Teksta, John Adams and Bentalls among those honoured at last night's event. Character Options, LEGO, Hasbro and John Adams were among the winners at last night's 2013 Toy Industry Awards. Held at the Science Museum in South Kensington, ...
NPD's annual Toy Fair address reveals Furby Boom, LeapPad Explorer and Innotab as top sellers. The overall size of the market last year was £2.9bn, down one per cent compared to 2012 - however NPD Group has highlighted a number of ...
New range will feature plastic figures, play sets accessories and plush toys Character Options and Entertainment One unveiled a new collection of Ben and Holly toys at Toy Fair, coupled with a visit from the show's title characters. The ...
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61st annual event features an increased floor space to 22,000 square metres to accommodate more than 280 exhibitors Toy Fair 2014 has sold out. The annual event, now in its 61st year has seen a rise in demand for space, having increased ...
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Toys based on the hit Cartoon Network animated show Adventure Time will be distributed in the UK by Character Options. The products will include two-inch blind bag collectable figures (pictured), as well as role-play items and plush toys. ...
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Plush and plastic products based on hit app game due. Character Options has been named UK toy partner for Plants vs Zombies. The company will distribute Jazwares' range of licensed plush and plastic toys in the UK, which is "already ...
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Final push in sponsorship needed as 163 riders prepare for Isle of Wight challenge in June. There's just two weeks to go until the Toy Trust Isle of Wight Big Kids Bike Ride - and the body is urging the industry to get behind as many ...
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Character Options is expecting sales in excess of 500,000 units of its new ChillFactor by the end of the year. ChillFactor hit shelves last week with TV advertising commencing on Friday, May 19th. And Character Options is already ...
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1990's robotic pup to make comeback in the UK in July; major marketing planned including space stunt. Character Options is relaunching 1990’s robotic pup Teksta in July, with a worldwide marketing strategy including a planned space ...
It took just two weeks for this year's Toymaster show to sell out – beating the record which had been set in 2012, when all space had been filled by the end of January. This time round, however, the organisers revealed in ...
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This trick or treat season, Rubie’s is expanding its Halloween kids collection with gruesome new editions to its fancy dress range. The new Zomboy and Zombet costumes are designed to deliver a fright with their scary prints and ...
Having laid the foundations for the property in 2012, the firm behind BinWeevils.com is looking to further ramp up its consumer products activity this year. During 2012, BinWeevils grew its licensee base from three to 20 partners. ...
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Character Options has become the UK distributor for Moose Enterprises' girls collectable, The Zelfs. The brand - which is one of the most important launches in recent years for Character - will make its debut in July, backed by a high ...
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Character Options is celebrating its most successful UK toy Twitter party to date. Launched to honour its new Peppa Pig Theme Park toy collection, the social media event took place on March 26th and delivered nearly eight million tweets ...
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Character Options has inked a four-month deal with Kick Magazine. The campaign for the Character Building Sports Stars football collection will include full-page features and a covermount of the micro figures across the magazine's 63,500 ...
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