The Licensing Awards 2018 by Max Publishing: Print, Digital Media + Events (London)

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It’s the licensing industry’s big night You’re here because you are part of what is now a $271.6 billion industry (thanks LIMA for that amazing fact!) What is so wonderful is that everybody here, all 1,400 of you, is some way connected to this vibrant, inventive sector – whether you are involved in the retail, licensing, property or an invaluable contributor on the supply side. We can’t quite believe it is now 13 years since we launched The Licensing Awards and feel privileged to have been at the heart of this extraordinary event in the licensing industry calendar. The input and support we have had on this year’s awards has been incredible. Huge thanks to our sponsors (and extra big thanks to Brand Licensing Europe for being our headline sponsor again this year) as well as to so many others who have contributed to making tonight so memorable. We really are delighted to have LIMA, our trade association’s ongoing pledge of support for these awards. Moreover, this is a mega night for The Light Fund charity in what is its record breaking fundraising year, thanks in no small part to those 65 tenacious cyclists among us. The raffle prizes are fabulous, so please dig deep! As ever there is a lot going on tonight, before, during and after the awards ceremony (especially as we have the After Bar Bar event for the second year 4-5 The Light Fund Raffle 7-11 The Judging Process running that will go on until 5am!). Whatever you do, however ‘excited’ you 13-19 The Awards Build-Up get, don’t forget your goody bag, it really is the biggest bulging sack ever! 21 LIMA UK Rising Stars Have a great evening and enjoy every single second. 23-33 The Retail Awards 35-55 The Product Awards Ian Hyder, Jakki Brown, Rob Willis, Samantha Loveday, Keith Pashley and 57-71 The Property Awards Fiona Pavely 73 The Marketing Communications Award The Licensing Awards Team 75 The Honorary Achievement Award PS. Don’t forget to Twitter away to your heart’s content! We have a Twitter wall 77-106 Who’s Here? here tonight (thanks to emoji) so it will be shared on the big screen too.

What’s Inside?

#licensingawards2018 The Licensing Awards are organised by The Licensing Source Book. The Licensing Awards are owned by Max Publishing, an independent company that is owned by Jakki Brown, Ian Hyder and Warren Lomax. The company owns The Licensing Source Book, Progressive Preschool, Progressive Greetings, Progressive Gifts & Home, Progressive Housewares and Progressive Party as well as other awards events, namely the Brand & Lifestyle Licensing Awards, Progressive Preschool Awards, The Henries, The Excellence in Housewares Awards, The Greats, The Calies and The Retas. Sister company, Max Media Ventures (owned by Rob Willis, Ian Hyder, Jakki Brown and Warren Lomax) produces digital newsfeeds LicensingSource.net, PG Buzz.net and GiftsandHome.net, while Progressive Greetings Live exhibition is owned by affiliate company, Max Exhibitions. Copyright 2018. The publishers cannot accept legal liability for any errors or omissions, nor can they accept responsibility for the standing of advertisers nor any organisation mentioned in the text.

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A Truly Ama htfund.co.uk To find out more about The Light Fund go to www.thelig

The Light Fund, our industry charity Every single penny from tonight’s raffle will go to The Light Fund, our industry charity. Set up in 2004, The Light Fund is the licensing industry’s registered charity. The ‘Light’ part of the name is an acronym for ‘licensing industry giving help together’ and this is exactly what it does. Since its inception, The Light Fund has raised over £1.2 million and funded well over 200 charity projects helping men, women and children less fortunate than ourselves, all over the world.

A 'Pizz-a' The Action Kindly donated by Nickelodeon Raph, Leo, Mikey and Donnie wouldn’t believe it! This is your chance participate in a Pizza Making Masterclass in Mayfair for two, followed by a stay over at a fabulous hotel in London! The two of you will head to Mews of Mayfair, be kitted out in chef's garb and receive VIP pizza tutorage before creating your own authentic pizza, with a certiﬁcate to prove it. And then enjoy a lavish night's stay at a great London hotel.

Live Like A King Kindly donated by National Geographic Luxuriate with a two night say in the incredible 800 year old Ashford Castle, that rises up from the shores of Lough Corrib in Ireland (with up to £300 travel costs covered to boot). And what's more you will have the chance to learn more about the history of this medieval, magniﬁcent, meticulouslyrestored building (now, a National Geographic Unique Lodge of the World), whose illustrious past includes being a home to the Guinness family.

Tickets 6 for £20 3 for £10

Earning Your Spurs Kindly donated by Danilo Be one of the ﬁrst to experience the brand new Tottenham Hotspur stadium with a pair of premium tickets to see Spurs play in a Premier league game in 2019. As well as great seats, you will also enjoy direct access to a private lounge with complimentary refreshments and halftime drinks, as well as a range of other exclusive beneﬁts.

