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The Summer Screenings
@ THE BRITISH LIBRARY
LONDON - KINGS CROSS
5th June 25 (1-5)
Showrooms Trade Show 26
@ BUSINESS DESIGN CENTRE
LONDON - ISLINGTON - TBC IN DISCUSSION
TBC March 26
Winter 24 Brand Screenings Day
Took Place on Wednesday 7th Feb 24
@ MILLENNIUM POINT CONFERENCE CENTRE (Birmingham)
SPONSORED BY HASBRO
Thanks to Hasbro, Mattel, Retail Monster, BBC Studios, Two Daughters Entertainment, all3media, Penguin Ventures, Acamar Films, ZAG, Toei Animation, Aardman, SEGA, IMG, Toikido, Beano Studios, Sweet Cherry, Every Cherry, Reemsborko, Larkshead Licensing and Start Licensing, Edith Holden
WINTER 24 SPONSORED BY
WHO CAME TO WINTER 24....
WINTER 24 CONFERENCE
10:15am - 10:30am - MATTEL
7th Feb
Jack and Elizaveta talked about Mattel's 79 years of cultural relevance and we could not agree more. When you look at the history of Mattel and the iconic brands such as Barbie and Thomas the Tank Engine you can see why their L&M portfolio is extensive.
Their focus on this years winter conference was 'Hot Wheels' and the launch on Netflix in 2024. The audience got to see some of the new material for the show and we can't wait for Mattel to come back and tell us their updates later on in the year.
Jack Allen
UK Hardlines
Elizaveta Lalayan
Softlines
Coming Soon
10:30am - 10:45am - ACAMAR FILMS
7th Feb
John Collins is an industry veteran who has worked on so many brands over the years and is now Acamar Films Brand consultant.
Acamar Films talked about the global relevance of their IP 'Bing' in an ever-changing world, and that they claim is the only IP that provides the mental, emotional and social developmental equipment to help young children grow.
The statistics surrounding Bing are very impressive.
We always love Acamar showcasing Bing at Brands Retail - a great British IP success story.
John Collins
Brand Consultant
Coming Soon
10:45am - 11am - TWO DAUGHTERS ENTERTAINMENT
7th Feb
Two Daughters Entertainment is a UK studio with a great childrens IP called Moley. Moley appears on Warner Bros. Discovery, Pop, ZDF and many more terrestrial channels around the world.
But Two Daughters showed us some exciting new Feature FIlms they are developing, producing and launching into 2027 and beyond.
Rob Goodchild talked us through the marketing updates and what they were looking for from our brand partners in the audience.
Rob Goodchild
Commercial Director
Coming Soon
11am - 11:15am - BBC STUDIOS
7th Feb
Anita Majhu head of soft-lines at BBC studios talked us through their global hit show 'Bluey'. But the focus was also on their factual programmes experiential offerings such as Melbourne's BBC Earth Experience.
It is great to see BBC studios focusing on their factual side of their IP's Yes kids IP's for BBC Studios generates a lot of revenue for the corporation but there is definitely merchandise demand for their award winning shows such as BBC Earth narrated by our national treasure David Attenborough.
Anita Majhu
Head of Softlines
Coming Soon
11:15am - 11:30am - ALL3MEDIA
7th Feb
Are you a Traitor?
All3media which is a powerhouse in media production talked us through the marketing and timelines of their huge BBC One hit 'The Traitors'.
Their is an incredible 30 versions commissioned around the world for Traitors and the viewing figures are enormous. Product ranges are now starting to appear in stores and selling out, leading the way is apparel. board games (which really suits the format), and interactive game books.
Jason Easy
Director of Licensing
Coming Soon
11:30am - 11:45am - THE BEANO
What can we say - a British iconic classic IP for all ages.
Their sizzle was great because it was the kids that told the audience why they love the Beano so much. Humour is key to the IP and mischievous fun. Rob Glenny commercial director went through the figures with the audience and what is great to hear is the printed comic sells so many copies each week.
Their product ranges are impressive as well and all uniquely developed products.
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Rob Glenny
Head of Commercial
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11:45am - 12pm - TOIKIDO - IMG
7th Feb
We come onto Toikido which most of us are aware of now as they really have shaken up the toy industry. Represented by the powerhouse that is IMG and with new content now in production with Nelvana for their IP Smashlings it was great to hear the updates.
Connecting toys and digital games is the key to the company and the audience got to see new examples of that. We would to tell you more but sadly we cant....
Thanks to Will Ochoa, Serena Segalov and from IMG Anna Viola.
Will Ochoa
MD
Sabrina Segalov
Director of Licensing
Anna VIola
AD Licensing
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LUNCH - 12:10pm - 1pm
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1pm - 1:15pm - PENGUIN VENTURES
7th Feb
David Sprei the commercial director for Penguin Ventures talked us through their iconic evergreen IP's Peter Rabbit and The Snowman.
But Flower Fairies was also pitched and the activations around the IP was great to see in their presentation. It is a classic IP that deserves more attention from the licensees and retailers, Penguin Ventures are really pushing the IP and we can see great product ranges coming out for Flower Fairies.
