Corgi International Ltd. and CBS Continue Successful Star Trek Collectibles Partnership for Film 11 and Beyond!
HONG KONG -- (January 24, 2008) -- Corgi International Limited today announced that it had entered into a licensing agreement with CBS Consumer Products on a multi year agreement through 2010 for the Star Trek franchise.
This worldwide agreement will allow Corgi International to release core collectibles and innovative product lines based on authentic prop and ship replicas with and without electronic and sound components in varying scales and formats.
Corgi International CEO Michael Cookson commented, "We have continued to work with many partners in renewing licenses for brands that we believe are core to our marketplace. Star Trek is a license that has had great resonance with our consumers, and we expect that the new movie will bring a whole new wave of Star Trek enthusiasts. The marketplace is excited with the forthcoming movie and our range will mirror that excitement, with releases planned for 2008."
About Corgi International
Corgi International is a global Pop Culture company, which develops and markets innovative and high-quality licensed and unlicensed toys, gifts and collectables with broad appeal to a consumer demographic ranging from 8 to 88 years of age via direct, specialty, hobby, collector and mass retail channels worldwide. The Company's line of products range from premium entertainment prop replicas and limited edition adult memorabilia to traditional toys and gift merchandise for young adults.
The company holds varying licenses for many of entertainment's highest grossing franchises including Disney Classics, Harry Potter, James Bond, Star Trek, Nintendo, Halo and The Beatles, amongst others. Corgi International also has partnerships with cutting edge technology innovators around the world.
The Company was formed in December 2006 through the merger of Master Replicas, Corgi Classics, and Cards Inc, with its headquarters in Hong Kong, and operations in Walnut Creek and Chicago, USA, and in Watford and Leicester, UK.