Be Green To Be Screen Kindly donated by Universal Pictures Brand Development What a treat that would make even The Grinch smile. It’s a wonderful opportunity for up to 15 people to enjoy a private screening - with drinks and nibbles galore - to see The Grinch at Universal's private screening cinema on Friday 30 November (4pm-6.30pm).

Hearing The Force Kindly donated by Sambro You will have no problem feeling the force or hearing it in perfect precision with this pair of official limited edition Star Wars life size helmet Bluetooth speakers. With a powerful subwoofer for deep, rich bass audio and LED light-up effect, you can play audio from source or or wireless from Bluetooth capable devices.

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azing Raffle! Lions v The Wallabies

A Jacket With Satisfaction

Kindly donated by Pentland Brands This is bound to be a popular one! It’s your chance for two tickets to see the England vs Australia rugby match at Twickenham Stadium on 24 November (3pm start).

On The Grid Kindly donated by TSBA C’est magniﬁque! Two grandstand tickets to the 2019 ABB Formula E Paris ePrix in the French capital could be yours – and Eurostar travel to and from the event is included too, as well as other goodies.

A Smiley Spending Spree Kindly donated by Smiley

Kindly donated by Bravado A hand-painted Schott NYC ‘Clay’ jacket, customised with Rolling Stones artwork. The band’s famous tongue emblem adorns the back of the jacket, exclusively created to celebrate the band’s No Filter tour.

Strength Of Character Kindly donated by Rainbow Productions and eOne A fabulous opportunity to have a Peppa Pig or a PJ Masks character appearance at an event your choice (in the UK). Plus, tickets for a family of four to the wonderful Paultons Park in Hampshire.

Here’s your chance to go on a mega shopping spree in London’s Mayfair with a £400 VIP shopping experience with Smiley at the Ami Paris boutique. Kit yourself out in some distinctive clothing from the award-winning hipster brand AMI by Alexandre Mattiussi, now in its second collaboration with Smiley.

Brandgenuity Kindly donated by the NFL Players Association and Brandgenuity Bring a guest to see NFL stars Russell Wilson and Khalil Mack live, as the Seattle Seahawks take on the Oakland Raiders at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 14 October.

The Artistry Of Gaming Kindly donated by PowerStation Studios Be in the frame for some great, 4K high deﬁnition gaming with a Playstation 4 Pro. And there’s more…you can also have a custom framed artwork of the character or rock star of your choice.

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Arriving At The Finalists

Inset & below: Just a small proportion of the products laid out ready to be judged.

The Judging Process Take 5,000 licensed products; over 100 retail buyers; an impressive roster of property, marketing and rising star submissions; hundreds of retail nominations and several judging panels of industry experts and what do get? The Licensing Awards 2018â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 160+ finalists in the 27 award categories, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what! Tonight weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find out who will receive these prestigious licensing honours, but here we explain how the finalists and winners were arrived at.

All About The Awards

The Product Award Categories Who Entered?

The Licensing Awards, (launched by Max Publishing, owners of The Licensing Source Book 13 years ago) recognise and reward excellence right across the licensing spectrum - in licensed merchandise, retailing execution, licensed property management, marketing promotions as well as an Honorary Achievement award for a special individual who has contributed greatly to the industry. In addition, for the third year running the Licensing Awards also encompass the LIMA UK Rising Star award, which shines the spotlight on young licensing professionals under 30 years of age. The judging process for each of the different categories of awards differs in each case, duly tailored to arrive at the credible finalists and winners.

Licensees and licensors were invited to enter licensed product ranges that had been launched into UK retail (or significantly modified) in the year June 1 2017 to May 31 2018. All entries had to be licence-specific (ie based on one licensed property) and each entry could be for a range, rather than a specific item. The only exception to this was the Innovation Award, which could be for a specific item.

Above: The votes being tallied.

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Inset: The three apparel categories attracted the highest number of entries.

How Were The Entries Judged? The judging for the product categories took place on a single day in July at Islington’s Business Design Centre, which saw its Gallery Hall transformed into a veritable ‘department store of licensed merchandise’! All entries were displayed by product category, each clearly labeled with a unique entry number and RRP for the products. The judges (all of whom were retail buyers) individually considered all entries in each category against the criteria of the excellence of design, innovation and originality; consumer targeting and quality of manufacture and packaging. They then individually selected what they deemed were the five best entries in that category. A judging form was completed by detailing the corresponding entry numbers in order of merit on the form. Points were then awarded accordingly; five points assigned to the entries judges felt were the best in the category down to one point for the fifth choices. The points from all the judges’ forms were then amalgamated to arrive at the winner and five other finalists for each category. The Innovation award differs slightly from the other product category awards in that it could be for a specific product (rather than a range). For this award judges were asked to view the entries for their innovative quality – either in the product’s design, manufacture or application of a licence.

