John Crane launches Pinterest competitionMay 15th, 2012

John Crane have found an engaging new way to connect with their online fans by offering followers on Pinterest the opportunity to win £150.00’s worth of John Crane toys by simply telling the public at large how they like to use their toys on a rainy day and creating a John Crane rainy day board on Pinterest.

The Marketing Manager for John Crane Helen Davis said “With all the bad weather we’ve been having, it seemed an obvious way to get parents showing other parents great toys for indoor play.”

The guidelines for the competition encourage each pinner to use at least 10 John Crane toys with a description for each how they use them along with other rainy day activities that they might take part in.

Each of these boards then links back to the John Crane site, where people can also see even more of the John Crane range. If you would like to enter goto The Pin2Win competition and get pinning.

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Postman Pat the Movie – It delivers!April 18th, 2012

In UK cinemas from May the 24th Postman Pat: The Movie will be hitting the screens.

With a star studded cast Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge), David Tennant (Doctor Who), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films) and Stephen Mangan (Green wing and Dirk Gently) the world of Postman Pat will be brought to the big screens in CG 3D.

Pat will be facing his hardest delivery yet when a national TV talent show competition tempts him away from his home town of Greendale and the friends he loves for the draw of money, status and a shiny new suit. What path will Pat choose? All will be revealed on May the 24th.

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Music Rox! – The Debut Album by The Moshi MonstersApril 4th, 2012

Moshi Monsters released its first album Music Rox! at the Hard Rock Cafe, London, this month. The catchy music varies from Bollywood to rock and is aimed at children and adults alike.

Moshi creator, Michael Acton Smith, was on hand to sign albums with life sized Monsters at HMV’s Oxford Street store.

The 12 tracks were written and produced under the Moshi Monsters Music record label and the songs feature favourite characters such as Dr Strangeglove, The MonStars, Big Bad Bill,Sweet Tooth and of course Popstar Poppet. New characters have also been created including Zack Binspin and Bobbi SingSong.

Tracks include Sweet Tooth Stomp’ by Sweet Tooth, ‘The Doctor Will See You Now’ by Dr Strangeglove & the Glump Generation’ and ‘Super Moshi March’ by Super Moshis.

The accompanying music movie is led by former ‘A’ frontman Jason Perry who said:

“We’ve been blown away by the pre-orders and really hope the album tops the charts this week…We had a blast laying down the tracks for this album and hope kids and parents love it just as much as we do.”

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Angry Birds on Thin IceMarch 26th, 2012

The sequel board game to Angry Birds Knock on Wood is now out and two life-sized angry birds have been touring London to promote it.

Mattel’s Angry Birds on Thin Ice game contains Big Brother and Yellow (the birds) andNormal, Moustache and King (the pigs). Big Brother is a new bird released for the board game. Also included in the game are two construction hats for the pigs, 56 Mission Cards, 5 Wood Blocks, 7 Glass Blocks, a TNT crate and a sling shot to fire the birds from.

The aim is to build the pig shack pictured on the card, hide your piggies in it and hope the birds don’t knock it all down in a fit of feathered fury.

An ad campaign will run throughout the Easter period promoting the game.

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New ThunderCats MagazineMarch 26th, 2012

Panini UK has launched a new 36 page ThunderCats magazine. With four issues a month you can catch up with the goings on of the ThunderCats.

Aimed at boys aged 7-12 it is features gloriously illustrated comic strip stories and action figure strips with all-new adventures. Additionally there are fact files, activities, puzzles, colouring pages, competitions and great freebies such as the disc-throwing Sword of Omens given away with issue 1.

The magazine can be bought from UK newsagents and it has a cover price of £2.99.

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Morph returns to our TV screensMarch 21st, 2012

The cherished animated TV characters Morph and Chas are set to return to TV screens. A special one-off programme has been created by Aardman for CBBC.

The return of the characters is part of a new TV show called Ricky’s Radical Reinventions where animator Ricky Martin children how to make things from around the home that they take for granted.

Morph and Chas live in the back of Ricky’s Van (although he doesn’t know it). As expected, the pair get up to no good when Ricky is away.

“It’s exciting to be able to introduce Morph and Chas to our audience for the very first time – and parents will no-doubt enjoy seeing them return to our screens too!” says Damian Kavanagh, CBBC Controller.

The programme can be seen on CBBC on Monday 26 March at 6.15pm.

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24 new Moshlings to go on sale next monthMarch 21st, 2012

Vivid Imaginations has announced that 24 new Moshlings will go on sale on 1st April. These are the third series of Moshlings collectables to be released and take the total collectables to 120 (excluding the limited editions available in the Collector tins).

According to Neil Bantock, Vivid UK MD, more than 20 million Moshlings were sold last year.

Vivid Imaginations will be launching Series three of its award-winning Moshling collectables range on April 1st. “Series three will take the brand to another level and will be a great Easter boost for our retail partners,” he said.

 

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UK Premiere of Destroy All AliensMarch 20th, 2012

The popular children’s TV series Ben 10 is set to have aUKpremiere of its CGI animated TV movie on Cartoon Network this month.

Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens was first shown on 11th March in Asia Pacific (the global premiere) but it will arrive in theUKon April 7th.

The film features the original voice actors from the Ben 10 animated series and sees Ben in new alien adventures with unexpected twists. He is targeted by the evil Mechamorph Warrior ‘Retaliator’ who blames Ben Tennyson for a deed he did not do.

“The finished product is simply awesome; from Marty’s [Isenberg] clever script, to the 3D modelling, vivid lighting techniques and life like animation, this is a movie premiere that kids won’t want to miss,” says Silas Hickey, regional creative director of Turner Broadcasting System Asia Pacific, and executive producer of the film.

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5th Bologna Licensing Trade Fair Opens Its DoorsMarch 19th, 2012

The 5th Bologna Licensing Trade Fair opened its doors today. There are 60 exhibitors and more than 500 brands available. Italian brands include Lamborghini, Agusta, Ducati, GURU and Fix Design and there is also be a focus on the Russian licensing market.

Visitors are expected from all over the world to listen to the key speakers and find out about the first ever research on the value of the Italian licensing market.

The show is open to show to all licensing categories (sport, fashion, entertainment and kids) and it closes on 21st March.

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Power Rangers renewed on Nickelodeon through 2014March 8th, 2012

The popular boys TV series Power Rangers can now be seen on Nickelodeon through 2014 following a contract renewal with the American TV channel by show producers, Saban Brands.

Saban’s Power Rangers Samurai returned to Nickelodeon from ABC Kids in 2011. They also extended their brand to include the Saban’s Power Rangers Samurai game, voted the “Game of the Year” by Nick.com visitors with a staggering 38 million game sessions.

Saban’s Power Rangers Super Samurai is the newest season of the show under the leadership of Haim Saban, who created and produced the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series in 1993. It launched on 18th February and the series sees the Rangers continuing to wage their battle against the evil Master Xandred, who has now joined forces with a new super villain, the malevolent Serrator. The Samurai Rangers learn to harness the power of the legendary Black Box to form all new Megazord combinations and become Super Samurai. The premiere of this series was the 701st episode.

“We are so proud to bring this iconic brand back to its glory” said Elie Dekel, President of Saban Brands. “And we look forward to many years of continued success in partnership with Nickelodeon.”

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