David Sprei
Commercial
Director
Zoe Smith
Senior Licensing
Manager
Jess Houston
Senior Category Manager Hardlines
Coming Soon
1:15am - 1:30pm - SEGA
7th Feb
We would love to tell you what SEGA are doing with Sonic for the launch of the new movie later this year but we can't... sorry.
But the audience was blown away by the sizzles Kay Ferneyhough head of retail development showed us.
Sonic the Hedgehog is most certainly an evergreen IP and it is great to see how SEGA brings out new content and inventive products for their huge hit.
Kay Ferneyhough
Senior Retail Development Manager
Coming Soon
1:30pm - 1:45pm - AARDMAN
7th Feb
Rachael Peacock is Aardman's senior brand manager and talked us through their iconic British IP 'Wallace and Gromit'.
There was updates on Chicken Run 2 'Dawn of the Nugget' which launched last christmas and has great numbers to back it up.
We got to see some great product examples they have for W&G and the highlight of these was being sold in Truffle Shuffle who were in the audience.
Thanks Aardman!
Rachael Peacock
Senior Brand Manager
Coming Soon
1:45pm - 2pm - START LICNENSING - EDITH HOLDEN
7th Feb
Ian Downes MD of Start Licensing always has some great IP in his roster and we got to see one that wasn't on the radar of the industry but now most certainly is.
Edith Holden was an illustrator, teacher naturalist and had a lifelong passion for recording nature around her. She kept an illustrated diary since 1906. Her artwork now is licensed on calendars, notepads and other stationary goods.
Another British IP gem.
Ian Downes
Managing Director
Coming Soon
2pm - 2:30pm - SWEET CHERRY - EVERY CHERRY - LARKSHEAD LICENSING
7th Feb
We had a split presentation from Larkshead Licensing who are the agents for Sweet Cherry Publishing.
We got to see their great IPs Mula & Friends and Maggie Sparks which are now available for licensing in multiple product categories.
The second part of the presentation focused on the SEND publishing side of Sweet Cherry called 'Every Cherry'. It is a community the team are empowering through inclusion, making us all aware and understanding people with disabilities. A great cause at Brands Retail and thank you Sweet Cherry.
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Alice Corrigan
Head of Sales &
Marketing
Clare Piggot
Larkshead Licensing
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TEA & COFFEE - 2:30pm - 3pm
3pm - 3:30pm - TOEI ANIMATION - REEMSBORKO
7th Feb
We love Manga at Brands Retail. Because our sister conference Get Animated is really pushing the UK animation industry to create their own versions.
Marine and Loick from Paris came over to show the audience some great IP's Dragon Ball Z and One Piece. When you look at the viewing figures and fanbase of these IP's the global reach is enormous. Max Arguile who represents Dragon Ball Z in the UK has pushed the product categories for the IP in the UK and stores like HMV and Truffle Shuffle are shifting big volumes.
Merci Loick e Marine!.
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Marine Jochum
Licensing Manager
Loick Boinnard
Trade & Retail Marketing
Co-Ordinator
Max Arguile
Reemsborko
Coming Soon
3:30pm - 3:45pm - ZAG
7th Feb
Miraculous again is an IP with huge global reach. Luca Bonecchi head of UK licensing went through the numbers with the audience but also showed us their marketing time-line for the IP.
The product range is inventive and large, and with the fanbase of 'geeks' connecting with the IP at comic cons around the world it is growing even more.
Thanks to ZAG for coming back and giving us more of an update for the UK retail and L&M industry.
Grazie Luca!
Luca Bonecchi - VP, Licensing, Southern,
Northern, Eastern Europe & UK
Coming Soon
3:45pm - 4pm - RETAIL MONSTER - CRAYOLA - PvsZ - PUDGY PENGUINS
7th Feb
Retail Monster showed us Pudgy Penguins last year and it was great to now see an animation sizzle. It looks great, highly emotive characters and non-verbal as well which will translate around the world. They look like they are really focusing on the digital play side of the IP as it came from NFT's.
Crayola are now a Studio and that is great for the global animation industry. Crayola really is a benchmark licensee product - every brand wants a Crayola license.
PvsZ is a great game, the numbers are huge and the plans for the launch look great, we can't tell you more though sadly...
Thanks to Liesa as always!
Liesa Dornan
Director of Licensing
Coming Soon
4pm - 4:30pm - HASBRO - SPONSORS KEYNOTE
7th Feb
A Massive thank you to Hasbro for sponsoring Brands Retail Winter 24. Also a huge thankyou to the global security team who flew over from LA to the UK and brought with them never before seen footage from the new Transformers movie.
This was a great way to end the conference for the screenings so thankyou Cat O'Brien and her team.
Catrina O'Brien
Director of Licensing
Coming Soon
4:30pm - 5pm
The Retailers Keynote - sponsored by
7th Feb
Interviewer
Julia Redman
The Buyers Eye
John Carolan - Head of Category
Boots Walgreens
Our very own John Carolan has been in the industry for many years, and it was great to hear him speak about his career, his thoughts on the industry and where it is heading. Julia Redman again someone with so much retail experience made us laugh with industry anecdotes.
Thanks again to Fabacus for sponsoring and sharing their updates with us.
Thank you to John.
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