Samantha Loveday

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Licensing Horizons has confirmed the first ever licensing conference due to take place in Riyadh, the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The exclusive invitation only event – due to be held on 28 October 2025 – will look to serve as the premiere gathering for industry leaders, innovators and experts in Saudi Arabia’s brand licensing sector. As Saudi Arabia rapidly diversifies its economy and embraces creative industries under Vision 2030, the global licensing sector is taking notice.

3 weeks ago | licensingsource.net | Samantha Loveday

Banijay Kids & Family has secured a partnership between its edutainment franchise, Once Upon a Time… and on-demand e-commerce platform, Spreadshirt. The deal – secured through the German agent, Active Merchandising – covers kids and adult apparel, accessories and gifts, based on the hit multi-series saga, available across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and the UK.

3 weeks ago | licensingsource.net | Samantha Loveday

Mr. Men Little Miss Mini Adventures – the new animated series by Sanrio – has made its international debut today (Friday 6 June). Born from a collaboration between Monza-based studio, Maga Animation and Sanrio, the project is a web series of 12 animated episodes that brings the iconic characters from the 1970s Mr. Men Little Miss books back to the screen.

3 weeks ago | licensingsource.net | Samantha Loveday

Luxury brand, Balenciaga has teamed up with Britney Spears on a new collaboration which includes a limited edition series of ready-to-wear and accessories, an exclusive playlist curated by the pop icon and two remixes of her most popular works. The series was unveiled as part of Balenciaga by Demna ‘Exactitudes’, the spring 26 lookbook, and marks Britney Spears’ first collaboration to simultaneously span the worlds of fashion and music.

3 weeks ago | licensingsource.net | Samantha Loveday

By Samantha LovedayJune 6, 2025 Blueprint’s Lisa Shand talks back to school trading and being in a good position for key autumn/winter launches. LicensingSource.net catches up with a selection of licensees across a number of categories to find out their expectations for summer trading, how sell-through is going in their respective sectors, concerns and what they are most looking forward to as Q3 approaches.