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Licensing.biz is reporting in the following news article that Rainbow S.r.l., the company which owns the "Winx Club" media franchise, has announced the "Winx Club" news that they have agreed a pan-European licensing partnership with the Polish toy company COBI to release a line of "Winx Club" branded Building Blocks, which will hit toy shelves in autumn 2013:
Rainbow signs Winx Club Building Blocks deal
Cobi will produce a range of building sets based on the girls' property.
Winx Club brand owner Rainbow has agreed a licensing partnership with Cobi for a line of Winx Club Building Blocks.
The pan-European licence will allow Poland-based Cobi – one of the biggest manufacturer of construction blocks in Europe – to produce a series of building sets based on the girls' property.
Cobi has an international sales network covering over 60 countries, along with direct branch offices in the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary.
A statement read: "The production of Cobi's blocks is European and guarantees the high standard ABS, and strong play value which they have succeeded in achieving with other brand partnerships like Jeep, Boeing and McLaren.
"Until now, Cobi's speciality was to create strong concepts and play value for boys, but the company's purpose with Winx Club adventures is to target the young female demographic.
"The magic and dynamism of the Winx world will provide the basis for a huge range of engaging collections, which Cobi aims to release from autumn 2013."
Cobi will initially create ten collections which vary in price and size.
The plan is to expand this in 2014 with a continuously updated style guide and concept that will tie in with the Winx Club TV show, which airs on Nickelodeon in the UK.
Tags: building blocks, cobi, construction toys, rainbow, winx club
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Winx Club Building Blocks due autumn
Cobi will produce a range of building sets based on the girls' property.
A range of Winx Club Building Blocks will hit toy shelves in autumn 2013.
Poland-based Cobi – one of the biggest manufacturer of construction blocks in Europe – will produce the series of building sets.
It has signed a deal with Rainbow, owner of the girls' property and TV show Winx Club, which airs on Nickelodeon in the UK.
A statement read: "The production of Cobi's blocks is European and guarantees the high standard ABS, and strong play value which they have succeeded in achieving with other brand partnerships like Jeep, Boeing and McLaren.
"The magic and dynamism of the Winx world will provide the basis for a huge range of engaging collections, which Cobi aims to release from autumn 2013."
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Tags: building blocks, cobi, construction, rainbow, winx club