Who Judged The Entries?

Above: All manner of products were enterned even unicorns! Below: Retail buyers right across the spectrum judged the awards. Over 100 retailers, judged the product entries this year.

The entire responsibility of judging the entries to the Product Award categories of this year’s Licensing Awards lay in the collective hands of this year’s judging panel. This year over 100 different retail buyers (from right across the retail spectrum and from different buying disciplines) formed the official judging panel for the product categories. This year’s Judging Panel comprised buyers from Asda, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, FatFace, Geek is Chic, Groupon, House of Cards, John Lewis, M&Co, Marks & Spencer, Mothercare, Paultons Park, Sainsbury’s, Specsavers, Stanfords, Tesco, Toymaster, The Entertainer, Character.com, Aura Lingerie-Beija, Blue Inc., Butlins, Amazon, Ann Summers, Forbidden Planet, Primark, TruffleShuffle, TJ Morris, Hamleys, Moonpig, Matalan, Debenhams and Geek Universe as well as specialist independents. All retailers who are part of the BLE Retail Mentoring programme were also invited to join the judging panel.

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Arriving At The Finalists The Property Award Categories

Above: The 2018 Retail Validation Panel shared the collective responsibility for arriving at this year’s worthy finalists and winners of the retail award categories.

The Retail Award Categories The finalists in the retailer award categories were arrived at as a result of an exhaustive nomination/ self-nomination process followed by validation by a panel comprising over 20 top industry experts (both licensees and licensors). Thousands of nomination forms were sent out to manufacturers, suppliers and importers of licensed products inviting them to state, in their opinion, which three retailers have excelled in their retail delivery of licensed merchandise to the public in the year to May 31 2018). In addition, retailers were encouraged to selfnominate, and a growing number did so, detailing their achievements and progress on the licensing front. The consolidated results of this nomination process, as well as the self-nominations, were presented to a panel of industry experts. The retail validation meeting of this panel, chaired by Anne Bradford (general manager of Blues), resulted in the finalists and outright winners of the retail categories being ratified.

The 2018 Retail Validation Panel The Validation Panel for the retail awards comprised leading licensees and licensors. Emily Aldridge (GB eye) Patrick Bailey (Fashion UK) Katie Ball (then BBC, now eOne) Mel Beer (Amscan) Susan Bolsover (Penguin Random House) Charlotte Boyce (Nickelodeon) David Boyne (Bravado) Anne Bradford (Blues) chairman of the panel Eva Dawes (Funko) Stephanie Freeman (TSBA) Helen Genia (Mattel) Dean Greasley (TDP Textiles) Terry Lamb (Corsair) Hannah Mungo (Universal) Holly Oldham (Hasbro) Daniel Prince (Danilo) Katie Rollings (eOne) Graham Saltmarsh (CN Turner) Stacy Scimia (CPLG) Daryl Shute (Magic Light Pictures) Anthony Temple (Rainbow Designs)

Licensors and brand owners were invited to enter the Best Licensed Property Award categories by making online submissions to a dedicated website. The submissions demonstrated how well the property had performed over the last year against a set of criteria. A wide panel of knowledgeable licensees and retailers (from a number of different disciplines) were then invited to consider these online submissions before giving their confidential votes for what they consider have been the top licensed properties over the last year. These votes were then validated by industry experts.

Best Licensed Marketing Communication Award Reflecting the increased activity on the promotional side, the Best Marketing Communications Award is for the best use of a character, celebrity or property to promote another product (eg via an on-pack promotion, sponsorship, TV advertising or posters. It could also be the use of a character to promote a Above: Members of the Best charity, or charitable event.) Licensed Marketing Entries were submitted online Communications Award which were considered by members Judging Panel 2018. of a judging panel which comprised executives from the promotional, marketing and licensing fields.They considered entries against criteria, which included the objectives of the promotion, the creative use of the licence and the campaign execution. The entries were then discussed at a judging session to arrive at an overall winner and the other four finalists. The Judging Panel for this award was chaired by Richard Pink, director of promotions specialist Pink Key Consulting (4th from top) while the judging panel for this award category included (from top down) Alex Ward (Lime Communications), Kelvyn Gardner (Asgard Media/LIMA UK), Clare Piggott (Larkshead Media), Abigail Dixon (Labyrinth Marketing) and James Marsh (B3 Online). As Richard commented: “This year’s entry submissions were the strongest ever, reflecting the strength and growing importance of licensing within the promotions’ arena”.

