Disney has partnered with Hasbro, Inc. to bring the popular characters from Disney's summer hit LILO & STITCH to stores. The unruly alien is captured in numerous ways including SPITTIN' STITCH with "real spitting action" created by holding him underwater to fill him up, then squeezing him, ELECTRONIC EXPERIMENT 626 STITCH has electronic features which allow Stitch to make laser sounds and speak "alien." And if you want to transform an alien into a pet, the 2-in-1 SWITCHIN' STITCH turns Stitch from outlaw alien experiment into a family pet.

At the recent Licensing
Show 2002 in New York, Canadian children's programmer Cinar signed on
new licensing partners for its award-winning preschool series
CAILLOU. Handcraft will launch a line of boys and girls underwear
featuring CALLIOU characters and stationery supplier MeadWestvaco
will be supplying CAILLOU wall calendars for 2004. Rand will be
launching a line of sporting goods which will include CAILLOU bikes &
accessories, Trudeau will supply a brand new CAILLOU line of melamine

Decode
Entertainment Inc. has appointed The Sharpe Company as the
international licensing agent for its new 3D animated preschool
series THE SAVE-UMS! The series is scheduled to debut in February
2003 as part of Discovery Kids new "Ready, Set, Learn" programming
block on TLC and Discovery Kids Channel in the U.S. and on CBC
Canada. Sharpe, current licensing agent for properties such as
HUMPHREY'S CORNER and THUNDERBIRDS, will license THE SAVE-UMS! in all
territories outside North America.

Corus
Entertainment's Nelvana has signed up new licensees for some of its
key kids' properties. Saban Consumer Products Europe, the consumer
products division of Fox Kids Europe, has signed a pan-European
licensing agreement for the animated series BRACEFACE. The three-year
agreement covers 16 European territories and 21 categories including
apparel, cosmetics, toys, stationery, music and multimedia. The
agreement expands the existing relationship between the two companies

DreamWorks SKG and Hasbro, Inc. have announced that Hasbro will
produce a line of G.I. JOE Adventure Team figures based on the
upcoming DreamWorks animated feature SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN
SEAS, scheduled for release in May 2003. To support the movie, Hasbro
will offer the new line of G.I. JOE Adventure Team featuring Sinbad
battling mythological monsters. The 12" action figure line will
include Sinbad vs. The Roq, a monstrous bird of prey; Sinbad vs.
Serpens, a dragon-like sky serpent; and Sinbad vs. Scorpious, a

Licensing 2002 International is the annual trade show for the multi-billion dollar worldwide business of consumer product licensing, marketing and merchandising and the show continues to be the most important marketplace for concepts and creative ideas related to the biggest brands in the world. It is held June 11-13, 2002 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. Here is a preview of just a few of the major animation-related products that will be showcased at Licensing 2002. For more information visit www.licensingshow.com.

Mattel Masters He-Man

Family media company Big Idea will be at this week's Licensing Show 2002 in New York to announce THE BOB & LARRY MOVIE, its second animated feature film, currently in pre-production. The film tells the story of the popular VEGGIETALES characters Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber. Big Idea has already locked in many licensees for its first animated feature film, JONAH: A VEGGIETALES MOVIE, set for release on October 4, 2002 from Artisan's FHE Pictures.

At the 2002 Licensing Show held June 11-13, 2002 in New York City, Mainframe Entertainment Inc. will present licensing opportunities for their new CG animated series, Tony Hawk's FEASTERS. Mainframe and skateboarding sensation Hawk are developing the series, which targets boys aged 11 to 14.

Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana has recently licensed a slew of animated series to broadcasters in a number of countries. Spain's Luk Entertainment picked up BRACEFACE, CYBERCHASE and SEVEN LITTLE MONSTERS, while RTP (Portugal) took BRACEFACE along with MEDABOTS, MAGGIE AND THE FEROCIOUS BEAST, MAX & RUBY and TIMOTHY. Globo TV in Brazil has licensed FAIRLY ODD PARENTS, RESCUE HEROES and BEYBLADE, which has also been acquired by TF1 Video. Hungary's Minimax picked up ROLIE POLIE OLIE and the first two seasons of BRACEFACE and FRANKLIN for the Minimax block on Romania's ProTV.

Mainframe Entertainment, Inc. is previewing two distinct new properties this June at the Licensing Show 2002. The preschool series WUBBIES was developed by John Martin Mokrenko and Christine Usvaltas, and Mainframe Entertainment will bring the cast of furry Wubbies to life. Joy Tashjian, president of Joy Tashjian Marketing Group, Mainframe's agency of record for property representation will be promoting the product line potential of this property at this year's Licensing Show in New York.