By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter Rovio Entertainment is launching an original animated series called Angry Birds Mystery Island in partnership with Amazon Kids+ and Prime Video. Featuring new licensed characters from Rovio Entertainment's Angry Birds gaming franchise, the upcoming animated series will follow three hatchlings and a piglet called Buddy, Mia, Rosie and Hamylton … [Read more...] about New Series Based on Angry Birds to Air on Amazon MGM Studios
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Amazon Signs On As Sponsor & Licensee For Women’s Soccer
By Gary Symons TLL Editor in Chief The National Women’s Soccer League just announced a multi-year sponsorship and licensing deal with online retail giant Amazon. The expansive agreement is a major boost for the NWSL, but also for women's sports in general, which has been seeing rapid growth over the past few years. The agreement makes Amazon the Exclusive Retail … [Read more...] about Amazon Signs On As Sponsor & Licensee For Women’s Soccer
Video Game Licensing: Invincible Skins Flying Into Fall Guys
By Allison WatkinsonTLL Reporter Amazon has entered into an agreement with Epic Games to bring licensed content from its Invincible series to the Fall Guys video game. Invincible is an animated superhero series for adult audiences that airs on the Amazon Prime streaming service. The series is based on a comic by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley. The plot of the … [Read more...] about Video Game Licensing: Invincible Skins Flying Into Fall Guys
Bezos’ Blue Origin Brand Licensed for Animated Sci-Fi Series
By Allison Watkinson TLL Reporter Genius Brands, Blue Origin, and SMAC Productions plan to develop and produce an animated sci-fi series called Blue Origin Space Rangers. The family-friendly series will star a diverse group of youth and include appearances by Michael Strahan of SMAC Productions and Jeff Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin. The Blue Origin Space Rangers … [Read more...] about Bezos’ Blue Origin Brand Licensed for Animated Sci-Fi Series
Canadian Bill Could Change the Game for Streaming Services
By Gary Symons Nov. 4, 2020 The federal government in Canada has tabled a bill proposing amendments to its Broadcasting Act that will force major changes for streaming services like Netflix, Crave, Disney+, Amazon Prime and Spotify, as well as for non-Canadian licensees. The changes affect a market of 39 million people - about the size of California - and will result in … [Read more...] about Canadian Bill Could Change the Game for Streaming Services