive for September, 2010

Thomas The Tank Engine- The Next Chapter Tuesday, September 21st 2010

Sunshine Acquisition Limited, a company formed by Funds advised by Apax Partners to acquire Hit Entertainment, completed the acquisition of Hit for £489.4 million in May 2005. In order to recoup some of the investment and cope with the financing Thomas has been spun off for sale. How much is he worth? The Mr Men [...]

Toy Story 3- Huge Success -Financial marker Wednesday, September 8th 2010

Disney Pixar’s Toy Story 3 has surpassed Titanic at the UK’s box office making it the UK’s second highest grossing film of all time behind James Cameron’s Avatar.
According to the BBC, Toy Story 3 has now taken £70,131,106 overtaking Mamma Mia! and Titanic which brought in £69.2m and £69.02m respectively.
It still has quite a way [...]

Job of the Month

Licensing Manager
Location: Central London
Salary: Circa £42k
Ref: 125
We are seeking an exceptional individual who is capable of managing and growing licensing programmes across all categories. Our clients brands are globally known and this represents an amazing opportunity for someone to go to the next level in their career.

Hot Topics

A tough Retail Climate
For the last few years we have experienced a very tough retail climate with consumers being cautious with their spending and retailers being cautious with their listings and stock levels. This is a challenging time but we should all remain positive and start talking the market up and focus on the positives which will surely benefit us all.

Executive Moves

Hannah Miller

joins the RSPCA as Licensing Executive
Linda Vabo

appointed Director of Products & Licensing at CreaCon Group, Norway

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