Licensee Roster Grows for TWF

LONDON, June 30: Bulldog
Licensing has added Panini to the growing slate of licensees for Animation
Collective’s Thumb Wrestling Federation: TWF.

Panini will create
collectible stickers and sticker albums based on the show’s characters. The
collection is set to launch later this year. This month, a range of toys,
apparel, publishing, greeting cards, calendars and DVDs based on the show will
become available. Other products will follow throughout fall and winter.

“Thumb Wrestling
Federation is quite simply the
biggest collectible opportunity of 2008,” said Rob Corney, the managing
director of Bulldog Licensing. “The classic play pattern of thumb wrestling
makes it perfect for merchandise and its consistent position at the top of the
ratings charts proves the very high interest in the brand. We’re delighted that
Panini is now part of our program, as this builds on the success that our other
licensees, including Aykroyds TDP, Sambro and Danilo, are experiencing in their
sell-in.”

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski