Countdown to The Licensing Awards 2008 on Wednesday 17 September 2008 hosted by comedian Rob Brydon and The Licensing Source Book Europe
Following the recent announcement of the finalists of The Licensing Awards 2008, The Licensing Source Book can now reveal comedian and TV personality, Rob Brydon, will be the host of their glittering event this year. The winners of The Licensing Awards 2008 will be announced and presented during the inaugural ceremony taking place at The Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on Wednesday 17 September 2008.
Now in their third year running, these awards recognise and reward innovation and excellence right across the licensing spectrum - product development, retailing and licensed properties. The awards and The Licensing Awards event are owned and organised by The Licensing Source Book, part of Max Publishing. Spring Fair Birmingham is the headline sponsor once again for the awards and Lima UK is again an official supporter of the awards.
The award categories recognise products, retailers and property owners. This year’s awards categories include five new awards dedicated to brand licensing (encompassing sports, celebrities as well as general brands).
Ian Hyder, Director, The Licensing Source Book, comments: “As we edge ever closer to revealing who will be hailed the best in the business at The Licensing Awards 2008, we can now unveil the brilliant Rob Brydon who will inject his own humour and genius into what is set to be our biggest event yet!”
All finalists listed below also appear in the Brand & Sport Licensing Source Book 2008 and the autumn 2008 edition of The Licensing Source Book. The winners however will remain a closely guarded secret until the Awards event on 17 September 2008. This lavish black tie do, attended by over 1,000 people, will be a night to remember for the schmoozing, the gourmet food, the superb entertainment line-up, the dancing, the biggest goodie bag – and the fact the whole industry will be together.
The finalists in each of the three categories are as follows:
1) THE RETAIL AWARD CATEGORIES FINALISTS (Shown in alphabetical order)
Best Baby/Pre-School Retailer (aimed at 0-5 year olds) of Licensed Products Asda (including GEORGE) Boots M&S Mothercare Woolworths
Best Schoolers Retailer (aimed at 5-9 year olds) of Licensed Products Argos The Entertainer Tesco Toys R Us Woolworths
Best Tweens and/or Teens Retailer (aimed at 9-16 year olds) of Licensed Products Asda (including GEORGE) Clinton Cards Littlewoods New Look Waterstones
Best Brands Retailer of Licensed Products Bhs Boots Debenhams HMV JJB Sports
Best Direct Selling Retailer of Licensed Products Amazon.com Avon Cosmetics Express Gifts Forbiddenplanet.co.uk Play.com
Best Overall Retailer of Licensed Products The finalists in this category are the winners of the other retail categories and therefore will not be announced until the Awards events.
2) PRODUCT CATEGORY FINALISTS (In alphabetical order by company name)
Best Licensed Toys Or Games Range Ben 10 Toy Collection from Bandai Peppa Pig Activity Range from Character Options In The Night Garden Toy Range from Hasbro Indiana Jones Classic Collection from Lego Roary The Racing Car Range from Vivid Imaginations
Best Licensed Dress-up and/or Party Range Lazy Town Dress-up Collection from Cesar UK Disney Princesses Dress-up from The Christy Group Dr Who Dress-up from The Christy Group High School Musical Year Book Dress-up from Rubies Masquerade Thunderbirds Adult Dress-up from Smiffy’s
Best Licensed Children’s Apparel Or Accessories Range In The Night Garden Nightwear from Aykroyd & Sons High School Musical, Woolworths Exclusive Range from Blues Clothing Dora The Explorer, Fruit Collection from Cohen & Wilkes Haynes Children’s T-Shirts from Next Dumbo, Sainsbury’s Exclusive Nursery Range from Westward
