Hachette Collections SNC has just signed a monster of a deal. Er, a dinosaur of a deal? Well, that doesn’t sound right, but it is accurate! The group is now a new publishing licensee for Dinosaur King. The property, licensed into an animated series and trading card game brand by 4Kids Entertainment, will see Hachette take over in various European and African locations, joining a number of other licensees on the property, like Harper Collins. What will all this mean? Lots and lots of new Dinosaur King products! Books, magazines, clothes, and more, all available within the next few months. Until then, check out the show in action! (more… )

In an effort to bring Dinosaur King to as many fans as possible, 4Kids has signed a number of deals with networks around the world for the hit animated series and trading card game. Amongst the networks are Lagardere Networks’ Gulli TV and Canal J in France, Network Ten in Australia, RedeTV in Brazil, Orlando Kids in the Balkans region, and Canal Panda in Portugal. 4Kids has also inked a deal, recommitting the toon to YTV in Canada and Disney XD in Spain. Apparently, fans the world over love dinosaurs!

Dinosaur King has become King of the Trading Card Games in the UK!! …Well, OK, we got a little ahead of ourselves. It’s not “king”, but it is in the top three spot! All in less than a year’s time for the Upper Deck TCG. Natalie Hilton, the marketing manager at Upper Deck’s UK office, agreed with how cool this is, saying; “The growth of Dinosaur King Trading Card Game in the last 10 months has been amazing. We only launched the product in October of last year and we have already had to do reprints of some of the major sets due to demand. The success of the TV series has also been a real factor in this growth due the products being so intrinsically linked to the characters and the story lines.” The series, which airs on the CW 4Kids in the states, is moving on to Dino-sized success. Congrats, Max and the D-Team!

Tough times have been brewing in the world of 4Kids over the past few years. Last November, we reported that 4Kids was leaving the Fox network (and was being replaced by infomercials) In January, we saw the company reduce it’s employee count by 25%. Now, we’re hearing word that 4Kids is working with Montgomery & Co. to assist in a potential sale of the company. What the heck is going on!! Currently, 4Kids is the home of Chaotic, Sonic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Winx Club, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Huntik, Dinosaur King, RollBots, Viva Pinata, and a number of other series. We’re not yet sure what’s going to happen to them — maybe they’ll be fine, maybe they’ll move to a different channel, etc. What would you like to see happen?

Exim Licensing Group and Tycoon Enterprises are going to be in control of a number of 4Kids Entertainment properties, as they work to bring branded toys, clothing, and other products to Central and South America. Included in the deal are popular CW4Kids cartoons like: Chaotic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dinosaur King, Jim Henson Designs, Monster Jam, RollBots, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Artlist Collection: The Dog, The Cat, and The Pig.

The dino-based cartoon series, Dinosaur King, has recently been in talks to appear all over the world! The deal includes areas and distributors like: Imavision in Canada, Universal in France, Contender in the UK, Magna Pacific in Australia and New Zealand, RTI in Italy, KSM GMBH in Germany, Prisvideo in Portugal, North Video in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Stars Entertainment in Bulgaria, and Interdomino in Romania and Hungary.
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Dinosaur King is getting the royal treatment over in the United Kingdom.  The CGI animated series has linked up with GMTV and Jetix Netherlands, as well as Jetix UK, where season two of the series will air next month.  KSM GMBH will also be distributing the series via DVD across Germany later this year.

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Now that 4Kids has abandoned the Fox Network entirely, they’ve released their new CW Network lineup for TheCW4Kids. The block will run from 7am – Noon, just as it does now. Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight and Huntik will be new additions, and Chaotic: M’arrillian Invasion and Sonic X will be moving in from Fox’s 4KidsTV.  Check out the full lineup after the break:

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