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“In recent weeks, however, the disappointingly slow improvement in the pandemic has been fuelling uncertainty across the industry,” said Ernst Kick, CEO at Spielwarenmesse eG.

He worked at Mattel for 17 years across brands including Matchbox and Hot Wheels.

As well as receiving $10,000 to use towards their creative and educational endeavours, the Kid Creative Director will help create content for a LEGO launch this summer.

The film sees Cage trapped inside a theme park fighting off possessed animatronic mascots, and Radar is looking for partners in a range of categories, including toys.

Barbie Fashion Battle is the latest project in a slate of more than 25 shows being developed by Mattel Television.

“It’s wonderful to see Little House on the Prairie still inspiring licensees,” said Carole Postal, President of Spotlight Licensing and Brand Management.

“We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to create a licensing program to extend Wham-O and their iconic brands, which have a special place in people’s hearts throughout the world,” said Patti Becker, CEO of Becker Associates.

“The world has changed a lot since Monopoly became a household name more than 85 years ago, and clearly today community is more important than ever,” said Eric Nyman, Chief Consumer Officer at Hasbro.

Three unique Berluti Ken dolls will be auctioned in May, with proceeds supporting the children’s charity, Make-A-Wish.

“We are very pleased that Sophie Gravel and her teams, with whom we have developed a close partnership through the years, will be joining our group and participating in the development of our games catalogue,” said Asmodee CEO Stéphane Carville.