Rising Stars In The Cosmos The LIMA UK Rising Stars award is designed to recognise excellence among junior licensing industry professionals (under the age of 30 years old). Nominations were sought from throughout the industry with the finalists decided by a panel discussion instigated by LIMA. For the third year in succession, this LIMA award will be presented as part of the Licensing Awards, with each of the six nominees receiving a free ticket to the event. “The new talent coming through in UK licensing is truly remarkable. All of those submitted have shown true achievement and promise of more to come,” said Kelvyn Gardner, managing director of LIMA UK.

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The Extra Ingredients While the main focus of this Licensing Awards event is to find out who have won the industry’s top accolades, there are so many other elements that come together to make this awards event really special and so memorable. If it was not for the incredible commitment, wholehearted support and ideas galore – from the wacky to the incredibly impressive - of others there is simply no way The Licensing Awards 2018 would be half as enjoyable for the 1,400 of us here tonight. Feast your eyes on the smorgasbord of treats!

Creating the ‘Wow’ Making an entrance With everyone arriving ‘bright eyed and bushy tailed’ clutching their ‘hot ticket’ (gorgeously designed and produced by Hallmark), who better to greet everyone in the cloakroom area but the ever cheerful Bing and Flop (thanks to Acamar Films). Then, it’s straight into a wonderful foyer entranceway, transformed into a Barbie world (thanks to Mattel), as part of her 60th birthday celebrations. There is bound to be plenty of hot air being spoken at both the Sponsors’ Drinks Reception as well as the main Drinks Reception, so Amscan is adding to the fun Above: Bing and Flop will be there and ‘inflated alter to greet you. egos’ by going to Left: Hallmark created the ticket. town on the balloon Right: The Barbie decoration front. enterance way

Making the headlines The Licensing Awards just would not happen without the support and endorsement of the leading companies who make up the strong roster of sponsors and associate sponsors. At the top of the tree is headline sponsor, Brand Licensing Europe, which had no hesitation in pledging its commitment again this year. As Anna Knight, brand director of Brand Licensing Europe summed up: "BLE is delighted to be headline sponsor again for The Licensing Awards - it is one of the big highlights in the licensing year, a brilliant opportunity to catch up with everyone and always fantastic fun. Congratulations to all of this year's finalists - what a stellar line up. It's great to see new properties like Love Island, Rick and Morty and Hurrah for Gin, alongside retro and classic brands like The Beatles, Batman and Barbie. We wish you all good luck!" Importantly, the UK’s licensing industry’s trade association, LIMA once again reinforcing its full support to the awards with the bond further strengthened by the winner of LIMA’s Rising Stars award being presented as part of the Licensing Awards for the third year running.

celebrates her 60th birthday. Below: Amscan will be showing its balloon mastery.

Good luck!

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The Extra Ingredients A well-voiced host The licensing industry is full of loads of interesting characters, but the host of The Licensing Awards can ‘Trump’ that, being the master of voices of everyone from leading politicians to top actors – and with observational wit that is as sharp as pin. Impressionist, comedian, satirist, translator, columnist, writer, presenter, ballroom dancer, actor, Rory Bremner is so many things rolled into one, making him the ideal host for The Licensing Awards 2018.

Above: Fashion UK will be ready to direct you to your seats! Right: Rory Bremner hosts The Licensing Awards this year.

Table talk

No need to worry about finding your seat as Fashion UK can ‘show you the light’ by sponsoring the illuminated table plans. You will make your way down the grand staircase into the main ballroom. You can trust the table numbers (they are sponsored by licensing law specialists 24IP after all), but who knows will happen with CN’s Rick and Morty around (they are sponsoring the placecards – eek!) Your seat is wonderfully attired, thanks to Pokémon and Character World and there is bound to be a bit of hair-raising action over who takes home the Trolls table centerpiece (sponsored by Universal). Forgotten your pen for those raffle tickets, don’t fret, Funko is a ‘head’ of you on that one with some great Marvel and Disney pen toppers! Above left: It will be Pokémon Go to get to your seat! Right: Trolls is this year’s centrepiece sponsor. Left: Funko will ensure you are pen poised. Right: There’s bound to be some antics with Rick and Morty on the placecards.

From seated to sated The menu cards, created by Hallmark, is a feast for the eyes – and the food won’t be bad either! With the clinking of glasses likely to be a common sound at the awards, Alpha was keen to ‘collar’ the opportunity of branding the wine bottle collars – the sky’s the limit with those Super Wings lotl! And Kinnerton will be adding a sweet ending to the meal, in providing some delectable confectionery. Above right: Kinnerton will be ending the meal on a sweet spot.

