The average royalty rate across all property types and product categories edged up 0.5% in 2017 to reach 8.79% in the U.S./Canada. This marks the seventh straight year of growth…
Ecommerce
The Fight Against Counterfeits
August 11, 2017
Epic Brands and Alibaba Group take on counterfeiting efforts online thanks to new partnerships in the music and fashion industries, respectfully…
ROYALTIES
Royalty Rates Flat; Average Up to 8.75%
April 14, 2017
We’re now in the second decade of long-term stability in royalty rates, with the average up 0.2% to reach 8.75% in 2016 for the U.S./Canada. In comparison, the average royalty was…
Entertainment/Character
Licensors Poised to Lose Millions in Royalties
November 11, 2016
Top entertainment companies like Discovery, CBS, Fox, and NBCUniversal are allegedly facing millions in lost royalties if a planned bankruptcy auction of Delivery Agent…
Royalties
Average Royalty Rates, Guarantees & Advances in the U.S. & Canada Climb Thanks to Entertainment
March 18, 2016
Royalties on licensed goods in the U.S. and Canada in 2015 started a second decade of long-term stability, once again showing little or no movement. The average royalty in 2015 was…
BUSINESS NEWS
Licensed Sales Fuel Explosive Growth at Sequential Brands
November 2, 2015
Sequential Brands had a Q3 for the ages, more than doubling year-over-year revenues from $10 million to $23 million. Because Sequential’s business model centers on acquiring…
LICENSED PROPERTIES
Licensed Sales of Music Goods Hit Low Note in 2014
July 28, 2015
After five consecutive years of growth, retail sales of licensed goods based on music properties in the U.S. and Canada declined 2.5% in 2014, according to The Licensing Letter’s Annual Licensing Business Survey. The dip in sales of music licensed goods may be both an effect and a reflection of the larger trends shaping the different aspects of the music business…