Licensing maven Al Kahn has founded CraneKahn, a children’s entertainment and licensing company, with writer, actress and producer Jillian Crane, according to License. 

Kahn, of course, is the licensing superstar who brought Cabbage Patch Kids, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Mario Bros., James Bond, and more to market, and also was a significant force behind the wave of anime that hit American television in the 00s. He retired in 2011 after nearly 25 years at 4Kids Entertainment (see “4Kids’ Al Kahn Retires”); the company lost a significant piece of its balance sheet in investments that went bad in the 2008 crash.  But the retirement apparently didn’t take. 

Kerry Novick, a 20 year veteran in program distribution, will be CraneKahn’s SVP Global Sales and Acquisitions.