Left: Super Wings has the wine ‘collared’ raffle envelopes licked and Goody Bag voucher sorted.

Above: The Hallmark menu cards are a feast for the eyes.

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GOOD LUCK

TO ALL OF THIS YEAR’S

FINALISTS!

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The Extra Ingredients

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Above: The Twitterati will be able to have fun with emoji sponsoring the Twitter Wall.

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Left: Hasbro is sponsoring the perimeter graphics this year. Right: Bravado is providing the walk up music.

Adding To The Atmosphere You’ll be all eyes and ears for what is going on in the fabulous Great Room. You will be surrounded by wonderful Hasbro graphics on the perimeter, while on the big screen, emoji is sponsoring the Twitter wall. Meanwhile, you are in for some aural delights with the walk up music coming this year from Bravado. And if nature calls, you are in for a treat. You’ll definitely be loved up by the ladies’ loos (which will be Love Island themed) while the gents will have a ball with Umbro in the little boys’ room with lots of goodies thanks to Corsair.

More winning ways

Above: The Light Fund is set to benefit big time from the raffle.

The shiny awards trophies will not be the only prizes that feature at The Licensing Awards. It is something of a ‘win win’ fest this year. There is a fabulous line-up of prizes in the charity raffle, with every penny going to The Light Fund industrywide charity, with Super Wings flying high by sponsoring the raffle envelopes as well as another vital element of the event – the Goody Bag Voucher! This year the Goody Bag is certainly a huge bulging sack, crammed full of goodies, with Character World doing the honours in producing the keepsake sack! Above: Character World is once again producing the legendary Goody Bag.

Spreading The News Ensuring that everyone is in the right place at the right time has been down to a great bunch from the extended communications team. Helping to build the momentum in the run up through blogging, blasting and tweeting has been Kilogrammedia (PR sponsor, headed up by the lovely Jane Garner). Meanwhile, the awards’ travel partner, Exposé Travel has kept us all on the move!

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The Extra Ingredients

Right: Smiffys is providing the photobooth. Below: Feeling lucky? Then head to the Bioworld International Casino area.

Inset: Freight Train will be manning the decks, pumping out the tunes on the dancefloor.

The night is still young After the official awards ceremony there is plenty more going on – more than ever, for longer than ever. Don’t even think about going ‘bye byes’ for ages. While leading DJ duo, Freight Train will be spinning the discs to encourage everyone to make some shapes on the dancefloor, you can carry on the banter in the main rink bar (sponsored by Nickelodeon) and also have some fun (and go home with some photographic evidence) thanks to the Smiffys’ photobooth. Or, fancy a flutter? Then take to the tables in the Casino area by cashing in your Bioworld International Casino voucher for chips, with great prizes to be won. Below: Carry on the schmoozing in the Nickelodeon-sponsored main bar.

Where to next? In answer to yesteryears’ pleas of ‘where can we go to now?’ last year saw the first ever After Bar Bar at Loop. It was a great success and so once again, everyone who is anyone will be heading to the nightclub, which will be ready and waiting for Licensing Awards attendees only from 1am (and open until 5am!). This new addition to The Licensing Awards, sponsored by PowerStation Studios, will see partygoers being issued with wristbands (entitling entry and a welcome drink) to Loop bar with taxis on hand to whisk everyone there. Above: PowerStation Studios is sponsoring the After Bar Bar again this year at The Loop bar and club that will be full of licensing folk until the early hours of September 12.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NOMINEES FOR THE 2018 LIMA UK RISING STARS AWARD • Stephanie Griggs – The Roald Dahl Story Company • Jens Drinkwater – Global Merchandising Services • Alex Salisbury – Nickelodeon Viacom Consumer Products • Emily Campan – Egmont • Katie Sharp – Beanstalk • Tasmyn Knight – Cartoon Network

Enjoy the evening, then party-on with LIMA Live at the biggest licensing party at BLE ente musi + fu rtainm c n su e rpri nt ses

AT 10th October 2018

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Get your tickets online: Licensing.org/events Or call Ryan Beaird at the LIMA UK office for details: 01908 303 624 LIMA UK – Gloucester House, 399 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 2AH Email: rbeaird@licensing.org

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UK Rising Stars Award sponsored by Open to: This is a LIMA UK award. The Award is designed to recognise excellence among junior licensing industry professionals in the United Kingdom, under the age of 30 years. Nominees were sought from the industry and the finalists were named during the Young Professionals Network summer. All finalists were given a ticket to The Licensing Awards at which the ultimate winner is announced.

