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Simon & Schuster Moves to Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Simon & Schuster will publish a series of books tied to Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, under a master publishing license with the Fred Rogers Company and Out of the Blue Enterprises.
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Little Critter Expands E-Book Presence
On March 21, Mercer Mayer, creator of the Little Critters series, launched two new apps with Silver Dolphin Books.
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YouTube's Annoying Orange Is Headed to Bookshelves
HarperCollins Children's Books has secured the rights to The Collective's Annoying Orange property for a series of joke and storybooks, beginning with Annoying Orange: How to Be Annoying this fall.
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Licensing Hotline: February 28, 2013
Bendon is going high-end through a new licensing deal with model, designer, and entrepreneur Kathy Ireland and her company.
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Getting Personal
Publishers controlling merchandise rights to their brands and characters are starting to experiment with print-on-demand licensed products through partners such as CafePress, Zazzle, MashOn, and Ty's Toy Box.
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Licensing Hotline: January 15, 2013
Chronicle Books is licensing children's book and sidelines rights for author-illustrator Micah Player's girls' T-shirt and accessories brand, Lately Lily, which launched in 2012.
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Focus on Mobile Gaming Apps
As consumers spend more time on digital devices, publishers are mining the e-world for licenses that might translate into book formats.
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Licensing Hotline: December 4, 2012
Running Press has secured the rights for Pajanimals, a musical TV series from Jim Henson Productions. The show features four furry puppets who learn life skills through imaginary journeys.
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Promotional Power
Fourteen of the 50 movies with the all-time largest U.S. box office totals are based on high-profile books from four series.
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Disney Lucasfilm Purchase Leaves Comics Licenses in Doubt
While Tuesday's blockbuster $4.05 billion sale of LucasFilm to Disney may have answered some questions for the film franchise—yes, there will be Episodes VII through IX—it left the Star Wars publishing licenses in doubt, in particular Dark Horse's comics program.
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