The Malawi orphanage funded by the Toy Trust's Three Peaks Challenge last year has now been built. The UK toy industry's charity arm has revealed to ToyNews that the orphanage - named Toy Trust House - will be home to over 50 children ...
A host of physical Tetris games are in the works - including Jenga Tetris and Bop It Tetris. Hasbro and The Tetris Company have struck a licensing deal which allows the former to produce face-to-face games based on the classic video ...
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The 2014 London Toy Fair will take place from January 21st to 23rd, ToyNews has learned. The news comes after Simon Pilling, Head of Toy Fair Operations and Sales, says he was delighted with this year's show. "Toy Fair 2013 was a ...
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ToyNews drew tens of thousands of visitors to its website during Toy Fair 2013, thanks to its unmatched coverage of the big London event this week. With 44 stories being posted by the ToyNew teams during the three-day event (plus more ...
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Toy supplier Asobi is inviting retailers to meet well-known teddy bear designer Rikey Austin at Spring Fair. Asobi is the UK distributor for Alice’s Bear Shop and exclusive supplier of the complete range of bears and story books in ...
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The LEGO Group has responded to criticism of its Star Wars Jabbas Palace set, released last year. Members of the Austrian Turkish Cultural Community complained that the set looks too similar to the famous Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul. ...
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A new range of books and dolls - Book Babies - is "just right for the Slow Toy movement", says the company. The products - on display on Toy Fair 2013 stand 152 - include plush ragdolls and books aimed at inspiring children from three ...
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The 2012 Toy Industry Awards winners have been revealed. The awards ceremony took place at London Olympia's West Hall last night, organised by the British Toy & Hobby Association and the Toy Retailers Association. TOY RETAILER OF THE ...
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Toy price cuts made too early by certain retailers are having a "damaging" effect on the industry. Alan Simpson, Chairman of the TRA, made the comments following last night's 2012 Toy Industry Awards. He said: “In a year which has ...
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Sales of traditional toys in the industry’s five largest European markets (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK) fell by 2% in 2012, according to the latest data published by the NPD Group. This was the first time the combined ...
Paul Lamond is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who with a DVD board game. The game, which is on show at Toy Fair and launches this summer, contains over 100 clips taken from the sci-fi TV series and thousands of trivia ...
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The BTHA tips 34 toys for success in the fifth annual Best New Toy Awards. The BTHA has released its fifth annual Best New Toys list at the 60th London Toy Fair. In 12 categories 34 toys were named by the show's oganisers. Winners ...
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Market statistics released today at Toy Fair by NPD show that the UK toy industry stood firm in 2012 - in the face of poor retail performance overall and in comparison with like for like industry sectors. NPD figures show that UK toy ...
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VTech has released first details of what it says is the first ever tablet designed specifically for babies. The InnoTab 2 Baby features a baby proof design and tailored apps and content. It's aimed at kids over 12 months old and includes ...
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A pair of toy industry specialists have formed a new company: Maad Toys. Directors David Kupse (left) and Alan Smith (right) have set up the Manchester-based initiative, which already has "strong financial backing" and several licences ...
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