Rising Star

category finalists

Emily Campan,

Jens Drinkwater,

Stephanie Griggs,

associate publisher, Egmont

licensing manager, Global Merchandising Services

licensing and design director, The Roald Dahl Story Company

Tasmyn Knight,

Alex Salisbury,

Katie Sharp,

licensing associate, Cartoon Network

retail licensing manager, Nickelodeon Viacom Consumer Products

brand development manager, Beanstalk

GOOD LUCK and have a GREAT night! from all at Sponsors of the Best Preschool Retailer of Licensed Product

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Best Retailer of Preschool Licensed Products sponsored by Open to: Any UK based retailers of any discipline selling licensed products aimed at the preschool market (children aged 0-5 years). This is for activity over the last year.

Retail

category finalists

Character.com

The Entertainer

JoJo Maman Bébé

M&Co

Sainsbury’s

Tesco

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Best Retailer of Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Licensed Products sponsored by Open to: Any UK based retailers of any disipline selling licensed products aimed at the kids market (children aged 5 - 16 years). This is for activity over the last year.

Retail

category finalists

Character.com

The Entertainer

HMV

Primark

Tesco

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Best Retailer of Adult Licensed Products sponsored by Open to: Any UK based retailers of any discipline selling licensed products aimed at adults. (These can include retailers selling branded licensed merchandise such as those based on sports, celebrity, heritage, art & design or FMCG brands). This is for activity over the last year.

Retail

category finalists

ASOS

Forbidden Planet

Game

HMV

Primark

Tesco

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The Radar Award sponsored by Open to: This award is for any UK based retailer (bricks and mortar/or online) that have ‘come on the radar’ by upping their licensing activities in the last year.

Retail

category finalists

ASOS

Home Bargains

Lidl

Paperchase

Selfridges

Specsavers

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Best Licensed Retail Execution Award sponsored by Open to: Nominees could be retailers of any discipline with a store or a web presence in the UK. This award is for a specific promotion or licensing treatment that was executed at retail over the last year.

Retail

category finalists

Cars 3 at Smyths

JoJo Siwa at Primark

Marvel Avengers: Infinity War at Tesco

My Little Pony at Tesco

PAW Patrol at The Entertainer

Peter Rabbit movie at Harrods

Paddington at Marks and Spencer

The Rolling Stones x Bravado at Selfridges

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Top Retailer Award sponsored by Open to: The winners of the other categories are contenders for this award. As such, finalists arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t announced until The Licensing Awards event, but they will be among those shown below.

Retail

category finalists

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Best Licensed Toys or Games Range sponsored by Open to: All licensed toys and games, interactive toys, games and computer games plus trading cards aimed at children or adults. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2017 and May 31 2018.

Product

category finalists

Batman Wheeled Range

Harry Potter POP Vinyls

Jurassic World Range

from MV Sports & Leisure

from Funko

from Mattel

Nickelodeon Slime Range

PAW Patrol Range

PJ Masks Range

from Spin Master Toys

from GP Flair

from Sambro

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Best Licensed Paper Products Or Stationery Range sponsored by Open to: Licensed greeting cards, stationery, calendars, posters and prints aimed at children or adults. The products had to be launched in UK retail between June 1 2017 and May 31 2018.

Product

category finalists

Barbie Collection

Disney Princess Shoes Greeting Card Collection

Enid Blyton Famous Five Greeting Card Collection

from Hallmark Cards

from Danilo

Hurrah for Gin Calendars

Mr. Men and Little Miss Range

PJ Masks Craft & Create Collection

from Portico Designs

from Moonpig

from Sambro

from Moleskine

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Best Licensed Food or Drink Range sponsored by Open to: Licensed confectionery, fresh, dried, tinned, jarred, bottled or canned food ranges, as well as alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2017 and May 31 2018.

Product

category finalists

Despicable Me Fluffy the Unicorn Cake

Fruit Shoot Snack Bars

The Gruffalo Cake Collection

from Streamline Foods

from Park Cakes

Jurassic World Range

PAW Patrol Ice Cream Range

Thomas and Friends Collection

from Bon Bon Buddies

from Icefresh Foods

from Kinnerton Confectionery

from Finsbury Food Group

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Best Licensed Dress-Up or Partyware Range sponsored by Open to: All licensed dress-up balloons, party favours, party tableware, banners and cake decorations ranges aimed at children or adults. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2017 and May 31 2018.

Product

category finalists

DC Superheroes Collection for Sainsbury’s

Disney Princess Belle Limited Edition

from Rubie’s Masquerade

Marvel Collection for George@Asda

Peter Rabbit Animation Collection

Roald Dahl Collection for F&F at Tesco

from Christy’s By Design

for Asda from Smiffys

from Smiffys

Harry Potter Partyware Range from Unique Party

Wishing THE BEST OF LUCK TO ALL THE FINALISTS!