Best Licensed Adult Apparel Or Accessories Range Sesame Street T-Shirts from Famous Forever Raleigh Chopper Accessories from Half Moon Bay Born To Shop Nightwear from Intimas Shaun The Sheep Ladies Leisurewear from Silverknit Plain Lazy Nightwear and Underwear from TDP Textiles
Best Licensed Written, Listening Or Learning Range Life On Mars (Rules Of Modern Policing) from Bantam Press High School Musical Book Range from Parragon Books Flower Fairies Novelty Gift Format from Penguin Books Vintage Ladybird Collection from Penguin Books Dora The Explorer, Readers Digest Range from Simon & Schuster
Best Licensed Paper Products Or Stationery Range Emma Bridgewater Stationery from Blueprint Collections High School Musical 2 Greeting Cards and Calendars from Danilo Winnie The Pooh Silhouette Stationery from International Greetings Paddington Retro Stationery Collection from Rainbow Designs Charlie & Lola Stationery Range from Roger La Borde
Best Licensed Giftware Range Bobbypin 2008 Range from Disaster Designs The Very Hungry Caterpillar Giftware from Portmeirion Charlie & Lola Gift Range from Wild & Wolf Natural History Museum Gift Range from Wow! Stuff Science Museum Gift Range 2008 from Zeon
Best Licensed Interactive Range Go Diego Go! Safari Rescue Wii Game from 2K Games Ben 10 ‘Protector Of Earth’ Games Range from D3 Publisher Of Europe Planet Earth DVD Game from Imagination Games Deal Or No Deal Video Game Range from Mindscape Ratatouille Video Game from THQ
Best Licensed Home Décor, Housewares or Bedding Range High School Musical 2 Lunch Range from DNC Humphrey’s Corner Bedroom Range from Mothercare Plain Lazy Lunchware from Navigate In The Night Garden Children’s Homewares from Spearmark High School Musical Room Makeover Range from Vogue International
Best Licensed Food Or Drink Range In The Night Garden Confectionery Range from Bon Bon Buddies Batman Celebration Cake from Elisabeth-the Chef The Simpsons, Seasonal Confectionery from Kinnerton Confectionery Peter Rabbit Organics Range from PR Organics Postman Pat Seasonal Confectionery from Teepee Creative
The Innovation Award Britain’s Got Talent Electronic Board Game from Drummond Park Queen Tooth Tunes from Grosvenor Haynes Internal Combustion Engine from Trends Dr Who Dalek Wizz Watch from Wesco Natural History Museum Radio Controlled Tarantula from Wow! Stuff
Best Licensed Brand Range – Soft Goods Jelly Belly Cosmetics from Baylis and Harding V&A Bed Linen from Bedeck Andy Warhol by Burton from Burton Snowboards Haynes Workwear from Lee Cooper Mensa Puzzles from Wow! Stuff
Best Licensed Brand Range Hard Goods Jack Daniel’s Barbecue Sauces from Baxters Food Group Michelin Automotive Accessories from Custom Accessories Europe Jamie At Home from Royal Worcester Marco Pierre White from Russell Hobbs V&A Tools Home and Garden 2008 from Wild & Wolf
3) THE PROPERTY AWARD CATEGORIES (Shown in alphabetical order)
Best Baby/Pre-School Licensed Property (aimed at 0-5 year olds) Dora The Explorer In The Night Garden Fifi and the Flowertots Peppa Pig Roary the Racing Car Thomas & Friends
Best Schoolers, Tween or Teen Licensed Property Ben 10 Dr Who Hannah Montana High School Musical The Simpsons WWE
Best Sports Licensed Property Arsenal Chelsea FC England Football England Rugby Liverpool Football Club Manchester Utd
Best Celebrity Licensed Property The Beatles David Beckham Elvis Jamie Oliver Marco Pierre White Paris Hilton
Best Brand Licensed Property Haynes Jack Daniel’s Michelin Natural History Museum Playboy V&A
The Honorary Achievement Award This special award is to be given to someone who has contributed greatly to the licensing industry. No finalists are to be announced, but the winner is decided as a result of nominations received. |