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Merrythought releases commemorative Olympics bear PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 19 April 2012 09:47

Team-GB-Teddy-Bear_webThe official Team GB Commemorative Teddy Bear was unveiled Monday, April 16, in celebration of the Great Britain Olympic team at London 2012. Each of these iconic teddy bears has been entirely handmade in England by small family business and licensee Merrythought Ltd, and only 5,000 have been produced.

 

Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 April 2012 11:31 )
 
Broadway Bears tops $2 million at end of 15-year run PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 21 March 2012 07:46

BroadwayBearsXVThe 15th and grand finale edition of The Broadway Bears, the annual auction of handmade, one-of-a-kind, theatrically costumed teddy bears, raised a record-setting $198,300 benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The auction was held March 18 at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill. The cumulative fundraising total for all 15 editions of The Broadway Bears auctions is $2,048,427.

 

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 21 March 2012 08:21 )
 
Teddy Bear & Friends, Teddy Bear Review magazines merge PDF Print E-mail

The two premiere publications serving teddy bear collectors, Teddy Bear & Friends and Teddy Bear Review, will merge into one title inTeddy Bear & Friends/Teddy Bear Review Covers 2012 published under the name Teddy Bear & Friends, published on a bimonthly schedule by Jones Publishing. The deal was announced Jan. 27 at the Debut of Dolls and DOTY Awards Banquet during IDEX trade show in Orlando, Fla. Jones Publishing also presented its Ambassador Award to Barrie and Danny Shapiro of The Toy Shoppe at the same event.

 
Jones Publishing suspends 2012 Golden Teddy Awards PDF Print E-mail
Written by Joyce Greenholdt   
Wednesday, 15 February 2012 14:08

Jones Publishing has announced that it is suspending its 2012 Golden Teddy Award (GTA) program following the merger of Teddy Bear Review with Teddy Bear & Friends, which has already announced its Industry Choice winners for its own TOBY Awards for 2012.

 

 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 21 February 2012 08:30 )
 
2012 TOBY Industry's Choice Award Winners Announced! PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 21 February 2012 08:30

TOBY-logoThe Industry's Choice winners for the 2012 TOBY Awards were announced at Crossroad's San Diego show Jan. 14 and 15. The complete list of winners is posted at the Teddy Bear & Friends website. Photos of all the winning bears and friends will be published in the June 2012 issue of Teddy Bears & Friends, along with the ballot and voting information for this year's Public Choice awards.

 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 21 February 2012 08:43 )