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Catch up with all<br />
property<br />
the latest from the world of licensing<br />
Battle Ant snaps up Hungry Shark<br />
Battle Ant has announced details of a new deal that will see the<br />
company producing a new plush line based on the best-selling<br />
Hungry Shark app.<br />
Battle Ant is a plush licensee founded by sector specialist Steve<br />
Manley, who worked on initial short run solutions for the Crazy<br />
Frog brand amongst others, to focus specifically on the games and<br />
gaming market.<br />
The Battle Ant team will be working with Hungry Shark licensor<br />
Future Games of London (FGOL) to produce a line that will appeal<br />
to the millions of app fans.<br />
For more information, visit www.battleant.co.uk<br />
Santoro news<br />
Santoro is delighted to<br />
announce the appointment of<br />
Ulster Weavers as a new UK<br />
licensing partner for Gorjuss<br />
kitchen textiles. Ulster Weavers<br />
will be launching its first simply<br />
Gorjuss design as a retail<br />
exclusive later this year.<br />
Award-winning Gorjuss<br />
licensee, Bothy Threads has launched a stunning range of tapestry<br />
kits including: Little Annie, Purrrrrfect Love, Toadstools and We Can<br />
All, which when combined with Bothy’s Gorjuss cushion finishing<br />
kits can be used to create sumptuous home accessories.<br />
French licensee Pictura SARL has launched a new collection of<br />
Gorjuss diaries, including a 2012-2013 school year design featuring<br />
I Found My Family In A Book, a 2013 White Rabbit design, and an<br />
I Gave You My Heart mini 2013 diary.<br />
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New phase for Emma<br />
Thomson’s Princess<br />
Pearl creation<br />
Rocket Licensing has announced<br />
that the campaign for Emma<br />
Thomson’s new creation, Princess<br />
Pearl, has entered a major new<br />
phase with the long-awaited launch<br />
of five new books and the arrival<br />
in Marks & Spencer of a girl’s<br />
nightwear range.<br />
Written and illustrated by the<br />
popular creator of Felicity Wishes,<br />
Hodder Children’s Books has launched five new titles – four storybooks<br />
and a special novelty book. The storybooks, each 170mm x 170mm<br />
and with an embedded pearl on the cover, are: Princess Pearl: A Friend to<br />
Treasure, Princess Pearl: A Fashion Fairytale, Princess Pearl: A Royal Ballet and<br />
Princess Pearl: A Birthday Ball. The fifth publication, Princess Pearl and the<br />
Underwater Kingdom, is a 210mm x 210mm book with interesting<br />
pop-ups and flap features.<br />
For more details about the range, visit www.rocketlicensing.com<br />
Scottish candle company teams up with V&A<br />
Shearer Candles is further deepening its British heritage with a new<br />
collection created under license for the Victoria & Albert Museum<br />
(V&A). The Glasgow-based family run company, currently celebrating its<br />
115-year anniversary, has created the unique collection under the V&A<br />
Inspired label. A portion of the profits will go to the V&A Museum, the<br />
world’s largest museum of art and design.<br />
The collection is available in four fragrances of candles, diffusers and<br />
refill bottles. The design, selected from the works of Arts and Crafts<br />
practitioner, CFA Voysey (1857-1941), is reflected in both the glass and<br />
new gift packaging. The attractive and durable boxes are also designed to<br />
be reused.<br />
For more details visit www.shearer-candles.com
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