Contact the Editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com. Respondents to TLL's 2018 Language of Licensing (LoL) Survey are roughly evenly divided between agents (30.1%), licensees (29.1%), and licensors (27.2%). Within the agents grouping, almost three-fourths (74.2%) represent brand owners, while 25.8% represent manufacturers. Just 8.7% of the total are consultants, 2.9% are … [Read more...] about Demographics Behind the 2018 LoL Survey
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Deal Sheet — 10/31/2018
Quick Navigate Properties Available or Recently Assigned, U.S. Licenses Recently Granted, U.S. Intl. Properties Available or Recently Assigned Intl. Licenses Recently Granted Archived Deal Sheets Properties Available or Recently Assigned, U.S. *Extension or renewal. Property (Description)Categories AvailableLicensing Contact emojiLifestyle brand featuring the … [Read more...] about Deal Sheet — 10/31/2018
Ecommerce, Venue Channels Drive Sports-based Growth in U.S./Canada
Contact the Editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com. Of the $15,915 million in licensed retail sales attributable to sports-based brands in the U.S./Canada, almost 80% is from traditional brick-and-mortar sales, according to TLL's Annual Licensing Business Survey. The remainder—mostly comprised of ecommerce at 12.0% share, institutional/venue at 8.4%, and mail order at 1.0%, … [Read more...] about Ecommerce, Venue Channels Drive Sports-based Growth in U.S./Canada
Speaking of Merchandise: Is it Mer-tch or Mur-kuh?
Contact the Editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com. Two years ago, we launched TLL's first survey on the language of licensing to explore changing trends in terminology, business tactics, industry trends, and the way we navigate them. (Click here to access the 2016 story.) Now the second iteration of the Language of Licensing (LoL) Survey is upon us, and a question we did not … [Read more...] about Speaking of Merchandise: Is it Mer-tch or Mur-kuh?
A New Kind of Constellation, Stage Shows & Sporting Events
Contact the editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com. As part of its 10th year anniversary celebrations, Toho's Godzilla gets a constellation courtesy of NASA and scientists with NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. While the most well-known 88 constellations, such as Orion and Cassiopeia, are devised by International Astronomical Union (IAU), the staff of NASA’s Goddard … [Read more...] about A New Kind of Constellation, Stage Shows & Sporting Events
Deal Sheet — 10/24/2018
Quick Navigate Properties Available or Recently Assigned, U.S. Licenses Recently Granted, U.S. Intl. Properties Available or Recently Assigned Intl. Licenses Recently Granted Archived Deal Sheets Licenses Recently Granted, U.S. *Extension or renewal. PropertyGranted ToProducts ManufacturedGranted By Boo - The World’s Cutest Dog Ecell Global Ltd.Mobile phone … [Read more...] about Deal Sheet — 10/24/2018
Sales of Sports-based Licensed Goods Up 2.7% Worldwide in 2017
Contact the Editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com. Worldwide licensed retail sales of sports-based merchandise reached $21,154 million in 2017, according to TLL's Annual Licensing Business Survey. The bulk of that growth came from the U.S./Canada, where sales swelled 3.2% to reach $15,915 million—or three-fourths of the total worldwide figure. International sports-based … [Read more...] about Sales of Sports-based Licensed Goods Up 2.7% Worldwide in 2017
Retailer Watch: Sears, FAO Schwarz, TRU & NRF
By Karina Masolova. Contact the Editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com. Sears Holdings is joining the bankruptcy club, facing down $12 billion worth of debt (compared to $8.1 billion in assets). The retailer will undergo Chapter 11 reorganization and is expected to close 142 stores as part of those proceedings. Sears hasn't turned a profit since 2010 and has $134 million of … [Read more...] about Retailer Watch: Sears, FAO Schwarz, TRU & NRF
Media Magnates
Contact the Editor at karina@plainlanguagemedia.com. Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group vaults itself into the entertainment business after having acquired VStar Entertainment Group this July. The combined entity currently has 29 shows in production, including branded offerings for Nickelodeon's Bubble Guppies and Paw Patrol. In 2019, Cirque will launch the first of six … [Read more...] about Media Magnates
Who’s News—October 2018
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. 10/16/2018 Universal Brand Development names Marisa Marti to the newly created role of VP Intl. Softlines for consumer products. Nickelodeon appoints … [Read more...] about Who’s News—October 2018