The parentco of Coach, Kate Spade New York, and Stuart Weitzman will re-brand itself as Tapestry effective Oct. 31, 2017. CEO Victor Luis told WWE that the shift reimagines Coach as a "true house of emotional, desirable brands," that will "extend into new categories and markets" within "the very attractive and growing $80 billion global market for premium handbag and … [Read more...] about Roundup: Business & Legal
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New Content Generation & Experiential News
Hasbro opens a new film studio, Allspark Pictures, to be led by Greg Mooradian. Mooradian will begin overseeing the division's film and television production in January. Italian prodco Rainbow acquires a majority stake in entertainment media group Iven. The first collaboration is an untitled young adult TV series based on a graphic novel; the second a theatrical adaptation of … [Read more...] about New Content Generation & Experiential News
Deal Sheet — 10/11/2017
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Looking Back: A History of the $100M+ Entertainment/Character Brand List
By Karina Masolova, karina@plainlanguagemedia.com As we update our annual list of entertainment/character properties that generate over $100 million in licensed retail sales in the U.S./Canada, let's take a moment to look back through the history of the list and its major trends. Namely: The $100 million club is getting bigger, and The immense staying power of brands … [Read more...] about Looking Back: A History of the $100M+ Entertainment/Character Brand List
M&A & Promotions
CORRECTION: On Sept. 9, we reported a new “patent cross-licensing” deal between Scientific Games and Intl. Game Technology (IGT). The agreement only covers "game features" patents, and does not, as our earlier story might have suggested, cover other types of intellectual property such as brand licenses. Learfield and IMG make their union official, formally announcing a … [Read more...] about M&A & Promotions
Who’s News — 10/10/2017
Disney's new President Business Operations EMEA is Rebecca Campbell, based in London. She replaces Diego Lerner, who is moving to Argentina and takes up an unspecified international role at the company. In the U.S., Disney Channel hires Dina Hillier as VP Original Series. Universal Brand Development welcomes Ben Braun as CFO to manage the financial planning and analytics team, … [Read more...] about Who’s News — 10/10/2017
A(nother) Note on Disney
Updated: 10/13/2017 By Karina Masolova, karina@plainlanguagemedia.com If we were to define one trend of consumer products licensing in the last decade or so, it's Disney's unparalled dominance. TLL estimates that Disney accounts for roughly half of all entertainment/character brand-based licensed retail sales in the U.S./Canada, and a slightly larger share worldwide (less than … [Read more...] about A(nother) Note on Disney
Deal Sheet — 10/4/2017
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China & India Propel Asia Licensed Sales Growth to 2.7%
By Karina Masolova, karina@plainlanguagemedia.com Move over China and Japan; India is now the hottest new market for licensed merchandise worldwide. Thanks to these a handful of countries, growth in licensed retail sales within the greater Asian territory nearly matched the worldwide average growth of 2.7% in 2016. If you're a current subscriber to the Licensing Data Bank, see … [Read more...] about China & India Propel Asia Licensed Sales Growth to 2.7%
Mainland China Up 7% to Reach $6.7 in Licensed Sales
By Karina Masolova, karina@plainlanguagemedia.com For those of you heading to China Licensing Expo in Shanghai—or who are just thinking of doing business in the fifth-ranking market for licensed goods worldwide, we've put together a quick cheat sheet breaking down the numbers behind mainland China. China is remarkable in terms of its relatively rapid slowdown. In 2013, … [Read more...] about Mainland China Up 7% to Reach $6.7 in Licensed Sales