Friday, September 14, 2012

UK Licensing Awards 2012 Winners Announced; Nick Jr. UK's "Peppa Pig" Wins 'Best Pre-School Licensed Property' Award

From Kidscreen:
And the 2012 Licensing Awards winners are...

The seventh-annual Licensing Awards, which drew more than 1,300 retailers, licensees, licensors and suppliers to London's Grosvenor House Hotel on September 11, have been announced in honor of this year's best in all areas of the licensing and marketing industries.

Moshi Monsters was a triple winner taking home awards for best licensed toys or games range, best written, listening or learning range, and best schoolers, tween or teen licensed property. Toy retailer The Entertainer, meanwhile, took home the top retailer award and the best kids retailer of licensed products award.

Here's [the full list] of this year's winners [...]:
From the 'Winners' page on the official "The Licensing Awards 2012" website, thelicensingawards.co.uk:
Best Retailer of Licensed Products

Best Baby Pre-School Retailer of Licensed Products
Winner is... Sainsbury’s (includes TU Clothing)
Sponsored by Entertainment One

Best Kids Retailer Of Licensed Products
Winner is... The Entertainer
Sponsored by 4Kids International and 4Sight Licensing Solutions

Best Brand Retailer of Licensed Products
Winner is... John Lewis
Sponsored by Saban Brands

Best Direct Selling Retailer of Licensed Products
Winner is... Moonpig.com
Sponsored by Blues Clothing

Best Overall Retailer of Licensed Products
Winner is... The Entertainer
Sponsored by Mattel

Best Licensed Products

Best Licensed Toys or Games Range
Winner is... Moshi Monsters Toy Range from Vivid Toy Group
Sponsored by BBC Worldwide

Best Licensed Dress Up or Party Range
Winner is... Rainbow Adult Dress-Up from Smiffy's
Sponsored by Warner Bros Consumer Products

Best Licensed Childen's Apparel Range (0-5 years)
Winner is... The Gruffalo Collection for TU Sainsbury’s with Brecrest Babywear
Sponsored by CreaCon Entertainment

Best Licensed Childen's Apparel Range (5-16 years)
Winner is... Angry Birds T Shirt Range for Next from Fashion UK
Sponsored by Nickelodeon Viacom

Best Licensed Adults Apparel Range
Winner is... Star Wars T Shirts for Tesco from Brand Alliance
Sponsored by Playstation

Best Licensed Written, Listening or Learning Range
Winner is... Moshi Monsters Range from Penguin UK
Sponsored by CBG Group

Best Licensed Paper Products or Stationery Range
Winner is... Hello Kitty Liberty Art Fabrics Stationery from Blueprint Collections
Sponsored by Spring Fair

Best Licensed Giftware Range
Winner is... Orla Kiely Garden Range from Wild & Wolf
Sponsored by ITV Studios Global Entertainment

Best Licensed Home Décor,Tableware or Housewares Range
Winner is... Hello Kitty Art Fabrics Bedding from Ashley Wilde
Sponsored by Hallmark

Best Licensed Food or Drink Range
Winner is... Levi Roots Food Range from Kimm & Miller (UK)
Sponsored by Fluid World

Best Licensed Brand Range – Soft and Hard Goods
Winner is... Monopoly Collection from Gift Republic
Sponsored by 360Audit

The Innovation Award
Winner is... The Muppets Augmented Reality T Shirt Range from George@Asda
Sponsored by Turner CN Enterprises

Best Licensed Properties

Best Pre-School Licensed Property
Winner is... Peppa Pig
Sponsored by Character World

Best Schoolers/Tween or Teen Licensed Property
Winner is... Moshi Monsters
Sponsored by Blueprint Collections

Best Sports Licensed Property
Winner is... London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
Sponsored by IBML

Best Celebrity Licensed Brand
Winner is... One Direction
Sponsored by Danilo

Best Brand Licensed Property
Winner is... Orla Kiely
Sponsored by Fashion Lab

The Classic Licensed Property Award
Winner is... Mickey Mouse
Sponsored by Half Moon Bay

Other Awards

Best Licensed Marketing Communication Campaign
Winner is... Gnashional Trust for The National Trust from DC Thomson
Sponsored by Brand Licensing Europe

Honorary Achievement Award
Winner is... David Aykroyd and Pauline Lonsdale
Sponsored by Smiffys.
You can find a full list of UK Licensing Awards 2012 Finalists here on NickALive!.