Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com The discount/mass and online/ecommerce channels alone added an additional $1.3 billion in licensed retail sales in 2018, according to TLL's Annual Licensing Business Survey. That's exactly 91.0% of the $1.5 billion growth in licensed retail sales from 2017. The share of retail sales of licensed merchandise conducted … [Read more...] about Discount, Ecommerce Channels Add $1.3 Billion in U.S. & Canada Licensed Sales
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WB, Sony & Fox Leading Producers of 131 Upcoming Films with Licensing Potential
Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com TLL has updated our regular feature of upcoming films with licensing potential. This time around, we have our eye on 131 releases with announced dates through 2027. Note that we've left off many projects from the last list which haven't committed to a date or otherwise moved along in production. The most productive studios … [Read more...] about WB, Sony & Fox Leading Producers of 131 Upcoming Films with Licensing Potential
Planned Feature Films with Licensing Potential
Throughout the year, we feature upcoming movie properties with potential for licensing. All of the release dates for movies on the list have been checked against multiple sources, but there is still a high probability dates will change. The further in the future a film is, the more likely its release date is to move. Don't see a property that should be featured here? Contact … [Read more...] about Planned Feature Films with Licensing Potential
Who’s News: June 2019
Are you hiring—or being promoted, changing jobs, retiring, launching a new company, or otherwise changing your employment? Contact the Editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com to announce the news in our next issue of Who's News. Direct contact information is made available through TLL's Licensing Sourcebook Online. 5/9/2019 Current Disney President Alan Bergman is promoted to … [Read more...] about Who’s News: June 2019
Last Week’s 4/20 Sales Reached $182 Million; Licensed Sales Still Lagging Behind Potential
Retail sales of cannabis and related merchandise reached $182 million during the 4/20 holiday period (4/18–4/20), up 30% from the same period last year, according to MJ Freeway. The actual day (a Saturday) garnered $80 million in sales, of which 45.3% was for flowers, 39% for cartridges/pens, 12% for concentrates, and 10% for edibles. The largest share of dollar sales were by … [Read more...] about Last Week’s 4/20 Sales Reached $182 Million; Licensed Sales Still Lagging Behind Potential
Legal Watch: Sears & Patagonia File Suit, SCOTUS Reevaluates TM Law
Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com Sears Holding sets its sights on two dozen targets in a lawsuit alleging they illegally asset-stripped the former owner of Sears and Kmart to the tune of $2 billion in gain in the years leading up to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Named defendants include former head Edward Lampert, his hedge fund ESL Investments, and former ESL … [Read more...] about Legal Watch: Sears & Patagonia File Suit, SCOTUS Reevaluates TM Law
IT’SUGAR NoHo: Pink, Sweet & Raunchy
Every once in a while, we like to get out of the office and do some window shopping. Have requests for a future store check? Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com with the stores you'd like to see in the New York City area. This month, we checked out a confectionery retailer that seeks to indulge pop culture trends as well as a sweeth tooth. Founded in 2006 by … [Read more...] about IT’SUGAR NoHo: Pink, Sweet & Raunchy
Who’s News: May 2019
Are you hiring—or being promoted, changing jobs, retiring, launching a new company, or otherwise changing your employment? Contact the Editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com to announce the news in our next issue of Who's News. 4/23/2019 Fila appoints Jennifer Estabrook as North America President. She succeeds Jon Epstein, who passed away suddenly in February following heart … [Read more...] about Who’s News: May 2019
Three-fourths of Royalties Based on Net Wholesale Sales in 2018
Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com Three-fourths of the licensing agreements signed in 2018 calculated royalty rates based on net wholesale sales, according to TLL's Annual Licensing Business Survey. It's overwhelmingly the most common measure, and the one we use in reporting average industry-wide royalty rates ourselves. The basic structure of compensation … [Read more...] about Three-fourths of Royalties Based on Net Wholesale Sales in 2018
Trimming the Fat With Fewer Deal (Announcement)s
Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com Recently, we started getting the strange feeling that there was a drop-off in the number of new licensing deal announcements coming across our desks. To test this hunch, we crunched the numbers going back to 2014—and it turns out that the number of Deal Sheet entries in Q1 2019 was down -17% compared to the same period last … [Read more...] about Trimming the Fat With Fewer Deal (Announcement)s