Licensing.biz
{{Short description|British trade magazine for the licensing industry}}
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| editor = Samantha Loveday{{cite web|url=http://www.newbaymedia.com/intent-launches-licensing-biz/|title=Intent launches Licensing.biz|work=New Bay Media}}
Billy Langsworthy
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| staff_writer = Jade Burke
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| category = Trade magazine
Online magazine
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| founded = 2007
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| company = Intent Media {{small|(2007-2012)}}
NewBay Media {{small|(2012-2018)}}
Future plc {{small|(2018-2019)}}
Datateam Media Group (present)
| country = United Kingdom
| based = Hertford, Hertfordshire
| language = English
| website = {{URL|http://www.licensing.biz}}
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Licensing.biz is an online trade magazine published by Biz Media, a subsidiary of Datateam Media Group and based in Hertford, Hertfordshire.{{cite web|url=http://www.licensing.biz/contact|title=Contact Licensing.biz|work=Licensing.biz}} Originally aimed at European members of the licensing industry,{{cite web|url=http://www.licensing.biz/about-us |title=More about Licensing.biz |work=Licensing.biz |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125122655/http://www.licensing.biz/about-us |archivedate=January 25, 2009 }} it has since expanded to cover the trade worldwide.
History
Licensing.biz was founded in 2007 by Intent Media, which was acquired by NewBay Media in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/news-articles/newbay-media-acquires-intent-media/113867|title=NewBay Media Acquires Intent Media|work=Broadcasting & Cable Magazine}} At the time of its creation, the managing director and publisher was Stuart Dinsey.{{cite web|url=http://www.licensing.biz/contact/stuart-dinsey |title=Licensing.biz's Stuart Dinsey |work=Licensing.biz |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122033124/http://www.licensing.biz/contact/stuart-dinsey |archivedate=November 22, 2011 }} Dinsey left the position in October 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/stuart-dinsey-to-leave-intent-media/0120657|title=Stuart Dinsey to leave Intent Media}}
As of 2016, Licensing.biz receives about 52,000 monthly readers from over one hundred countries.{{cite web|url=http://www.licensing.biz/about-us |title=About Licensing.biz |work=Licensing.biz |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125122655/http://www.licensing.biz/about-us |archivedate=January 25, 2009 }}
In 2018, NewBay was acquired by Future US.{{Cite web|url=https://www.licensing.biz/media-amp-pr/newbay-future|title=Licensing.biz publisher NewBay Media acquired by Future Publishing|last=Ridsdale|first=Jack|website=Licensing.biz|language=en-us|access-date=2018-12-19}}
In January 2019, Future sold some B2B brands (including Licensing.biz) to Datateam Media Group, Biz Media was formed as the parent company.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mcvuk.com/business/ami-bike-biz-licensing-biz-mcv-pcr-and-toy-news-to-form-biz-media-a-wholly-owned-subsidiary-of-the-datateam-media-group|title=Six of the UK's top B2B brands are now under new ownership|last=Barton|first=Seth|date=2019-01-11|work=MCV|access-date=2019-01-21|language=en-US|issn=1469-4832}}
''Licensing.biz People Awards''
On 30 April 2015, Licensing.biz introduced the People Awards ceremony, held in London.{{cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/licensing-biz-introduces-the-people-awards/0145357|title=Licensing.biz introduces the People Awards|work=MCV}} On 11 March 2016, the second annual awards show was held in the same city,{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/winning-week-paw-patrol-program-143100900.html|title=A Winning Week for PAW Patrol: Named Licensee Team of the Year from UK's Licensing.biz|work=Yahoo Finance}} hosted by BBC 6 Music presenter Shaun Keaveny.{{cite web|url=http://www.licensing.biz/news/read/bbc-6-music-s-shaun-keaveny-to-host-licensing-biz-people-awards-2016/043488|title=BBC 6 Music's Shaun Keaveny to host Licensing.biz People Awards|work=Licensing.biz}} The event recognises successful companies involved in the licensing business.
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