and more.
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Authors Guild Reinforces Its Position on AI Licensing
In a statement released Friday, the Guild reasserted its position that authors should have control over the licensing of AI rights to their work.
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Licensing Hotline: October 22, 2024
See news about Penguin Workshop's new MG nonfiction titles under the Time for Kids brand, Studio Fun's Spellbound publishing program, brand extensions for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and more in our roundup of licensing news.
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Penguin Young Readers Expands 'Bluey' After License Renewal
Penguin has renewed its master publishing deal with BBC Studios for the hit preschool animated series Bluey. Bluey books have sold more than 20 million copies in 22 languages worldwide, including 8.5 million in the U.S.
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Licensing Hotline: October 3, 2024
When Papp International acquired Chouette in 2023, it brought the ancillary publishing program for The Little Prince into its licensing portfolio. The publisher has just closed a deal to become the lead publisher for ancillary publishing in the Americas.
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Licensing Hotline: August 2024
Universal Products & Experiences has launched an extensive licensing program to support the November 22 release of the feature film 'Wicked," and nearly 75 brands and 20 retail partners have been announced to date.
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Licensing Hotline: July 2024
Read on for news about Sky Turtle Nova's books based on Ultraman, Worldwide Buddies' Rosie’s Rules license, IDW’s American Girl graphic novels, the expansion of Firefly Books' Gumboot Kids mysteries, a growing publishing and consumer products program for the Moomins, and more.
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of July 29, 2024
Among the books hitting shelves next week are a picture book about finding joy in difficult places, a middle grade fantasy set at a beloved library, a YA mystery following a family reuniting, and more.
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Scholastic to Debut New 'Dora' Books in 2025
Scholastic has secured the rights to publish books based on the new TV series, 'Dora,' produced by Nickelodeon Animation and streaming on Paramount+.
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TV Alert: 'WondLa'
The fantastical universe of ‘WondLa,’ based on Tony DiTerlizzi’s middle grade trilogy of the same name, will come to life via an animated TV series scheduled to release on AppleTV+ on June 28.
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Licensing Hotline: June 18, 2024
Read on to learn about the tie-in publishing program for 'Inside Out 2,' Bright Matter Books' new Minecraft workbooks, Rebel Girls' entry into fiction and cookbooks, the debut of Little Corgi Cuties from Disney Baby illustrator Jerrod Murayama, and more.
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