Including the launch of the Nick Jr. Adventure Centre this summer.
The Source rounds up more news from the licensing industry across the globe from the week.
Preschool channel Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon Viacom Consumer Products are launching the Nick Jr. Adventure Centre this summer. Primarily targeting families with children aged 2-4, attendees will have the chance to play and learn with the channel’s ‘big five’ properties at selected retailers from June 9. Blaze and the Monster Machines, Nella the Princess Knight, PAW Patrol, Rusty Rivets and Shimmer and Shine will each have dedicated play stations in a Nick Jr. dome called the Adventure Centre. It will visit retailers including Smyths, Tesco and Asda across the UK until July 22.
The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo have revealed three new ways to play Pokémon for Nintendo Switch – Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! and the free to start Pokémon Quest.
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has confirmed that Kuato Studios is developing a game app based on the new boys action TV show, Robozuna. The app is due for release in the autumn along with the series launch.
Maurizio Distefano Licensing has secured a deal with Les Éditions Albert René for the rights to Asterix and Obelix for the Italian market.
Licensing agency Nottingham Forest has inked a deal with back to school company Safta in Spain to develop Paul Frank collections. The deal marks the first one that Nottingham Forest has confirmed for the Saban Brands property in Iberia.
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