Globe Edutainment exhibits at MIPCOM in Cannes, BLE London and Toyzeria Istanbul in October

Globe Edutainment will exhibit again at this year's MIPCOM from October 8th to 11th (Lerins Hall booth LR 3.02) and at Brand Licensing Europe in London from October 16th to 18th (booth C 060). GE will also be represented by its Turkish agency Miya Lisans at Toyzeria in Istanbul from October 4th to 7th with its own booth. They will present latest news about VIPO (including new feature film length movie versions which will be completed soon), as well as the innovative OppTalk technology which is now ready to be brought to the market. Globe Edutainment look forward to meeting you soon!

VIPO Land BG extends license agreement with Plassy Ltd. for school items

VIPO Land BG Ltd has extended the license agreement with Plassy Ltd., a Bulgarian manufacturer of school items. After the success of the products based on the first VIPO TV series, the portfolio has now been extended with various notebooks, sketch books and painting blocks using images of the 2nd TV series “Surviving Time Island with VIPO & Friends”. The new products were launched on time for the back-to-school period and are widely distributed, e.g. with a specially designed VIPO product display in Carrefour markets.

Empire Film signs DVD and book license agreement for VIPO 2 in Romania

Romanian DVD distributor Empire Film Ltd. signed a home entertainment license agreement for “Surviving Time Island with VIPO & Friends”. The Bucharest based company also acquired the book rights in Romanian language for the VIPO 2 TV series. The product launch is expected by the end of 2012. VIPO’s comeback on TV in Romania and a widespread PR-campaign with newspapers are in ongoing negotiation at the moment.

Globe Edutainment signs license agreement for VIPO plush with C-Trade in Russia

C-Trade Ltd. (Simbat Toys) in Russia acquired a plush license for VIPO in the CIS countries. The company based in Moscow also distributes many other famous brands such a Disney, Barbie or Hot Wheels. The first VIPO products to be introduced will be a plush toy with voice chip in various sizes, a plush key ring and plush back packs. This agreement was mediated by All Media Content & Licensing, Globe Edutainment’s agency for the VIPO brand in Russia.

Globe Edutainment signs license agreement for VIPO with Lara Books in Turkey

Globe Edutainment signed a new license agreement with Lara Kitapcilik Ltd. (Lara Books) in Turkey. The company is based in Istanbul and specialises in distribution of educational material to schools. VIPO products will be marketed as books in English, German and Turkish language, bundled with a video-CD and CD-Rom. The launch is scheduled for September 2013 for the start of the next school year, with eight titles of VIPO 1 and twelve titles of VIPO 2. The content will be customised to the Turkish curriculum of the first four grades of school. Globe Edutainment and Lara Books also plan the distribution of ebooks in this specific sales channel.

Tiglon Ltd. extends DVD license agreement for VIPO 1 in Turkey

Turkish DVD distributor Tiglon Ltd. extended its home entertainment license agreement for “ VIPO - Adventures of the Flying Dog”. After the launch of the first and second video-CD and DVD in 2011, Tiglon will now complete the VIPO 1 collection and release the remaining three titles until October 2012. This agreement was mediated by Miya Dis Tic Ltd., VIPO Land’s licensing representative in Turkey. The first VIPO series is currently broadcast on MCD’s Kidz Animez platform.