"Bakugan" Licensing Program Rolls Out

CNE, licensing agent for "Bakugan" in EMEA, has already agreed on partners for key territories in product categories including apparel, sleepwear, footwear, swimwear, accessories, confectionery, stationery, publishing and posters. It has also agreed to DVD distribution agreements with Warner Home Video for U.K., Spain, Italy, Germany, Benelux and France as well as with K. E. Mathiasen for the Nordic region. Other categories are in negotiation.

"'Bakugan' is already an unprecedented success in Japan and the U.S., and we are very excited to see it launch at retail in the U.K. and across Europe," says Alan Fenwick, vice president for Cartoon Network Enterprises for EMEA. "Spin Master has created a great range of product and weÕre confident it will do well at market."