The company's chairman and CEO offers his take on building 360-degree brands that will conquer the attention of kids on screen and at retail.

PORT WASHINGTON: In the first half of this year, U.S. toy sales were up by 7.5 percent, according to the NPD Group, outpacing last year's growth rates.

The division's commercial director talks about the L&M strategy for the brand-new Teletubbies.

HONG KONG: Now TV is set to add Boomerang to its Junior Pack at the beginning of July, increasing the Asia-Pacific reach of the kids' network to more than 30 million homes.

HALIFAX: DHX Brands is partnering with Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing for a series of books based on the brand-new Teletubbies.

CULVER CITY: Unveiling its 2017 and 2018 slates, Sony Pictures Animation announced plans for a new kids' series based on the Ghostbusters film franchise.

PARIS: STUDIOCANAL has acquired Paddington and Company, which owns all intellectual property rights, excluding publishing, to the classic character created by Michael Bond.

Surveys some leading content rights owners about building kids’ brands in a crowded and fragmented marketplace.

The company's managing director talks about Miffy and what’s still to come for the brand in the years ahead.

In the run-up to Licensing Expo, the president and general manager talks about how the company is engaging with children wherever they are.