David Born

David Born

Director United Kingdom
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David Born

David Born

Director United Kingdom
About me
I am a licensing professional with over 10 years of experience in licensing and rights acquisition. I have held positions at licensing agencies and rights holders such as Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network. I have worked with most major entertainment brands including Star Wars, The Simpsons, Scooby-Doo, SpongeBob Squarepants, The Wizard of Oz, The Big Bang Theory, Happy Feet, The Powerpuff Girls, Looney Tunes, Superman, Batman, Thomas and Friends, Bob the Builder, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Hi-5, The Hangover, Dora the Explorer, Adventure Time, Ben 10, Hello Kitty, Marvel, Mr. Men, Wonder Woman, Harry Potter, Snoopy, South Park, Sesame Street and many more. I have a wealth of experience in the area of licensing and rights acquisition. Additionally, I have relationships with key senior figures within most rights holders organisations.
Projects
  • Do Something Out of the Box
    Do Something Out of the BoxWorked with agency Disciple to develop a campaign for their client Subaru which leveraged classic action figure G.I. Joe.
  • Bulla Coming Home
    Bulla Coming HomeWorked with The Bridge on a campaign for Australian Ice Cream brand Bulla. They leveraged character likeness and thematic elements from The Wizard of Oz to place Dorothy in a modern day setting.
  • We Live in Your World
    We Live in Your WorldWorked with Whybin/TBWA on a campaign for their financial services client ANZ to use The Mentalist character Patrick Jane in a range of spots.
  • Start Asking
    Start AskingWorked with DDB New Zealand to place a clip from Warner Bros. TV show Dallas into their campaign for their financial services client Westpac.
  • Priorities
    PrioritiesWorked with adam&eveDDB to use Powerpuff Girls clip in Volkswagen commercial.
  • Transform Your Home
    Transform Your HomeBorn Licensing secured the rights from Hasbro for Simonds Homes to create their bespoke Transformer out of a house, The campaign by Melbourne agency T20 Group included 30" and 15" TVCs, 45" cinema spot, digital, online, outdoor, social media, and display home advertising.
Work history
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    DirectorBorn Licensing
    Born Licensing is a brand licensing agency solely focused on clip licensing for advertising campaigns. Born Licensing has been appointed clip licensing agent for entertainment powerhouse 20th Century Fox, Nickelodeon, Sony Pictures, Fremantle Media, Hasbro and Cartoon Network. We also work with a range of other rights holders.
    Head of FMCG & Promotions EMEA
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    Managed the food, beverage, health & beauty, promotions and clip licensing business across EMEA (UK, Europe, Middle East & Africa). Some of the exciting brands within the Turner portfolio include Ben 10, Adventure Time, The Amazing World of Gumball and LazyTown. Worked with companies such as Volkswagen, Gerber, McDonalds, United Biscuits, Keelings, Kinnerton, Bon Bon Buddies, Quick, Burger King and many more. Worked with adam&eveDDB on a campaign with Volkswagen that leveraged footage from Powerpuff Girls.
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Skills
  • Licensed Product
  • Licensing
  • Rights Management
  • Rights Mana
  • Licensing Industry
  • License Negotiation
  • Rights Clearance
  • Licensed Product Development
  • Licence
  • Licence Agreements
  • Rights Acquisition
  • Rights