Hallmark unveils new licensed card ranges
December 11, 2013
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Card and gift specialist Hallmark is set to launch a host of hot new licenses next year, expanding its market-leading portfolio with a wealth of
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Widdop Bingham to produce Disney licensed gifts
November 20, 2013
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Widdop Bingham to launch Walt Disney licensed giftware at Spring Fair Widdop Bingham is delighted to announce its link up with The Walt Disney Company
Widdop Bingham launches Bebunni gifts
November 7, 2013
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Widdop Bingham is the latest company to sign up to the Bebunni license, the hot new cute brand that has been taking the greeting card
Mr Trafalgar is License This! winner for 2013
November 1, 2013
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A distinctive art property, Mr Trafalgar by Newcastle artist and illustrator, Jamie Patterson, was winner of the License This! challenge at BLE 2013. The final
Carte Blanche signs book deal with Autumn Group
October 25, 2013
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Carte Blanche Group has forged a major new book publishing deal for its much loved Tatty Teddy & My Blue Nose Friends brand. Autumn Group,
FremantleMedia seeks new Wind in the Willows licensees
October 22, 2013
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FremantleMedia Kids & Family Entertainment is marking the 30th anniversary of the BAFTA and Emmy award-winning movie The Wind In the Willows by seeking new
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