©2018 Viacom. SpongeBob SquarePants created by Stephen Hillenburg. PAW PATROL ©2018 Spin Master PAW Productions Inc. All Rights Reserved. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES © 2018 Viacom Overseas Holdings C.V. © 2018 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Best Licensed Preschool Apparel Range sponsored by Open to: Licensed nightwear, daywear, outerwear, underwear and footwear aimed at children 0-5 years. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2017 and May 31 2018.

Product

category finalists

Guess How Much I Love You Collection for Matalan

My Little Pony Collection for Primark

from Paul Dennicci

from Smith & Brooks

Spiderman Nightwear Range for Mothercare

Tiny Tatty Teddy Baby Range for Primark

from Cooneen By Design

from Paul Dennicci

Peppa Pig Collection for F&F at Tesco from Blues Clothing

Winnie the Pooh Baby Range from Primark

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Best Licensed Children’s Apparel Range sponsored by Open to: Licensed nightwear, daywear, outerwear, underwear and footwear aimed at children 5 years and upwards. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2017 and May 31 2018.

Product

category finalists

Disney Ariel – The Little Mermaid Swim Holiday Collection

Mickey Mouse Teen Collection for M&Co from Fashion UK

from Matalan

Pusheen Girls’ Collection for Primark

Miraculous Nightwear for Character.com from Aykroyd and sons

The Simpsons Girls’ Collection

Star Wars Boys’ Collection

from Zara

from Marks & Spencer

from Branded Clothing International

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Best Licensed Adult Apparel Range sponsored by Open to: Licensed nightwear, daywear, outerwear, underwear, footwear and fashion accessories aimed at adults. The products had to be launched into UK retail between 1 2017 and May 31 2018.

Product

category finalists

Barbie X Missguided Collection from Missguided

Guns N’ Roses’ Bands That Rock The World Collection for Tesco

Hello Kitty x ASOS Collection from ASOS

from Bravado

Love Island Collection for Primark

Rick and Morty Collection for HMV

Star Wars X ASOS Women’s Collection

from CID Merch

from Poetic Brands

from Bioworld International

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Best Licensed Written, Listening or Learning Range sponsored by Open to: Licensed books, comics, DVDs, audio and spoken word cassettes/CDs as well as electronic teaching products aimed at children or adults. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2017 and May 31 2018.

Product

category finalists

Enid Blyton Collection

Paddington Pop-Up London Book

PAW Patrol Treasure Cove Stories

from Hachette Children’s

from Harper Collins Children’s Books

from Centum Books

Peppa Pig Book Range

Peter Rabbit Movie Book Range

Star Wars Where’s Wookie 2 Book

from Penguin Random House Children’s

from Phidal

from Egmont

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Congratulations and good luck to all the nominees! From Penguin Ventures

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Best Licensed Giftware Range sponsored by Open to: All licensed giftware ranges either packaged or sold simply, aimed at children or adults. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2017 and May 31 2018.

Product

category finalists

Disney Enchanting Bamboo Range

Harry Potter Gift Range

Peter Rabbit Classic Gift Range

from Enesco

from Half Moon Bay

from Paperchase

Peter Rabbit Classic Jewellery Collection

Winnie the Pooh Collection

Wizarding World Gift Collection

from Rainbow Designs

from WOW! Stuff

from Rhona Sutton

Celebrate Congratulations to all finalists from the Spring & Autumn Fair team springfair.com

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Best Licensed Home DĂŠcor, Tableware or Housewares Range sponsored by Open to: Licensed home dĂŠcor ranges, such as lighting, furniture, bedding, rugs, textiles, garden products, framed or canvas wall art as well as tableware and housewares ranges. The products had to be launched into UK retail between June 1 2017 and May 31 2018.

Product

category finalists

The Beatles Yellow Submarine Outdoor Leisure Collection

Classic Mickey Art Collection from Pyramid International

from FieldCandy

National Trust Mini Beasts Houses Range from Wildlife World

Peppa Pig Furniture Range

Rick and Morty Drinkware

Roald Dahl Tableware Collection

from Worlds Apart

from GB eye

from Creative Tops

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The Innovation Award sponsored by Open to: This special award is for one licensed item or range of any discipline that shows outstanding innovation in design, manufacture and/or inspiring treatment/use of a licensed property. The items submitted for this award may also have been entered into other categories. All entries for this award comply with the same restrictions and conditions as the other product award categories.

