Firm's first successful loan recipients have all been music-related, but AIM is now welcoming applications from toy and game inventors. AIM Start Ups, an official delivery partner for the Government-funded Start Up Loans scheme, is ...
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ToyNews is currently offering Nuremberg Exhibitors a special show package to make sure key messages are communicated to buyers. Exhibiting at Nuremberg? Want to make the most of the show? The bumper ToyNews January issue will boast a ...
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83 finalists will now be whittled down to the winners in 12 categories, to be announced at the Toy of the Year Awards in February 2015. The Toy Industry Association has revealed the 83 finalists for the 2015 Toy of the Year Awards. ...
F1 Scalextric, Airfix and Corgi products on the way. Hornby has signed a new worldwide licensing agreement with Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix for F1 World Championship toy lines spanning Scalextric, Airfix, and Corgi products. Richard Ames, ...
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The store will welcome visitors to free mince pies, mulled wine and a traditional puppet show. Pollock's Toy Shop will be offering shoppers a festive treat for one night only, with a late night event of festive food and a puppet show. ...
"We hope it has inspired families in the UK to give little ones a SmarTrike this Christmas." SmarTrike has deemed its Christmas TV campaign a 'success'. The advert aired from October 27th to November 16th on Milkshake, Nickelodeon ...
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Craig Beevers won the 2014 title with the word 'talaq'. A Brit has been crowned the World Scrabble Champion for the first time since 1993, and only the second time ever. Craig Beevers, from Guisborough near Middlesborough, competed ...
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The video features key Disney Store products engaged in an intricate Rube Goldberg machine through a festive Disney Store. Disney Store has unveiled its festive TV advertisement for 2014, featuring a chain reaction of Disney products ...
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Then nominate them now for our 30 Under 30 feature, in association with Gameplan Europe. Our popular 30 Under 30 listing - where we highlight the up and coming young executives working across all aspects of the toy trade - is returning in ...
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UK toy sales have already exceeded £31m as the Frozen franchise becomes the number one licence in the UK toy market. Frozen is on track to beat the all time sales record set by Toy Story 3 as it becomes the number one licence in the ...
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'The move to the Fundamentally Children umbrella has raised the firm's profile to tipping point,' says Dr. Amanda Gummer. Good Toy Guide submissions have hit an ‘all time high’ following the firm’s move to the ...
"Out of literally hundreds of titles currently in print, we actually only have six titles with this kind of titling." Children's book publisher Ladybird Books is to drop gender specific titles. The move is the latest success for Let ...
ToyNews will run a new monthly feature, putting all of your questions to the industry's resident Doctor, Good Toy Guide's Amanda Gummer. You may have been left scratching your head about the best way to push your toy into digital arena, ...
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Popular characters span 208 stickers. Giromax has launched a collectable Zelfs stickers album. The sticker collection features popular characters including Buttershy, Spellinda, Vampula, Tressa and Angelala. The album is made up of a ...
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Set to be the biggest Cyber Monday in the UK to date. A study by RetailMeNot is predicting that shoppers will spend over £1.3 billion on presents this weekend (Friday November 28th to December 1st) in the UK. The study estimates ...
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