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Including Carte Blanche teaming with Creation Express for personalised Me to You lines.

Carte Blanche’s Me to You brand is launching instant personalised cards and gifts on the high street. The company is working with Creation Express to launch its in-store system, which allows shoppers to create personalised cards and gifts in minutes.

Jumbo Games has added Santoro’s Gorjuss brand to its portfolio, signing up to create four jigsaw puzzles.

Rights & Brands – which aims to bring Nordic rights to the global arena – has appointed Bulls Licensing as its merchandising rights sales partner.

Action sports entertainment company, Nitro Circus is teaming up with underwear brand Ethika. As part of the partnership, the company will release a signature Nitro Circus underwear collection.

DHX Media has secured a deal for global distribution rights to the Air Bud franchises with Air Bud Entertainment. The deal includes the franchise’s new feature Pup Star, about a Yorkshire Terrier who, when competing in a televised singing competition, is separated from her owner by an opportunistic dog pound worker.

International design house Turnowsky has secured a licence with Quilting Treasures, a division of Cranston Printworks, for fabrics featuring its designs. The products will include multiple collections, each comprised of a series of fabrics with complementary prints and patterns. The deal was brokered by The Brand Liaison and MHS Licensing.

Epic, a content and learning platform for children under 12, has partnered with Sesame Workshop to bring Sesame Street content to its subscribers for the first time.

9 Story Media has secured several new deals in China for its Wild Kratts animation. Chinese national broadcaster CCTV is acquired the broadcast rights, while a host of digital sales have been secured with Youku and Alibaba among others. Pacific Media Group is also on board as licensing agent for the territory.

New dates have been announced for the Fall Toy Preview 2017 in Dallas, Texas. The event will run from Monday October 2 to Thursday October 5.

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