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Sanrio hires Margherita Vecchio as International Licensing Manager

March 8, 2018 LC TEAMInternational Licensing Manager, Italy), Milan, Sanrio

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Post Views: 2,978 Margherita Vecchio joins Sanrio as the International Licensing Manager. Prior Sanrio, she was working in the Italian TV channel Boing and before that, from a wider-ranging role at The Smiley Company in London. She will be based in the Milan office and work across selected EMEA territories and projects. “It’s a great honour to be part of the Sanrio family and I am extremely glad and excited to have joined such a fabulous team and contribute to the growth of the business” said Margherita Vecchio. “I am glad…

Character Licensing Event News

Three well-known series named awardees of Bologna Licensing Award 2017

April 3, 2017 licensingBologna Licensing Award, Italy), Kids entertainment, Kidz Global, Largo Consumo, LIma office, Total Licensing Ltd;

Reading Time: 3 minutes Post Views: 3,541 Peppa Pig, Barbie, the Smurfs and the Rollinz are among some others that were named winners of the Bologna Licensing Award 2017, the prize for the best projects to develop licensed products during the period 2015-2016 in Italy. These awards will be assigned for the first time during the Bologna Licensing Trade Fair (BLTF), the fair for the sector of licensing and the development of products based on established brands and intellectual property already in its tenth edition and organized by BolognaFiere and due to take place…

TV Series Licensing

Federation Kids & Family gets in a raft of sales deals for its teen drama series Find Me in Paris

April 3, 2017November 11, 2021 licensingABC Australia, Cottonwood Media, Disney (France, Federation Kids & Family, France Télévisions, India, Italy), VRT Belgium, ZDF, ZDF Enterprises

Reading Time: 2 minutes Post Views: 7,226 Federation Kids & Family has got into a lot of major sales agreements for its premium teen drama series Find Me in Paris (formerly Paris Opera). Produced by sister concern Cottonwood Media, ZDF and ZDF Enterprises, the series will be shown by ABC Australia, Disney (France, Italy), France Télévisions and VRT Belgium for commissioning broadcaster ZDF in bringing the live-action series to some of the most important television markets across the globe. “We are genuinely thrilled with these partnerships, we could not ask for better platforms to…