Telescreen Seals Nordic Licensing Agreement

LONDON, October 2: Alicom
Licensing has been appointed to handle all licensing categories for Telescreen’s
2-D series Frog & Friends in
Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

Frog & Friends, based on the pictures books by Max Velthuijs, centers on the adventures of an imaginative frog
and his friends. The property already has a number of licensees in place in
Benelux and Europe, including Rubinstein for audio books, Jump for a table-top
game, De Kunst for an interactive DVD game (Benelux only) and Identity Games
for an outdoor play game and a hide-and-seek game. Alicom will work to expand
the licensing program and incorporate further categories.

"The
2-D animated series Frog & Friends is a delightful children’s program aimed
at kids of age 4 to 7; a valuable addition to Alicom’s licensing
catalogue," said Christian Wallin, the brand manager at Alicom. "We
believe it’s a beautiful brand to build a diverse and high-quality
merchandising program upon, as the publishing platform has proven its success,
and the TV series will create licensing opportunities to an even greater
extent.”

“We are pleased to cooperate with Alicom, known
as a sincere, creative and competent agent for a wide range of entertainment
properties,” commented Philippo Rocour, the business manager at Telescreen. "We are very excited to have Frog and his Friends exploring the
Nordic licensing market under the wings of Alicom, at which a young and
dedicated team will successfully take the property to the next level in this
territory.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski