Top Ten TLL Stories of 2018
As we enter the new year, make sure that you’ve caught up with the top stories of 2018—the top entertainment/character brands, retail sales; royalty rates; special features on Amazon, Funko, and TRU; a closer look at preschool and comics trends; and more…
M&A & CSR
We wrap up some of the biggest moves to impact business in 2019 and highlight those who are particularly good and doing good—Apple, IOC, Alibaba, Sesame Workshop, ABG, eOne, NASCAR, and more…
M&A & Legal: Fashion, Trade & Counterfeit
Marquee and VF serve up fashion updates, Alibaba expands its eWTP, Malaysia’s 20th Century Fox World comes to LA, the U.S. Soccer Foundation goes against the USSF, and more…
Store Check: Holiday 2018 at Rockefeller Center
As the holiday shopping season enters into full swing, we visited NYC’s Rockefeller Center and the new FAO Schwarz store as well as the Nintendo and LEGO stores…
Experiential & Promotional Roundup
The latest in-store events and promotions from Williams Sonoma to Chick-fil-A, ecommerce and esports, Hasbro grows its entertainment centers and hotels, and more…
Upcoming 2019 Flicks With Licensing Potential Dominated by Comics & Sequels
Of the 189 upcoming films that TLL has identified as having licensing potential, 27% are based on comics while 28% are original works. And 56% are sequels or reboots…