''Licensing.biz'' is an online

trade magazine A trade magazine, also called a trade journal or trade paper (colloquially or disparagingly a trade rag), is a magazine or newspaper whose target audience is people who work in a particular trade or industry. The collective term for this ...

published by Biz Media, a subsidiary of Datateam Media Group and based in

Hertford Hertford ( ) is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. The parish had a population of 26,783 at the 2011 census. The town grew around a ford on the River Lea, ne ...

Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is one of the home counties in southern England. It borders Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire to the north, Essex to the east, Greater London to the south, and Buckinghamshire to the west. For govern ...

. Originally aimed at European members of the licensing industry, 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. At the time of its creation, the managing director and publisher was Stuart Dinsey. Dinsey left the position in October 2013. As of 2016, ''Licensing.biz'' receives about 52,000 monthly readers from over one hundred countries. In 2018, NewBay was acquired by Future. In January 2019, Future sold some B2B brands (including Licensing.biz) to Datateam Media Group, Biz Media was formed as the parent company.

''Licensing.biz People Awards''

On 30 April 2015, ''Licensing.biz'' introduced the ''People Awards'' ceremony, held in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. On 11 March 2016, the second annual awards show was held in the same city, hosted by

BBC 6 Music BBC Radio 6 Music is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC, specialising primarily in alternative music. BBC 6 Music was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. It is available onl ...

presenter Shaun Keaveny. The event recognises successful companies involved in the licensing business.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://licensing.biz/ Business magazines published in the United Kingdom Online magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 2007 Professional and trade magazines Mass media in Hertfordshire