Business moves, merges, rebrandings, and lawsuits.
Featuring: Joester Loria, Nickelodeon, Hearst, Licensing Matters, Jelly Belly, and more…
Food and Beverages
Snacking on Branding
June 5, 2017
Shopkins opens a pop-up shop in NYC; Ferrero builds its brand portfolio, Transformers take the cake, and more…
Business
M&A & Partnerships
May 19, 2017
Business moves, merges, rebrandings, and new partnerships.
Featuring: CLC (now IMG College), The Company and Uncle Milton, Maurizio Distefano and Biplano, Tencent, JCPenney, NFLPA and more…
Legal
Licensing Litigation
May 5, 2017
The good, the bad, and the weird concerning legal spats in the licensing industry.
Featuring: Disney, Iconix (versus New Era and its partners), an NBA prospect, Benihana, and more…
Health & Beauty
L’Oreal Ranks as Top Beauty Company of 2016
April 14, 2017
The top beauty company reached $28.60 billion in worldwide sales. Unilever was No. 2, while Proctor & Gamble slid in at No. 3 despite a drop in sales. In contrast, retail sales of licensed HBA products…
LEGAL
Legal Updates
April 10, 2017
Margaritaville gets a win against casino licensee, Konami is under action from an allegedly unlicensed soccer player, and Duke University steps in on behalf of one of its student-athletes…
Business
M&A & Legal
March 17, 2017
Keep track of the latest business deals to impact the licensing industry.
Featuring: LEGO, Jakks Pacific, Vivid Toy Group, Trump, and more…
Experiential
Experiential Roundup
March 10, 2017
See the latest in experiential licensing initiatives worldwide
Featuring: NASA, 20th Century Fox, Disney, Margaritaville, and more…
Branding
Google, YT & Microsoft MVPs Amongst Tech Brands
February 24, 2017
The title of most powerful tech brand worldwide goes to Google for the first time in six years—with the previous No. 1, Apple, falling behind other like YouTube, Microsoft, and Samung…
Video Games
Video Games in the Pipeline: 40% Sequels, 30% Licensed, 20% New IP
January 20, 2017
Over the next two years, releases of video games based on original IP are going to take a backseat to sequels, reboots, and licensed titles. Just…