Product

category finalists

The Beatlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sgt Pepper Jukebox

DC Superheroes Foundmi Range

Iron Man LED Suitcase

from Jingle Games

from Bioworld International

from BB Designs

Jurassic World Inflatable T-Rex Adult Costume

SEGA Sonic The Hedgehog Footwear

Star Wars TIE Fighter Posable Desk Lamp

from Rubieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Masquerade

from Puma

from Paladone

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Best Preschool Licensed Property sponsored by Open to: Nominees could be licensed properties aimed at 0-5 year olds. All submissions had to demonstrate commercial success, marketing and communications activity, creativity and innovation and management of the licensed property over the last year.

Property

category finalists

Bing

Hey Duggee

In the Night Garden

PAW Patrol

Peppa Pig

PJ Masks

Teletubbies

Thomas and Friends

Best Children’s or Tween Licensed Property

BABYWEAR

NIGHTWEAR

TIGHTS

UNDERWEAR

GIFTING

SOCKS

90’s

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Best Children’s or Tween Licensed Property sponsored by Open to: Nominees could be licensed properties aimed at the children’s or tween market (5-12 year olds). All submissions had to demonstrate commercial success, marketing and communications activity, creativity and innovation and management of the licensed property over the last year.

Property

category finalists

JoJo Siwa

L.O.L. Surprise

Miraculous

My Little Pony

Pokémon

Shopkins

Trolls

WWE

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“BEST TEEN OR ADULT LICENSED PROPERTY”

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M A R K E T L E A D E R S I N L I C E N S E D P R O D U C T F O R U K R E TA I L E R S S P E C I A L I S I N G I N A P PA R E L , N I G H T W E A R , E S S E N T I A L S A N D A F U L L S U I T E O F A C C E S S O R I E S .

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Best Teen or Adult Licensed Property (age group 12 and above)

sponsored by Open to: Nominees could be licensed properties aimed at the teen or adult market (aged 12 and above). All submissions had to demonstrate commercial success, marketing and communications activity, creativity and innovation and management of the licensed property over the last year.

Property

category finalists

Barbie

Call of Duty

Emoji

Gorjuss

Harry Potter

Hello Kitty

Pusheen

Rick and Morty

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Best Literary or Design/Illustration Licensed Property sponsored by Open to: This award is for licensing activity in the UK in the last year for a speciďŹ c licensed property from a literary origin or design/illustration (TV/ ďŹ lm activity may have occurred on the property but its origin must have been from the world of literary or design/illustration).

Property

Elmer the Patchwork Elephant

category finalists

The Gruffalo

Mr. Men Little Miss

Miffy

Peter Rabbit Classic

Moomins

Roald Dahl

The world of TM

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Best Film Licensed Property sponsored by Open to: This award is for for licensing activity in the last year based around a film property. The film property could be aimed at any age group.

Property

category finalists

Jurassic World: Justice League Fallen Kingdom

Peter Rabbit The Movie

The LEGO Ninjago Movie

Paddington 2

Marvel Avengers: Infinity War

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Best Music or Celebrity Licensed Property sponsored by Open to: This award is for licensing activity in the UK in the last year for a specific licensed music or celebrity/personality property aimed at any target age group. Nominees could be celebrities/personalities, either living or deceased, from all disciplines including entertainment, sport, culinary, design, art or music. The property (and licensed products) must have appeared in the UK market during the period May 31 2017 - 1 June 2018.

Property

category finalists

The Beatles

Little Mix

Guns Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Roses

Joe Wicks

The Rolling Stones

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Funko_Europe

FunkoEurope

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Best Sports Licensed Property sponsored by Open to: Nominees could be licensed properties from any sports field (excluding sports celebrities). All submissions had to demonstrate commercial success, marketing and communications activity, creativity and innovation and management of the licensed property over the last year.

Property

Arsenal Football Club

category finalists

The Football Association

Liverpool Football Club

Major League Baseball

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club

West Ham United Football Club

olour Tonal Crest

Manchester City Manchester United Football Club Football Club

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Best Classic Licensed Property Award sponsored by Open to: Nominees are for properties that have stood the test of time (with at least a decade of licensing activity). All submissions had to demonstrate commercial success, marketing and communications activity, creativity and innovation and management of the licensed property over the years. The winner will join previous yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; winners PokĂŠmon, Peter Rabbit, Barbie, Thomas & Friends, Star Wars, Mickey Mouse and The Beano in The Licensing Classics Hall of Fame.

Property

Batman

category finalists

Disney Princesses

Harry Potter

Me to You

Mr. Men Little Miss

My Little Pony

Paddington

Peanuts

Peppa Pig

Sesame Street

The Simpsons

Smileyworld

Good luÂŠk to all the nominees

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