{"id":14174,"date":"2018-04-09T01:00:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T05:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2018-04-09T11:36:01","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T15:36:01","slug":"eone-taps-master-toy-partner-for-pj-masks-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/eone-taps-master-toy-partner-for-pj-masks-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"eOne Taps Master Toy Partner for PJ Masks in China"},"content":{"rendered":"
Entertainment One (eOne) has appointed Alpha Group as the master toy partner for the popular preschool brand PJ Masks<\/em> in China.<\/p>\n Alpha Group will design, manufacture and distribute PJ Masks<\/em>-themed toys in the country. Products, which include vehicles, figurines, playsets and role-play items, will begin rolling out this summer. PJ Masks<\/em> recently premiered on Chinese VOD platforms Tencent, iQiyi and Youku.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Beijing Integrity and Sunshine Culture Development was named publishing partner for PJ Masks<\/em> and Dongguan Yizhi Food Company has signed on for confectionary, with the first line of merchandise slated to hit retail in late 2018\/early 2019.\u00a0The property is also getting a dedicated WeChat account in China that goes live this month.<\/p>\n Ami Dieckman, the senior VP of international licensing for eOne Family & Brands, commented: \u201cPJ Masks<\/em> has become a hot property around the world since consumer products launched globally last year and China is a key market in our growth strategy. We\u2019re fully committed to working with the best partners, including one of China\u2019s leading toy manufacturers, Alpha Group, to give PJ Masks<\/em> a strong launch platform in 2018 that will tap into the extraordinary potential of this lucrative market.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAlpha Group is excited to have been appointed as the master toy partner in China for this globally successful property,\u201d added Kenny Cao, Alpha Group’s senior VP. \u201cWith our extensive capabilities and leadership position in China, we are poised to make PJ Masks<\/em> a major success.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Entertainment One (eOne) has appointed Alpha Group as the master toy partner for the popular preschool brand PJ Masks in China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":479,"featured_media":14175,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[2702,255,3595,296],"class_list":["post-14174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-alpha-group","tag-entertainment-one","tag-eone-family-brands","tag-pj-masks","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n