Toy & Hobby

05 Feb 2013 Australians have made a strong showing at International Toy Fair 2013.

01 Feb 2013 There is an array of new products on show in the Halls at Spielwarenmesse, from both established companies and eager new start-ups.

01 Feb 2013 Spielwarenmesse CEO Ernst Kick, Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer and more than 1100 guests, including Toy & Hobby Retailer, attended the 2013 Spielwarenmesse Toy Night gala dinner at the Nuremberg Arena.

01 Feb 2013 Australian product developer and Worlds Alive founder Amy Holden's latest release, Aqua Dragons, has won a Best New Hobby award at the British Toy & Hobby Fair in London.

29 Jan 2013 Disney's new anti-hero Wreck-It Ralph introduced himself to UK residents on 12 January when Brick Lane in a hip East London enclave was transformed into 8 Bit Lane.

29 Jan 2013 Lundorum has awarded Bachmann Trains a licence to produce Chuggington HO scale electric locomotives, rolling stock and accessories.

29 Jan 2013 The long-running legal battle between Mattel and MGA Entertainment over the Bratz line of fashion dolls entered a new chapter last week when a US appellate court slashed the multi-million dollar judgement awarded to MGA in 2011.

29 Jan 2013 BBC Worldwide Australasia (BBCW) has appointed Jon Penn as its new managing director.

29 Jan 2013 New research has shown that although recent economic troubles have affected toy sales in European markets, sales in Asia Pacific markets remain buoyant.

29 Jan 2013 Hasbro's revitalised and relaunched Furby has triumphed at the British Toy & Hobby Association Toy Industry Awards, winning the 2012 Toy of the Year.