Forty-four entertainment/character properties make our list of brands that generate over $100 million in retail sales of licensed merchandise in the U.S./Canada—accounting for $41 billion in sales worldwide in 2015…
ENTERTAINMENT/CHARACTER
Franchise Films Losing Ground to Publishing Adaptations
September 23, 2016
Franchise films still consistently top the U.S. box office, but 2016 has seen many sequels and reboots fall flat with audiences. While it takes time before…
Consumer Electronics
Licensed Consumer Electronics Up 3.5% in the U.S./Canada
August 26, 2016
Licensed consumer electronics merchandise grew 3.5% to reach $5.41 billion in the U.S./Canada.
Featuring: Foxconn, Sharp, Nokia, HMD Global, Atari, Skullcandy and more…
RETAIL SALES
Pokémon, Rio2016 Merchandise Ride Summer Sales Wave
August 19, 2016
The pop culture and sports events of the summer have created a groundswell of demand for related licensed merchandise. According to reports…
VIDEO GAMES
Pokémon GOes Viral in its 20th Anniversary Celebrations
July 18, 2016
Free-to-play augmented-reality game Pokémon Go has caused quite a stir—with everyone from retailers to networks eager to get a piece of the pie of the most viral mobile app of all time. TLL estimates that Pokémon sold approximately…
ESPORTS
New Players Enter the eSports Area
July 8, 2016
Turner’s Cartoon Network EMEA is the latest company to enter the $463 million eSports arena. Partnering with Machinima, live tournament will be based on its upcoming mobile game app Adventure Time Card Wars Kingdom. The company joins…
LICENSING EXPO 2016
Franchises and the 360 Experience Dominate Vegas
June 27, 2016
Over the last week, 16,000 attendees braved triple-digit temperatures at Licensing Expo 2016 in Las Vegas. See the top trends emerging from the show this year…
LICENSING EXPO 2016
360 Degrees to Every Brand
June 27, 2016
The 360 program is being ubiquitous amongst brands. See what new developments arose from Licensing Expo 2016…
VIDEO GAMES
Licensed Properties Play at E3
June 17, 2016
The hot topic of the show was Virtual Reality (VR) with Sony announcing that its PlayStation VR headset for PS4 will become available Oct. 13, priced at $500 and major game properties including Star Wars, Star Trek and Batman getting the VR treatment on PlayStation VR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift…
ANALYSIS
Can Movie Give a Lift to Angry Birds Licensing?
May 6, 2016
Mobile game maker Rovio is counting on a new 3D animated movie to create a licensing lift beneath the wings of its Angry Birds franchise. The Angry Birds Movie will open…