International News
By Cliff Annicelli -- Playthings, 10/1/2007
Granada Ventures is expanding distribution of its computer animated preschool TV series Pocoyo. The show will join Five's Milkshake! programming block in the U.K. in early 2008, followed by consumer product launches in Germany, Portugal, Canada, Japan and Korea. In the U.S., Ty's Toybox will unveil a dedicated store featuring merchandise based on the property next month ... Legoopened its first branded flagship store in China in September at the China World Shopping Mall in Beijing ... In Holland, M&R de Monchy N.V., owner of Diset and Toyland & Gifts, is purchasing storied Dutch game and puzzles giant Jumbo for an undisclosed sum ... Nuremberg toy fair operator Spielwarenmesse eG has signed a deal to co-manage Moscow's key toy trade show, Toy Russia.
