Upper Deck Signs On for Huntik Toy Line

WEESP, December 9: Rainbow
S.p.A. and Big Bocca
Productions have signed up Upper Deck International as the worldwide master toy
licensee for Huntik: Secrets and Seekers, with a line
expected to launch in fall 2009.

The line will include 6-
and 9-inch figures, showcasing the adventure's heroes and villains, known as
Seekers, and mystical creatures called Titans, along with a basic holotome, a key electronic device within the series. Upper
Deck will be introducing this new boy's toy line at the forthcoming Hong Kong,
London and Nuremberg Toy Fairs.

The animated series has
been co-produced with Rai 2 in Italy and will debut
in January. It will also be launched on The CW4Kids in the U.S., Germany's RTL
2, MTV3 in Finland, Greece's Alter TV, Israel's Noga,
MNET in South Africa and Australia's TEN.

—By Kristin Brzoznowski